Tapering for a marathon
Train hard. Race well. Train hard. Race well. The runner's basic instinct. Everything we do is based on hard work. We train. We brave the...
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Recovering from a marathon, Part II
After running a marathon, there are basically 3 options. You can: 1) vow never to run again; 2) take some time off and then gradually get...
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Recovering from a marathon, Part I
You train for six months, taper perfectly, and run the marathon of your life. It's the next morning. You wake up stiff and sore. Now...
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Listen to your body
When RT Editor Gordon Bakoulis and I discussed “listening to your body” as the topic for this month’s column, I hesitated because it...
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Lymphocytes, immunoglobulins, and running
You run the best track workout of your life. Four repeat miles, and you feel like Moses Kiptanui. You hang around in your sweat-drenched...
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Pitfalls to avoid in using a heart-rate monitor
Like any tool, a heart rate monitor only helps you if you know how to use it. The more experience that I have working with runners who...
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How to obtain optimal results using a heart-rate monitor
Heart rate monitors are a simple and effective training aid. By running within specific heart rate training zones, you help ensure that...
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EPO: Illegal, effective, and deadly
The scandals that plagued the 1998 Tour de France largely surrounded the systematic abuse of the synthetic hormone EPO to improve...
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The dangers of dehydration
Summer is here, along with the twin menaces of heat and humidity. Running in the heat can quickly lead to dehydration, which ranks up...
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Cross-training to prevent injury and improve technique
Several forms of cross training can help you maintain or improve your cardiovascular fitness while avoiding injury. Other types of cross...
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Should you cross train?
As I rode the exercise bike in the lab this morning, it occurred to me that there are 3 good reasons to cross train: 1) you are injured...
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Cool-down for quick recovery
You have just completed six repetitions of 800 meters at your goal 5 km race pace and are feeling pleasantly exhausted. Next, should you:...
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Strategies for back-to-back hard days
In last month’s column, we discussed the hard-easy principle, and that sometimes the best plan is to train hard two days in a row...
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Mother nature and father time
Age is less kind to some of us than others. High school reunions often dramatically illustrate this point. Among runners, declines in...
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Resuming training after a marathon
After months of toil, you’ve accomplished your marathon goal, and are blissfully content. After a few days, however, the initial euphoria...
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