V.O2 App & Community Updates
Pesky Ankle or Knee Running Injuries? Consider Your Midsole.
Linking current research to running By Nikki Reiter With all the different types of running shoes on the market, have you ever stopped to wonder whether a softer or harder shoe truly affects how you run? Do they prevent injuries? Here I present how the qualities of the shoe midsole can relate to injury potential. […]
Dr. Jack Daniels On When To Get A Blood Test
Listen to Dr. Jack Daniels in his element discussing hemoglobin levels, iron supplements and when to get blood work at the VDOT Coaching Clinic. Registration is now open for the next clinic. “Best time to get blood work is when you’re really feeling great,” says Dr. Daniels. The logic being, everyone gets a blood test […]
Part 3: How To Do A Swim Workout To Improve Your Running
By Malindi Elmore [Parts 1 and 2 of Malindi’s four-part series on “How To Become A Faster Runner Through Cross Training” can be found here and here.] Instead of going for a long/slow swim you’ll get more out of your workout at threshold effort. This translates into improved swimming and also makes sure you are working […]
How Swimming Can Make You A Faster Runner
[Editor’s note: Part 1 of Malindi’s four-part series on “How To Become A Faster Runner Through Cross Training” can be found here.] By Malindi Elmore Why do so many runners hate cross training? We are very goal-oriented and we revel in measurable data. We like to know how far and how fast we ran. Cross training […]
Part I: How To Become A Faster Runner Through Cross Training
By Malindi Elmore Why do so many runners loath cross training? I know that I was firmly in the I-hate-cross-training camp for too many years. I think it is a combination of factors that result in this hatred for something that is beneficial to your running. Over the course of my 20-year career as a runner I […]
How Functional Are Your Core Strength Exercises?
By Caroline Varriale Most runners know that having a strong core is essential to running efficiency. After all, what is connecting our legs and arms as we fly from one side to the other? Our trunk and core are perhaps the most important part of our body to strengthen and train, and running is an […]
