Posts filed under 'Learn to Run'
“How do I start running?” Our learn to run archive is mostly for the beginning runner. Here you will find tips, advice, information and beginner running programs.
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There are some moments that really make blogging worth it. I just now had such a moment.
Katie from 'Must Run' excitedly reported on how she's gone from one to fourty minutes of continuous running in just the last three months. How did Katie get to this wonderful point in her running career? By following the little table I made as part of my Top 10 Questions Asked by Beginner Runners…
"How should I breathe while running?" How to breathe correctly is one of the most often asked beginning runner questions. This article contains tips, information and videos.
Learn how to run! This article contains the most common questions asked by new runners, and those returning to running after an extended layoff. Includes a beginner training plan (running program) to get you on your way!
Part three of a three-part essay I composed for an acquaintance who had met me for lunch recently to discuss "how to run."
Part two of a three-part essay I composed for an acquaintance who had met me for lunch recently to discuss "how to run."
Part one of a three-part essay I composed for an acquaintance who had met me for lunch recently to discuss "how to run."
One of the more common mistakes that recreational runners make is moving up to long races too quickly. After a few months of running, they set a goal of running a marathon and begin adding a lot of distance to their workouts. That's all well and good if you're interested in simply completing a marathon or half marathon. But if your goal is to increase your speed and actually race…
Here are some thoughts on speed training adapted from a talk I gave recently to a general audience.
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Do not run intervals too fast. Running intervals too fast is not only possible, but is by far the most common mistake made in doing speedwork. My training logs show that I was running 400-metre repeats in around 78 seconds, about 3:10 per kilometer, when I ran a 5K race in 19:36…
On Sunday October 1, 2006, I ran my first marathon. The experience was exhilarating, exhausting, intense, fun, and rewarding. My family was there and supported me throughout the race and, without them, my finishing would have been in doubt. I struggled for the second half of the marathon (the hard half) and the positive words, cheering, and love coming from the crowd literally pushed me through to the end. To…
There are few tests of a runner's technique better than running on ice. Being able to run on ice -- especially at the speed shown in the clip below -- demonstrates excellent balance and timing, and efficiency of form (i.e. by not slipping, energy is not wasted).
Dr. Nicholas Romanov (originator of the Pose Method of Running) shows how it's done with the claim that, if you learn to run using…
What you are about to see is a Children's Learn to Run documentary filmed over a 10-week period at the school I taught at in Edmonton. During the 10 weeks, students were exposed to a variety of learn-to-run topics (see running program below video), and completed the program by participating in a Fun Run finale of one, two or five kilometers.
Highlights include runners and supporters contributing to Edmonton's Foodbank, Edmonton's…
(part two in a series)
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In Do You Need to be Taught How to Run Part I, we touched on some of the most common reasons why runners get injured, and concluded that poor running form is often left out of the discussion. That set the stage for Part II: Whether you should work on improving your form.
What we'll assume for today's discussion is that there is some need or desire…
Welcome to the Complete Running Network 100 Beginner Running Tips where you will find beginner running, racing, training, apparel and shoe selection, motivation and inspiration and runner safety tips.
(Part one in a series.)
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Do you need to be taught how to run? To many of us, the question seems ludicrous. Isn't running among the most basic of skills? Is it even a skill at all? Or is it just an automatic thing we pick up naturally?
On the surface, the answer might be that running comes to us naturally and doesn't have to be taught. After all, children and teenagers…
The boy (6-years-old) is going to soccer camp this week. But, he's also going through a phase where all he wants to do is act a bleeding fool all the freakin' time. His mom is on the verge of trading him in, and the coach at soccer camp is on the verge of leaving him at backfield, which, for 6-year-old soccer is the equivalent of being the kid off in…
Everyone gets the race-day-butterflies, that nervous, flip-floppy feeling that keeps us bouncing up our toes and getting back in line for the porta-potty. A small dose of nerves gives us that excited edge that revs up the adrenaline on race day. But what to do when those race-day butterflies wage a full-scale assault?
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Here are some tips to ease race-day anxiety.
Sleep It Off:
Race ‘veterans’ will tell you that sleep is hard…
New runners struggle. Veterans get into slumps. We all know them—those times when running becomes more like work than fun. And, most of the time anyway, running should be fun so what do you do when confronted with the running blahs? Look no further because here is the Complete Running Network’s 10-part prescription for injecting fun into your run!
1. Give Chase. Spot another runner, biker, or rollerblader along the path…
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