Train Smarter | Run Faster | Stay Healthy
Train Smarter | Run Faster | Stay Healthy
Look, I’ve been running for 30 years. And for the first time, I’m doing something I never thought I’d admit: I’m basically skipping long runs in my training. For decades, I was slogging out half marathons and marathons, feeling smashed […]
A few months ago, I did something that felt almost illegal as a runner. I stopped chasing long runs. No two-hour slogs. No Sunday sufferfests. No dragging myself home feeling like my hips had been tightened with a wrench. And […]
You’re three weeks into marathon training. Your plan says “VO2 max intervals today.” But your easy runs? They still feel too hard. Your long run? You hit the wall at 90 minutes and had to walk home. Your threshold? You […]
I skipped long runs for years—and paid for it in every race. Most runners either skip them like I did… or run them too hard. Both will keep you stuck. Here’s what I wish I knew 25 years ago when […]
We planned everything… except for the part where it would all fall apart. And that’s where the magic happened. Fuel Bombs & Pace Games: What Went Down Brenton and I set out for a marathon prep run—32K of hard-earned miles, […]
Long runs aren’t just about racking up miles. They’re actually dress rehearsals for how much suck you can handle on race day. One of the best hacks, though, is to end your long run with a little kick. Not a […]
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE 30-DAY PLAN, QUICK START GUIDE AND CHECKLIST Ever wonder how our ancestors chased down prey without Nikes or energy gels? Simple: They perfected the art of persistence hunting, which wasn’t about speed but stamina. […]
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE 30-DAY PLAN, QUICK START GUIDE AND CHECKLIST If you told me back in 1996, when I started doing all this distance running stuff, that running fast could feel easy… I would not have believed […]