Hal Higdon Marathon Training Guide

Wouldn't you like to learn more about marathon training? Are you a beginner in the marathon world? Read on about Hal Higdon's marathon traning guide and learn how easy it is for anyone, even for you.

Marathon Training - All You Need To Run Your Next Marathon

So, one of your goals this year is to run a marathon? This is quite a task and it will take more than keeping in shape and watching what you eat. Find out all you need to know ...

Running With An Injury Or Over Training?

Are you over training or running with an injury, Article discusses how to improve your performance, reduce your risk to injury and allow you to enjoy running better and for longer.

Hurricanes and Running Workout Stoppages

Whether you run to stay in shape or to compete you are probably aware that if you stop running or jogging for a few days then you seem to go backwards in your training goals. In other words for everyday you do not run you go backwards instead of forwards.

Running Marathon in the North Pole

I’ve heard many examples of ultra-running but this one gets the (freezing) cake: how about a very very cool 26.2 miles at the North Pole?

10 Tips To Shopping For The Perfect Athletic Shoes

If you are active in exercising, hiking, sports or any other type of physical activity that requires you to be on your feet often, athletic shoes are a must. These shoes are designed for comfort and support, durability and promise to withstand plenty of use. With a few simple tips, you will be ready to shop for athletic shoes and will soon be stepping out with confidence.

Don't Run Before You Can Walk!

Why do so many runners make it such hard work? Why do we get injured doing what should be a natural, symmetrical activity? Go back to the basics of movement, observe how you walk and see how it can benefit your running to eradicate injury and improve performance.

Starting Off Running on the Right Foot

Starting out in running should be simple, stress-free and fun. It is a time to enjoy yourself, not to weigh yourself down with expectations and unlikely goals. Once it becomes a duty or a drudge you’re just around the corner from giving up – another broken New Year’s resolution to haunt you year after year! So whats are the mistakes and the solutions?

Stride Length or Cadence: Which Makes You Faster?

There are two ways to run faster. You can move your legs at a faster rate, called cadence, or you can take longer steps. A video at the New York City Marathon showed that the top 150 runners had the same cadence, taking 92 to 94 steps a minute. The difference between the top runners and the others was that the best runners took longer strides. Here's how to apply this to your running program.

Running Hydration Gear! A Good Water Hydration System Keeps The Motor Running

For individuals preparing for their next marathon or leisure running event, you know how important it is to keep your body fully hydrated to maintain your ultimate peak performance. But no matter what level of runner you are, having properly designed running hydration gear can be the vital reinforcement in helping you get across that finish line safely!

Speed Training: Arm Action

The arms play a significant, yet overlooked, role in sprinting and speed development. Without specifically and regularly addressing proper arm mechanics within your speed training program, full speed potential will not be realized. Today we will address this issue so that we can continue to make improvements on the athletic field.

Knee Pain: Runner's Knee

The most common long-term running injury is runners knee, pain behind the knee cap during running. You probably have runner's knee if your knee cap hurts when you walk or run, particularly when you walk down stairs; and it hurts a lot when you push the kneecap against the bone behind it. It usually does not hurt to pedal a bicycle.

Run Faster with Interval Training

To become stronger and faster, athletes use a technique called interval training, in which they exercise very intensely, rest and then alternate intense bursts of exercise and rest until their muscles start to feel heavy. Intervals are a fixed number of repeats of a fixed distance at a fixed pace with a fixed recovery time.

How to Select New Running Shoes

As a runner the most important piece of equipment you can have are your shoes. This is the reason that runners spend a great deal of time checking out shoes, until they find the best running shoes for their feet, not only for the fit, but also for the kind of running, and training they will be doing.