Aerobic Build Weeks
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Training
Training
HOW TO TRAIL RUN—GETTING STARTED
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Study Finds Potential Cardiovascular Risks From COVID-19
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Adventure Planning Basics
Getting started in trail running can feel daunting, and you might have questions about how to make your start. Here's some encouragement.
So,Your Races Keep Getting Canceled? Now, what?
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Use Walking Drills To Supercharge Your Mobility
Walking drills, which take only a few minutes, can help increase mobility, boost recovery and reduce your risk of injury.
How to Prepare for a Personal FKT
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Long Run Adaptations With Less Long-Run Distance
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Focus For Trail Running Performance
Focus isn’t about fixating on a certain thing for a long time, it’s about paying attention to the right thing at the right time.
Try Not To Judge Yourself On Your Bad Days
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Running Starts
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Training In Hot Conditions May Enhance Fitness And Performance
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Willpower And Self-Control
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The Importance Of A Rest-Day Routine
Rest days are a critical part of staying injury-free as a runner. But what should you actually do on your rest days?
Superstar Workout: 60 x 400 meters
60 x 400 meters is a workout that almost killed Quenton Cassidy in the book Once A Runner. This workout is fake. Don’t do this workout.
Why Curiosity Can Be a Performance Enhancer
While approaching a challenge with curiosity helps to create a healthy relationship the vulnerability, the performance-enhancing qualities of this mental skill go even further.
Feel-Good-Finish Long Runs
There are lots of benefits - both psychological and physiological - to running long mileage feeling really fresh.
Superstar Workout: Yasso 800s
Yasso 800s are legendary in the annals of running workouts. What's the magic behind 10x800, and how can you apply it to your training?
Listening To Black Voices In Trail Running And Beyond
Our country is facing a reckoning when it comes to its history of racism, and the trail running community isn't immune to that. Change will take relentless work, but that is one place where runners shine.
Trail Running Mental Superpowers
Going into a race with rigid assumptions about how you think it’s going to go creates the perfect environment for unhelpful thought patterns.
Self-Belief Practice
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5 Silly Ways To Add Playfulness To Your Next Run
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Grayson Murphy Talks Mental Health
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Within-Day Energy Deficits Can Hurt Health And Performance, Especially For Female Athletes
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Need motivation? It’s time to chase PFKTs!
When the urge to run is waning and you need a fire under you, PFKTs are the way to go.
Superstar Workout: The Michigan
Dr. Frankenstein is Ron Warhurst, the legendary Michigan track-and-field coach. And Frankenstein’s monster is The Michigan workout.
Is CBD Trail Running’s Wonder Drug?
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Run Faster On Trails With Power Hill Strides
A session of power hill strides can be an empowering tool for trail runners to add to their weekly training regimen.
Superstar Workout: Magnolia Road Progression Long Run
There is no such thing as an easy run on Magnolia Road. Mags is brutal and unforgiving. All it demands is your soul.
How To Run Faster On Technical Trails
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Embrace The Hurt
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How to Train for an Ultramarathon—in a City
It might be a challenge, but you can undoubtedly make ultra training work in a city. Here's how.
Combo Workouts And How To Use Them In Your Training
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Being Yourself In A World With Haters
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Meaningful Motivation
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Anna Mae Flynn’s Advice For Home Training
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Why Faster Is Not Always Better On Workouts
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How To Use Adversity To Your Advantage
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Chasing Your Trail-Running Potential Takes Many Years, So Keep Believing
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Top Ultrarunner and Coach Jeff Browning on Training through the Coronavirus Pandemic
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The Art Of The Easy Shuffle
Easy is not a constant pace each day. And sometimes, keeping it easy physically and mentally requires a run to be very, very slow.
Training Plan For Your First Trail Race (Half-Marathon Or Under)
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Coronavirus, Competition And Controlling The Controllables
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How The Pros Are Quarantraining
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Let’s Talk Openly And Lovingly About Financial Worries Amid Coronavirus
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A Message In The Time Of Coronavirus: You Are Amazing
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Training To Be A Strong Downhill Runner
It doesn’t take many stimuli for the body to adapt to sustainable, fast downhill running. It’s free speed, you just have to show up at the counter and grab it.
It’s OK If You Are Not A Great Sleeper
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The Olympic Marathon Trials And Big Dreams
We love the Olympic Marathon Trials, but not because it’s the race that chooses Team USA. For us, it’s about the stories.
Developing Sustainable Confidence
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Cross Training Can Make Some Athletes Stronger And Faster
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5 Gut Training Tips For People With Crappy Guts
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The 4 Hardest Mid-Week Workouts I Give Athletes To Prepare For Races
These workouts are designed to suck. That way, future workouts and races will suck less.
To Compress Or Not To Compress?
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Fasted Training May Have Long-Term Risks, Especially For Female Athletes
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In 2022, Let’s Fail Spectacularly
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It’s OK To Be Sad On Christmas
The message is simple: emotions are not math equations. You’re enough right where you are, even if it’s not where you think you should be.
Yoga May Help Your Running
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3 Ways To Supercharge Treadmill Easy Runs
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Death and Taxes and Running Injuries
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Heat Training for Running High
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What It Means To “Base Build” And How To Do It
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Troubles in Tapering
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Forgive Yourself
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Why Rest Days Are Important For Long-Term Growth
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Running May Reduce The Risk Of Death, But It Won’t Work Forever
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TRAIL TIPS: One Great Trick To Stop Hating The Treadmill
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Trail Running Involves Walking, And That Is Freaking Awesome
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You Can Listen To Music When Running If It Brings You Joy
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How To Race On Your Period
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It Is Good To Feel Good In Running And Life
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What Is Impostor Syndrome and How Do You Deal with It
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Love And Loss And Running On
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Busting 6 Myths About Running While Pregnant
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Post-Race Workouts And How You Can Apply The Principles To Your Training
Post-race workouts are frequently part of the training plans of elite track athletes. But should trail athletes be incorporating them?
Training for Busy Athletes
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So You Had A Crappy Race … Now What?
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5 Speed Workouts To Get Faster
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Big, Sexy Mountain-Running Workouts
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Let Me Take a Selfie
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