Fueling for long runs: The 5 Ws – Who, What, When, Where, Why Who – Fueling is for anyone who runs long. Feel free to define long in your terms but for me it’s anything over 80-90 minutes. What – What’s this fueling you’re talking about, you ask? It’s providing your body with the resources […]

Everyone struggles with motivation from time to time. Usually that’s where discipline helps overcome a lack of motivation. I heard once that just because we don’t “feel” like doing something doesn’t mean we don’t do it. Sometimes action comes first and motivation follows. What’s working right now? Good music – I can’t tell you how […]

Interval Training – What? Why? Where? When? Who? What? Most of us are probably familiar with Interval Training. It’s a series of alternating fast paced intervals with slower, rest periods. As a casual runner, it has never really been on my radar until recently. After setting goals and seeing that maybe I was able to […]

This First Friday series is featuring Hogwarts Running Club. Hogwarts Running Club Per their page, The Hogwarts Running Club (HRC) is a charitable program administered by Random Tuesday, Inc. (RTI) – a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization (EIN 47-4958349) dedicated to harnessing the power of fandom to inspire communities of fans to be more physically active […]

There are many diet options out there these days involving carbs or the lack of them.  In fact, this article lists 8 different variations of low-carb diets. How does a low carb diet affect your running? You may have heard of the “keto” flu. changing to a low carb diet can have several side-effects in […]

  I wanted to share some of the articles I’ve found this month that I thought you might find interesting IMPROVING YOUR RUNS While I’m not one to really focus on speed or pace, this article touts the benefits of speed work. This article makes the case for how running on the beach can improve your […]