Years ago, most runners would finish their whole running career without ever doing a marathon or even a half marathon. It seemed that 90 percent of all runners focused on 10k's, which was the most popular rade distance in the 80's. Then 5k's became even more popular, and now half marathons continue to grow in […]

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If you're an enthusiastic road runner and racer, it's inevitable that you will eventually be drawn to the trails, whether you are enticed by the accounts of friends or the challenge of less stable, sometimes more strenuous footing or the desire to spend some time with Mother Nature.In this episode, I'll introduce you to three […]

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Whether you've run in ten races or 50, you probably have had some amazing race experiences, but, for every great race experience, I imagine you've had one that you could have done without, a race when something got screwed up, like the timing, the race course, the post race food, the shirts or – in […]

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You've heard the saying, I know, that running is 90 percent mental. Well, I absolutely believe that to be true, and the words we use as labels can have great effect. Few words convey more power and emotion than these three: winners, losers, quitters. How do you define them? In this episode, I look at […]

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Few things impact our running lives more than injuries. After 37 years of running and 205 races, I can tell you that they are inevitable, and learning to accept that is part of running, but wise training and being proactive rather than reactive will minimize their frequence and severity. Let's look at the big picture […]

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I got to thinking that some people may have subscribed to this podcast at some point and never gone back to listen to the older Mojo for Running episodes. If that's you, I sure hope you will go back and start with Episode #1, but in case you haven't yet done that, in this podcast […]

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I write an article for each issue of Florida Running & Triathlon Magazine. Recently, my article featured two members of my local coaching group, Michele Cerullo and Brandi Jackson and their unique experiences as they trained for theie first marathon, the Chicago Marathon. Alter G TreatmillI describe the value of the Alter G Treadmill, an […]

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If you're not running trails, it may be the single best way you can enhance your running program, both from a fitness perspective and from a pleasure perspective. In Podcast #46, I provided an overview and discussed the benefits. In this podcast, I get specific about how to get into trail running, and I provide […]

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In the face of tragedy, we we seek normalcy and are heartened by even small acts of kindness. Such was the case after the bombings at the Boston Marathon. In this episode I describe several brief stories of runners' experiences and their feelings. It is not sad but rather a celebration of the goodness of […]

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If you don't run trails, please consider broadening your horizons and venturing off road. This running podcast explains why you should try trail running and provides information on how to find out about running trails in your area and the trail runners who run on them. This is Part 1 of two episodes devoted to […]

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