Try these 5 beginner fartlek workouts to increase your stamina and speed. It will make your next finish line feel easy. You can even take these running workouts to the track or treadmill. I am always nervous to dive back into fartlek runs. I absolutely love them when...
With 16 minutes of fast running, this intermediate interval running workout will help you run a personal best at your next 5k. Add it to your training plan. I have a love-hate relationship with interval running workouts. Call them speed work, repeats, fartleks,...
We over scheduled our three year old. We have officially been living in Woodbury, our new town in Minnesota, for a little over two months. Once we figured out where we were going to be living, we started hunting out part time preschools for Zoey. Rob and I were...
Well, it’s official. I did not get into the New York Marathon for 2019. While I am a bit disappointed because I truly thought it was my year for the lottery, I am also relieved. Training for a marathon is not for the faint of heart and to add in a whole bunch of air...
Every few years, I get the marathon itch. My mind, legs, and heart start dreaming of long runs, finish lines, and the utter satisfaction that comes with completing 26.2 miles. The problem comes in the time it takes to train for that race distance. With a full time...
These 6 interval running workouts for beginners are perfect to help you increase your running speed, improve your stamina, and help you finish a 5k. It took me a long time to learn to like running fast. Sure, I ran fast in college, but in my adult life I just wanted...
While I regularly tout the benefits of interval running, there are some serious benefits to hill running as well. For instance, it helps, Increase stride turnover. Basically, the faster you can get your legs to move, the quicker you get up that hill. This translates...
After a conversation I had with my Athletic Director earlier this week about how one of my star athletes passed 4 runners in the final 100 meters and won his 800 meter race by a step, he sent me this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8uN3txqcVY Heartbreaking and...
Thank goodness for today! I am feeling so much better than I was on Sunday. My first observation out of three went very well. Just keeping my fingers crossed that the other two are the same in the next few weeks. A solid few hours of NASM studying was accomplished....
I first shared this workout back in 2013 after a three week hiatus from running. This was when Rob and I were living in Vietnam and we had been traveling for a week and then I was sick for another week or so. Most people cannot stand the treadmill, but I really don't...