I have an absurd loyalty to running shoes. I exclusively wore Nike’s in my teens, Asics 21 series in my 20’s and then Asics Gel Pulse when I first got back in to running a couple of years ago. Last year, when my last pair of Pulses wore thin and I decided that I didn’t […]
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I realize that yoga is an ancient, sacred practice. Each pose has meaning and is meant to bring you toward a meditative state of enlightenment. So is it wrong for me to have a few favorite poses? I think not. These three poses are my favorite parts of any yoga class. They’re the ones that […]
I almost feel weird writing this — on a day when I am so clearly in no shape to run. I made it through 39 days of a 40 day run streak, and I have no guilt over skipping just this one. (I didn’t intend for the first two lines of this post to rhyme.) […]
I haven’t written daily updates of my progress in Runner’s World 2012 Holiday Running Streak on the blog. I have been tweeting my runs daily, and plan to write a full post on the streak once it has ended. But today, on Day 37 of the streak, I have a few things to share. I […]
I found this really helpful post about speed training on the Runner’s World website a few days ago. I’ve heard people talk about fartleks and tempo runs before but never really knew what it meant. To date, the training guides that I have relied upon have called for things like “aerobic intervals” and “gentle pickups” […]
Last year was the first year that I ran regularly outdoors throughout the winter. In previous years, I took to the treadmill or chose other workouts instead. But last winter, I was training for the NYC Half, and committed to running four days per week outdoors. As the weather changed, I got quite an education […]
Tuesdays are for speedwork. I would imagine that most runners have training plans. The plans could be as simple as something devised on a personal level to accomodate your schedule, or an official training plan prescribed by a coach, a book, or a magazine. Mine is loosely adapted from a half marathon training guide that […]
Rachel On and On 