Workout Wednesday – Who Fartlek’d?

by Running Dad | May 10, 2017 | Featured, Workout Wednesday

Admit it, you laugh when you read the word “fartlek”.

I don’t, because I am a professional running coach.

Who am I kidding? FARTlek! HAHAHA! (more…)

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY – Core strength

by Running Dad | May 3, 2017 | Workout Wednesday

Runner or not, when the warmer weather arrives we all start thinking of trying to get tank top arms or rock hard abs. Abs may be made in the kitchen, but you still need to work on your core strength in the gym …

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Workout Wednesday – Hill Fun!

by Running Dad | Apr 26, 2017 | Featured, Workout Wednesday

HILL FUN!

Hill workouts are great for building strength, VO2 Max, and, of course, improving your efficiency running up hills. Trust me, you WILL encounter hills in races and in your daily training runs. Why not build up strength to make you stronger, faster and turn hills into speed bumps? (more…)

Workout Wednesday – Yasso 800’s

by Running Dad | Apr 12, 2017 | Running Tips, Trails of Thought, Workout Wednesday

With less than a week to go before the Boston Marathon, I figured I would toss out a great workout that I use to help determine overall fitness and gauges marathon goal pace. This is a workout I did weeks ago and was very pleased with the results.

Yasso 800’s.

Named after Chief Running Officer of Runner’s World Magazine, Bart Yasso, this workout is a staple of marathon preparation. Just Google “Yasso 800s” and you will find a bevy of info about this workout. (more…)