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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, […]
How Do You Adjust Threshold Pace At Altitude?
Question: I make adjustments to threshold pace for the duration of a tempo run. How should I adjust threshold pace at altitude? I coach runners at 5,200 feet. Dr. Jack Daniels: If using sea level race performances and associated VDOT values (or typical sea-level training speeds) while at altitude, you must adjust the paces. At […]
Learning How To Stay On Task Can Improve Your Running
“Staying on Task” By Mike Smith Fall 1998, I am a freshman, about two months into Division I collegiate running. It’s a whole new world and I’m getting a hard introduction. My team is one of the best in the country and I am trying my hardest to hang on in yet another brutal practice. […]
Dr. Jack Daniels On How Long It Takes To Adapt To Altitude
Part II of Jack’s Altitude Training Series focuses on, How long does it take to adapt to altitude. As already mentioned, in slow-speed endurance events, altitude-best performances will never match sea-level bests, but they will definitely improve with altitude training. In as few as two weeks, altitude performance will be noticeably improved. Within about six […]
