Join Coach Patrick from Marathon Nation (www.marathonnation.us) for another weekly running podcast. This week Coach P covers how to best manage your winter running given the changing weather — you need to be consistent and effective, but how can you stay true given all of the constraints? – Know Your Workout Goal – Review the […]
Getting ready to run — or race — a marathon is an undertaking of significant effort. Having miles in your legs isn’t the final arbiter of race day success — or performance. Here are some critical points to consider as you prepare for the final push to your marathon.
Lining up just before starting gun goes off is a moment of extreme tension. Months of training and focus have brought you to the precipice of race day. In a few minutes, your body and mind will be put to the test. You are ready to go, but there’s just one problem: every fiber in […]
8 Days, Tuesday to Tuesday, 12/25 to 1/1 Stay fit and have fun this holiday season — Join us for an 8-Day Run Challenge! This is a solo challenge to keep all of us fit and active over the gap week between Christmas and New Years; we’ll track our results online to encourage and motivate […]
New York City Marathon 2012 Race Report Cancelled L Oh wait! Now what? What do I do with all that fitness?? Space Coast Marathon 2012 Race Report Way back in the summer I filled out an application to be a race reporter for Marathon Nation. I was registered for NY Marathon […]
Author’s Note: This is the second installment in our new “Couch to Marathon” instructional series designed to help newbie marathoners make the most of their first race (first one is here). From training to racing information, we’ll cover the fundamentals that all beginner runners should know. If you have any additional questions, please find us […]
People realized years ago that runners might try to do more in their training than their bodies could handle, that is, they might do too much too soon. Over time, suggestions about increasing distance and speed were formalized into the 10% rule. This rule became one of the foundation-stones of recreational running. However, some people […]
photo credit: Τ Just a quick note as the last two weeks have been insanely crazy! First off, many thanks to the Beta Members who have been helping out over the last few weeks, and a warm welcome to our first class of members. All in we have about 118 folks inside Marathon Nation, and […]
Courtesy MikeBaird on Flickr With the release of our recent blog post on Rethinking the Long Run, there have been a lot of questions about exactly how we structure our training to make sure that we actually do get fitter by training smarter. After all, pretty much anyone will agree with the desire to get […]
