Endurance Running Training
Running training is essential to get you to the finish line. Your muscles, your cardiovascular system, your lungs, heart and mind need to be rock hard to move push your body through the long and strenuous race. Amateur endurance provides you with articles, information and training programs from the pro’s to provide you a road map to running success. So read on road warrior, read on.
Have you ever struggled to find the motivation to go do your workouts? Have you ever considered the two options of working out or watching a movie on Netflix and chosen the... Read More...
Neutral vs. Stability vs. Minimal vs. Barefoot......why are there so many kinds of running shoes? Even though running is a very natural and simple sport, there are many options when it comes to... Read More...
By Michelle Cleere Introduction It’s sometimes challenging to be a person who is new to endurance sports. Many people new to the sport get so drawn in to running, cycling, triathlon, etc. that... Read More...
Break that FTP plateau! Some athletes thrive on these workouts and can perform them better than steady efforts at 100% of threshold. Other suffer like never before. There is a reason weight... Read More...
Failure is never easy. When it is public failure, it can be even harder to handle. There are few things more public then DNFing during a race. Six years after DNFing at... Read More...
Runners have evolved since I entered the sport. Twenty years ago, if my running friends or I were injured we spent the next six to eight weeks complaining about not being able... Read More...
Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are grouped into two categories. Cox-1 and Cox-2 inhibitors. These medications were designed to limit the inflammatory response of the body the injury. Unfortunately for us there are many... Read More...
Whenever I talk to new triathletes, I often hear the same worries and complaints: “I can’t swim” or “Long run? Uh, do I have to?” Just prior to getting into triathlon, I spent... Read More...
What exactly is lactate threshold (LT)? What does it mean to you as an endurance athlete? How do you determine your LT and what do you do with it? Let’s look at... Read More...
Training Zone Descriptions Zone 1: Base zone. This is the zone you use for days that call for recovery, for the easy portion after intervals and for long over-runs (e.g an 18 miler... Read More...
