Slate.com has a good article on Once a Runner. I don’t care what anyone says, it’s the best book about running in existence. Money quote: But the book’s true climax comes during one of Quenton’s workouts in preparation for the race, an interval session requiring 60 quarter-miles (for those of you who’ve done quarters workouts, […]
Discovery Park Trail
This is one of my all-time favorite trails, and the best place to run in Seattle. Send me a link to your favorite trail.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to everyone! Here’s to a great year of running in 2009!
Running Within
To add to my previous post about running psychology, check out the book Running Within by Jerry Lynch. This book is an excellent resource for learning how to prevent negative thoughts from ruining your performances.
Thought Control
I am firm believer that a runner’s thoughts have a huge impact on performance. It doesn’t matter how well you run your workouts, if you don’t have a positive state of mind during a race you won’t run to the best of your ability. Peak Performance has an excellent article about controlling your thoughts during […]
The Long Run
Some runners don’t understand the tremendous benefits of the weekly long run. Interval training and fartleks may seem to be more useful for training your body to run fast, but the long run is absolutely critical if you want to reach your full potential. The long run has number of benefits, including: Strengthens the heart […]
