Running your first 5k is a running milestone. It takes both grit and guts to sign up for your first 5k. You’ve stuck to a training plan, fought through a lack of running motivation, and much more. You’ve already accomplished so much before race day. Now that the hard work’s done, what can you expect…
Tempo runs. Race-pace efforts. Intervals. Long runs. Does that sound like your 10k training plan? If you’ve spent the past several weeks diligently training and honing your speed to run a faster 10k, then you’re physically prepared to PR. But are you ready for the mental demands of racing a faster 10k? Your mind is…
You’ve done the work. The long runs are behind you. Now you’re running less and somehow feeling worse. Restless. Irritable. Convinced you’re losing fitness by the hour. One day you’re ready. The next you’re wondering why you signed up. That’s taper madness. And it doesn’t matter if it’s your first marathon or your fifth —…