Category Archives for "Running Performance"

The idea that distance runners should regularly do strength work to avoid injury has become pretty popular in recent years. It can indeed be

Whether or not listening to music while you run is a good idea depends on why you want to do it. Let’s look at the specifics so you can

What a joy to watch a marathon again. Let’s just dive right in and look at the different movement strategies the runners used and how this

Running faster means running differently. Form changes with speed. Some of those changes will happen automatically. Sometimes, though, runners

Plantar fasciitis or fasciosis, achilles problems, runner’s knee, lower back pain… improving your form by working to change your

Have you ever tried to go for a run after getting off a plane? Your feet probably hit the ground twice as hard as usual, your legs felt heavy

Making significant changes in your running technique is deep work. It means changing not only the way you run, but the movement habits you have

While there were lots of interesting comparisons to make between runners in the 2016 NYC marathon, what really jumped out at me was the unusual

Jemima Sumgong, the winner of the Rio Olympics women’s marathon, did something unusual for a Kenyan woman: she didn’t move her torso

In my analysis of the Olympic men’s 10,000 I wrote how Galen Rupp’s technique reminded me in some ways of Usain Bolt’s, with

Okay, let’s talk some more about heads bobbing forwards and backwards. I expect to mention this when writing about Mo Farah, the winner,

Watching Galen Rupp and Mo Farah running side by side is endlessly fascinating. They are the Odd Couple of men’s track. Rupp channels his

Everyone wants to know how Ethiopian Almaz Ayana’s amazing world record run was possible. I can’t tell you that from looking at her

I’ve had ample opportunity recently to think about stress and movement. As I sought ways to ease my stress over the past few unsettled