In last week’s post, Why Your Quads Are Sore, I wrote about what a tendency to get sore quads indicates about your running technique — namely, that your pelvis is behind your foot in midstance, requiring your quads to contract strongly to keep you from sitting on the ground. This week let’s look at what you … Read more
Do your quads feel sore after a long or fast run? If so, you’re not alone. It’s not a great feeling to have on a regular basis, and if it goes too far it can affect your knees or low back or even heels, compromising your running. Sore quads after a hilly run are reasonable, but if yours are regularly … Read more
Happy Wednesday! The Balanced Runner Indiegogo campaign is moving along nicely, 51% funded as I write this. For the next 5 days there’s an extra reason to spread the word and give it a boost: Curious.com has generously donated discounted memberships to campaign contributors! A year and a half ago I created a 10-video course for Curious called … Read more
The misery of an IT band problem can dog a runner for a long time. Since the knee pain often doesn’t kick in till you’ve run a few miles, you go out the door with hope in your heart day after day, only to have your it dashed at mile 5 or 7 or whatever … Read more
It’s the middle of the first week of The Balanced Runner’s Indiegogo campaign and things are moving fast. In just a little over 3 days the campaign is already 45% of the way to our funding goal! I’m excited to start sending out the perks to everyone who contributed so far so you can start … Read more
Today is the second day of The Balanced Runner’s Indiegogo campaign and the last day to get a gift from me for contributing. Everyone who contributes by midnight tonight will receive an audio recording guiding you through The Midrun Mirror Trick, a technique to help you cope with pain that develops during a run. Go to … Read more
If you follow running you’ve probably already heard that Mo Farah was beaten by Garrett Heath in yesterday’s Great Edinburgh XCountry 8km race. In the UK it’s on the front page of all the papers, and it was up on LetsRun.com virtually immediately. There is, however, another way to look at the race. This is … Read more
When you read about how to fix your running technique, a few recommendations pop up over and over again. This makes it seem like there is overwhelming agreement on these points, but in reality it just indicates that people are repeating the things they’ve been told without examining them critically. Most of my clients come … Read more
