Top 10 Questions Asked by Beginning Runners
June 12, 2007 Read more »
The most common questions asked by new runners, and by people returning to running after a layoff of at least a few years. A for anyone who wants to start running. Includes a beginner training plan to get you on your way!
A Letter to Mrs. McCarthy*-Part Three
June 11, 2007 Read more »
This is a three-part essay I composed for an acquaintance who had met me for lunch recently to discuss “how to run.” Over the next few days after the lunch, I sent her the attached. Read part one here and part two here.
Dear Mrs. McCarthy,
The concept of training properly seems to alternate between the intuitive […]
A Letter to Mrs. McCarthy*-Part Two
June 4, 2007 Read more »
This is a three-part essay I composed for an acquaintance who had met me for lunch recently to discuss “how to run.” Over the next few days after the lunch, I sent her the attached. Read part one here.
Dear Mrs. McCarthy,
There is one, and only one, major component to a runner’s ability to run well: […]
A Letter to Mrs. McCarthy*-Part One
May 29, 2007 Read more »
This is a three-part essay I composed for an acquaintance who had met me for lunch recently to discuss “how to run.” Over the next few days after the lunch, I sent her the attached. Read part two here and part three here.
Dear Mrs. McCarthy,
It was great meeting you for lunch to discuss something “important”—namely: […]
Book Review: Guide to Road Racing
December 20, 2006 Read more »
I first picked up Alberto Salazar’s Guide to Road Racing while I was in the beginning stages of training for a marathon, I have gone back to it numerous times for various information. This is a solid reference for any runner as well as a good cover to cover read for anyone interested in starting […]
How to Run Fast–Fast
December 5, 2006 Read more »
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 […]
Speed Training: What to Do and What Not to Do
October 25, 2006 Read more »
Here are some thoughts on speed training adapted from a talk I gave recently to a general audience.
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 […]
Next Time
October 11, 2006 Read more »
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, […]
Video: Running on Ice
September 30, 2006 Read more »
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 […]
Video: Children’s Learn to Run Program
September 23, 2006 Read more »
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 […]
Do You Need to be Taught How to Run? (part II)
September 18, 2006 Read more »
(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 […]
100 Beginner Running Tips
September 12, 2006 Read more »
Welcome to the Complete Running Network 100 Beginner Running Tips. This first top 100 post is the CRN teams first group writing project — everyone chipped in to come up with the list. We hope you like it and that it becomes a place you refer to often. Do you have tips that should be […]
Do You Need to be Taught How to Run?
August 28, 2006 Read more »
(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 […]
First Steps
August 23, 2006 Read more »
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 […]
Taming Those Race Day Butterflies
August 22, 2006 Read more »
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?
Here are some […]
10 Ways to Inject Fun Into a Run
August 22, 2006 Read more »
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 […]
