Unleash Speed Week 10: Do You Get Caught Up in the Numbers?
Gratitude can be a powerful antidote to feeling stuck on the hedonic treadmill. Paying attention to what you are experiencing in the moment, and savoring the enjoyment of a specific experience beyond its outcome, can attach meaning to different aspects of an activity. Rather than trying to exceed 20 miles on a four-hour trail run, refusing to “wast
... See moreZoë Rom • Becoming a Sustainable Runner: A Guide to Running for Life, Community, and Planet
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
... See moreDavid Roche • The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer
The challenge with each of the four types of Stamina workouts is to keep from running too fast. These are moderate efforts and running faster does little but shorten the amount of time that you are in the correct zone. It's much better with Stamina workouts to challenge yourself to go longer at a given pace as opposed to faster.
Greg McMillan • YOU (Only Faster)
Fast-Track Triathlete doesn’t serve a performance-at-all-costs mindset, lining out everything you can possibly do to get faster.
Matt Dixon • Fast-Track Triathlete: Balancing a Big Life with Big Performance in Long-Course Triathlon
A happy runner finds training nirvana only after they find their easy. Do that, and everything else starts to fall into place.