Effort based training
If you are a racing runner, you are judged by the time it takes you to cover your chosen distance. Much of your training then too may incorporate a known pace for a given distance to evaluate the...
View ArticleLong Runs, Training History and the Marathon
With about 3 months to go before many of the popular fall marathons, I’ve been happily knee deep in creating training programs for athletes. What I’ve learned over the years of building individualized...
View ArticleOver Training – Over Reaching
Sarah Teckman Definitions of Over-Reaching and Over-Training Over-reaching and over-training have many definitions. This review will present and combine definitions of the two. Over-reaching and...
View ArticleMaximizing the Training Effect
In a recent post by Complete Running intern Sarah Teckman, she evaluated the current literature on over-reaching and over-training in endurance sports. In part, it shows that over-reaching for short...
View ArticleThe Effects of Strength and Resistance Training on Endurance Performance
Sarah Teckman Strength and resistance training should be an important component in an endurance athlete’s training protocol; however, many endurance athletes avoid this type of...
View ArticlePreparing for Your Next Race
Essentials to train efficiently and set yourself up for peak performance at your next race. Selecting that important race for a season or year takes more than looking through the race calendar for an...
View ArticleNutrient Timing for Endurance Athletes
Sean Coster Nutrition for the optimal perforamnce of endruance athletes has gone far beyond just a pre race pasta feed and energy drink during a marathon. The interplay of hormones before, during and...
View ArticleHeart Rate Training for Runners
Heart Rate Monitoring – Making it work for you Using a heart rate monitor can be a great way to ensure adherence to a proper training intensity for a given run. They are especially good for runners...
View ArticleOverhaul your running
Overhaul your running before the holidays with Complete Running’s fall promotion. Whether you are a runner struggling to know exactly how fast those speed sessions and recovery days should be and what...
View ArticleActive v. Passive Recovery
Recovery is the time when all your hard work in training has a chance to be ‘absorbed’ by your body and the adaptations that will make your stronger and faster take place. There are two types of...
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