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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 [...]
Proper Form Reminders While Running With A Stroller
Linking current research to running By Nikki Reiter I’ve been doing daily runs lately with my baby in the jogging stroller. I can say that these runs sure do make me appreciate the days when I get to go solo. Don’t get me wrong, I love hearing my baby sing and chat along in her [...]
How do you know if you have weak glutes?
Linking current research to running By Nikki Reiter Glute weakness is often considered one of the main culprits of running injuries. Run too much without the muscular support of the pelvis and core, and BAM! – IT band issues, patellofemoral pain, shin splints, foot pain, etc. Statistically, it has probably happened to each of us [...]
