Are tapers over-rated? When I’ve been training at a high level and then suddenly I reduce the load, it doesn’t take long before I start feeling terrible. I often feel like I’m getting fat and losing fitness. All the benefits of my hard training are evaporating. No two ways about it for me: tapers suck. …
I’m sure you’d rather read about the training secrets of guys like Hal and Graham who’ve actually won WS, but since neither of them is likely to reveal his secrets (although lc did get a handful of gems this weekend from Hal) this will have to do for now. Below are ten WS training secrets …
Seems like everybody at some point in their running career will get injured before an important event. You’ve been training hard for months, following your schedule, getting fitter each week, and then blammo – out of nowhere you get stopped dead in your tracks. It’s happened to me several times in my 31 years of …
Michigan Bluff Training Camp version 2009 ended with some lovely California weather. It probably rained about 3-4 inches on Friday and Saturday in the Bluff. We almost had to cancel the Ice Cream Sandwich run because of the mud (I hear they do that in California). But it was a train wreck of a run, …
All you WS runners, tell me you’re as tired as I am. I am one old cooked goose. Actually, it’s been a couple of weeks now. Sleep requirements have skyrocketed (10 hours last night). My easy runs have included bits a walking in between 8-10 minute mile shuffles. My races and workouts have been going …