Do you want to run faster? In this episode I explain 15 tips for running faster. A future podcast will deal exclusively with speed work, per se. This episode presents 15 other activities you likely wouldn’t have thought about trying. I suggest adding a couple of these at a time to your running training. If […]

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If you’ve never trained with a running coach, you likely have never tapered for a race. It’s possible you’ve never even heard of tapering. Master the art of the taper, and you will be amazed. The final phase of the macro cycle is tapering, that magical – and sometimes frustrating – time at the end […]

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The final phase of the macro cycle is tapering. I explain the theory behind tapering, how to taper, and when to taper for your goal race.

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Okay, you’ve built your training base. What next? Now, you move into the second phase of your macro training cycle. It’s time to stop increasing your mileage and start working on running speed and race specific training. This second phase will prepare you for the third phase, tapering. If you built a good base in […]

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Okay, you've built your training base. What next?

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Learn what running coaches mean when they say to construct your training using macro and micro cycles. And, learn how to use micro cycles to plan the base building, sharpening and tapering phases of your macro training cycle. The focus in this episode is mainly on the base building phase, perhaps the most critical phase […]

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Learn what running coaches mean when they say to construct your training using macro and micro cycles. And, learn how to use micro cycles to plan the base building, sharpening and tapering phases of your macro training cycle. The focus in this episode is mainly on the base building phase, perhaps the most critical phase because the success of your second and third phases is dependent on whether you build an appropriate base in the first phase. Find out how and when to increase mileage to build the base phase of your running program.

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In this episode, I introduce you to three high school cross country runners. This episode was originally an article printed in Florida Running & Triathlon Magazine. I write an article for each issue, and each one features several runners’ experiences as they tackle a new distance or type of race. These three are just finishing […]

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