3 Reasons Why Some Runs Are Tougher Than Others – 30 Minute Runner

Dead legs. Trouble breathing. Aches and pains. Some runs are just tougher than others. I had a really tough run yesterday.  It was frustrating because I wasn’t doing anything special – just a standard 5 mile run at an easy pace.  However, by mile 3 I felt terrible and, at the end of the run, […]

Building A Training Base: What Workouts Should I Run?

My experience of the “introductory period” of Coach Hudson’s Run Faster training plan continues. Currently, my running has only included easy runs to build mileage, a few (short) long runs, and a few sessions of hill sprints to build strength and help prevent injury. While my training has been fairly routine during these first few […]

Building the Base for Hood to Coast – 30 Minute Runner 2.0

The more things change the more they stay the same. Although I’m shifting to a different training plan, my running last week wasn’t all that different to my old plan – minus the 10-20-30 workouts. Training in the “Introductory Period” As I mentioned in my post explaining the 30 Minute Runner 2.0 plan, I am […]

Welcome to 30 Minute Runner 2.0. Let’s Do This – 30 Minute Runner

Welcome to 30 Minute Runner 2.0.  As chronicled in the last few posts of the series, 30 Minute Runner 1.0 was a pretty big failure.  My original goal was to see how fast I could run a 5k with only 30 minutes of running per day.  My plan was to do easy 30 minute runs […]

My Training Plan Got Me Injured – What Now? – 30 Minute Runner

If you’ve been following my 30 Minute Runner experiment, you know that I wanted to see how fast I could race a 5k with only 30 minutes of running per day.  In order to give myself the best chance to succeed, I decided to jump right into high intensity interval training workouts to help improve […]

3 Rules That Will Make You a Better Runner

I have decided to take some time off from running and seriously address my runners knee issues with the RunnersConnect Strength Training Program. Although I’m bummed about putting the 30 Minute Runner program on hold, I’m using my pent up energy to catch up on some reading. One book that has caught my attention is […]