Breaking Points
I have run with an orthotic for most of my running life. There was definitely some trial and error in the beginning, but the end…
Category: High School
Product Spotlight: Isalean Shake
Runners are now recognizing that protein plays a big role in endurance performance. However, what we are seeing is that a lot of our athletes,…
Nutrition: Diet Definitions
https://media.blubrry.com/hansonscoaching/p/hansonscoaching.s3.amazonaws.com/media/dietdefinitions.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreLast time, we talked about macronutrients…
Hanson’s Community Questions: Episode 1 VO2max pace work
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreHCS Community Page: 4/28/16 From our…
Increasing Training Mileage: How to and when to stop!
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreMileage is always a big topic…
HCS and Periodization: How we structure training
I’ve read a lot of books about training and everyone talks about “periodization.” For those that don’t know the term, it’s essentially a roadmap to…
Ibuprofen and acute recovery
How many times have we put ourselves, or even worse- has our coach, through a tough workout that left our poor muscles just shredded? If…
Sprint Training: Hurt or help aerobic development
One of the criticisms I have seen against the Hansons Marathon Method is that the speed work is in beginning of the training segment because…
Treadmill Running: What’s grade got to do with it?
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about treadmill running lately. A lot of it has been regarding speed and grade. “If I run at…
Is an online coach for you?
As a coach/owner of an online run coaching company, you might expect my answer to be an automatic enthusiastic, “Yes! Absolutely!” I’ll admit, when I…
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…
2015 Summer High School Training
It seems like every year we get emails regarding high school running. As coaches, we’ve always been hesitant with High Schoolers, not because we don’t…