How To Get Rid Of Shin Splints
"Shin splint" is a name given to the pain located at the inner edge of the shinbone. From my experience, it feels like a sharp stabbing pain that daggers directly into the ...
7 Running Surfaces and How They Affect The Body
There are various running surfaces that we find ourselves on but remember this: no same surface is created equal. Whether we prefer the road or the trails, we all strive to be ...
10 Steps To Supercharge Your Long Morning Run
Have you ever stopped and thought about your rituals before a long morning run? What does it ACTUALLY consist of? For many, it's built up of a snooze button, another snooze button, ...
11 Tips That Will Keep You Safe During A Night Run
Sometimes life takes an unexpected wrong turn in the right direction, well...not in my case during one a recent night run. It was a cold and icy night as I found myself ...
6 Differences Between a Marathon and a 50k
Running a marathon can be a life changing experience. First, you developed the courage to call yourself a runner and sign up, next you completed a long and rigorous training program, and ...
7 Types Of Ultra Marathon Races
When running an ultra marathon, you can be on mile 1 with 99 miles to go. As you can imagine, the ultra running world is LIMITLESS. Any distance longer than the traditional ...
The Secret To Running Motivation: Going From Push To Pull
What is "running motivation" exactly? Well...its starts with understanding what "motivation" means. After a quick Google search, motivation is defined as “the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in ...
The Ultra Marathon Aid Station Beginners Guide
An ultra marathon aid station is a table of relief filled with supportive volunteers, food and drinks for replenishment, along with a few other odds and ends to aid you along the ...
Fat Adapted Ultra Runner: Why Fat Is Your Friend
A fat adapted runner understands that in today’s competitive world of low cost convenience, we have lost sight of the essential link between diet and physical activity. Take a car for example: ...
6 Mental Strategies To Run An Ultra Marathon
They say you run the first 50 miles of an ultramarathon with your body and the second 50 miles with your mind. When you run an ultra marathon, you will find this ...