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Can’t Shake That Plantar Fasciitis Injury?
Plantar Fasciitis, a runner’s nightmare, can ruin your training for a long time if not diagnosed properly and treated quickly. This article from Dr. Marc Bochner, our partner on strength and injury prevention, provides great insight as to why runners develop this injury, how to prevent, diagnose and treat it effectively. For acute pain, treatment [...]
Why Not To Drink Low Calorie Energy Drinks Before An Endurance Activity
Question: I recently saw some people taking a low calorie energy drink/shot like 5-hour Energy before a half marathon. Is there any science behind those high B vitamin drinks? By definition a calorie is a unit of energy, so if those drinks have little to no calories, then they can’t have much energy, right? Are [...]
Marathon Recovery Tips Immediately After Race
Here are some tips on how to aid the recovery process immediately following a marathon race: Nutrition Ice Baths Stretching Run your best marathon with a custom training plan, designed by Dr. Jack Daniels.
Long-Term Marathon Recovery Tips
How you approach the weeks following your marathon can make a huge difference in your long term health as a runner and when you start training towards a new goal. • First week after race. No running. Hide the shoes, sleep in and enjoy some much-needed rest. It’s important for your long-term progression as a [...]
Coach Jack Daniels: Determining Your Weekly Mileage
Amby Burfoot asks Jack how to determine your weekly mileage and what a five-day a week running schedule of 40 miles per week should look like for someone training for a marathon. Coach Jack Daniels is a private coach for The Run SMART Project. To receive a handwritten schedule from Jack check out the Run [...]
Jack Daniels On Integrating Hill Training Into Your Marathon Plan
Question: I would like to know your recommendation for integrating hill training into a marathon plan. Dr. Jack Daniels: I like to think of hill training as another form of resistance training, and certainly resistance training can benefit a runner. Resistance training could be hill running, or squats in the gym or circuit training, bounding, [...]
