I live down the street from one of the many crossfit studios that are springing up like autumn mushrooms here in Seattle. I’m not a fan of crossfit. In this regard, I agree with Steve Magness’s strong criticism of the crossfit movement. Nevertheless, I do have profound respect for Kelly Starrett, a doctor of physical therapy and self-professed avid runner, who is at the core of the crossfit movement. This review is about two of his books: Becoming a Supple Leopard and Ready to Run, which I think belong on every endurance athlete’s bookshelf.
Running Training
Review: Anatomy for Runners
I’m in the middle of a crazy busy couple of weeks right now with traveling over 20,000 miles in a little over a month. Consequently, my posts may be a little shorter than usual for a while. But one post that I’ve been meaning to get out for some time is my review of Jay Dicharry’s Anatomy for Runners, which I think should be on the bookshelves of every older runner or multisport athlete out there. Because time is of the essence in my life right now, I’ll keep this review short and sweet. Continue reading
Polarized Training Update: Week 3
A couple of weeks ago, I started shifting over to a more polarized training pattern. Here’s a quick update on how it’s been going. Continue reading
A Better Way to Run MaxVO2 Intervals
I’m about to tell you about one of my absolute favorite workouts because it is so darn effective at making people fast at running. It’s a variation on a running workout that came out of some research about 14 years ago and it’s amazing. Continue reading
Day 24 Update: Kinetic Revolution 30-Day Challenge
This week was Phase 4 of the Kinetic Revolution 30-Day Challenge. I think some of the exercises have been pretty amazing– about as important as Phase 2 was two weeks ago. Here’s what I’ve been doing, as well as some additions I’ve made. Continue reading
Improve Your Recovery Runs (Run|Drill|Walk)
Today I wanted to talk about a way to make your recovery runs suck less. If you find yourself struggling the day after a hard track workout with the awful feeling of running– and just can’t wait to be done with it– here’s a variation on an old idea that might really help. Continue reading
Day 12 Update: Kinetic Revolution 30-Day Challenge
This week was Phase 2 of the Kinetic Revolution 30-Day Challenge. While last week was useful and I could feel a slight difference, Phase 2 was revolutionary. Here’s what I found particularly useful and why. Continue reading
Run Speed with Your Hills
A couple of days ago, I had our multisport team run hills instead of the customary track workout. It was a fantastic workout that demonstrated a few key ideas that every athlete should fold into their longer hill workouts. Continue reading
How Do World-Class Old Guys Stay in Shape
Who doesn’t love Fauja Singh? Any guy who can run a marathon at 100 years old is pretty impressive. But this post is about folks a little younger (in their 60’s and 70’s) who run a whole lot faster. Think sub-3:00 marathons at 70 years old. For the past several months, Canute’s Efficient Running Site has been running a series of posts on how exceptional older runners stay in shape and train. It is definitely a fantastic read. Here’s a quick recap of what I learned– plus my take on how to be a great older runner. While I can’t give you any advice for living long enough to even be in Fauja’s age group, I can tell you how to train to beat him.
Day 6 Update: Kinetic Revolution 30-Day Challenge
A few days ago, I signed up the Kinetic Revolution’s 30-Day Challenge. I’m now up to Day 6– the end of the first phase. Here’s what I’ve been up to so far. Continue reading
