Category: 5k/10k
Heat Acclimatization
There is a 2016 update to this article ! Click here for 2016 Update As usual, it’s my athletes emails or questions posted to my…
Antioxidents: Blunt our training adaptations?
Below is an infogram from @YLMSportScience. We’ve talked about this before with ice baths for recovery. Part of the training adaptations are triggered by the…
Warm Ups: A little science and a little art
This post originated from my athletes asking questions and then realizing that I didn’t really know some of the answers. At first, this might not…
An athlete’s question: Hill repeats or hilly run?
I really like these and maybe we should make it a regular part of blogging! I got another great question from Jill, an athlete we…
My thoughts on heart rate training
Earlier this year, I did a podcast interview with a guy who pretty much blasted me because I don’t prescribe workouts based on heart rate.…
Dealing with Injury and Illness
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreBecoming injured or getting sick can sometimes be a death sentence. At the very…
Negative thoughts..
I saw a stat once that some 66% of our self talk thoughts (that voice in our head) is negative! If you think it, you…
How to return to workouts
This came to me as I read an early morning email from an athlete. This runner’s strength is also their biggest weakness- they are so…
HCS Core Routine
This routine tries to encompass all major aspects of the core. It is a simplistic in nature, as far as the exercises, not the difficulty!…
HCS Total Leg Circuit
Running and strength training
If I were to go back and change one thing about my running career, it would be to change how I approached I approached strength…