These Mini Tips Will Help You Stay Active for the Long Run

Enhanced performance is directly related to mindful and consistent efforts in all areas of our running. The next time you have a tough run or feel sluggish, forget how it felt; forget your time or pace. Ask yourself if you’ve been consistent that day (or week, or month), and focus on maintaining those regular habits.

runners run too hard. We log the majority of our miles at moderate- and high-intensity speeds, barely deigning to hit the low-intensity paces that are so essential to building an aerobic base. Yes, running slow takes longer. Yes, you may not feel quite as accomplished postrun. But go too hard too often and instead of seeing performance benefits, yo

Simply choose two or three of these exercises to do after easy running days.

Breaking down the SWAP approach would be its own book, so we won’t go into much detail here to avoid boring you to tears. Before getting to the phases we use, there are a few overarching principles: Maximize total aerobic volume that an athlete can do over time while staying healthy, happy, and motivated. That includes cross-training activities lik