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Hip Movement, Stretching and Core Strength

by GaryD

Link to the actual video is in Membership Area The ability to have good hip extension is important in obtaining an efficient running gait. There is a good discussion of this topic on Steve Magness’s Science of Running blog. The problem that I often see in the age group running community is that their daily [...]

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When did running fast become uncool?

by Gary Ditsch

I’ve done crazy things for the experience too!   This past weekend I was able to work at the Flying Pig Marathon Expo for 7 hours. These expos are an interesting place to witness human behavior with all the different scenarios: 1. The anxious runner who is roaming to find something to buy that could [...]

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How to recover from a Marathon, When to run again?

by GaryD

As runners we are great at designing programs that help us build up to the marathon, peak our fitness for race day and then finish a race. What we are not as proficient about is the training and recovery program after a race. I would like to share with you some common observations that I [...]

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How to pace your marathon or half marathon race.

by GaryD

If you were a member of Endurance Base Camp, you could see this information

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How I almost destroyed a very good endurance athlete

by GaryD

There are things in life that I really wish I could go back and change, but I’ve learned that time is better spent learning from mistakes than constantly beating yourself up about them. It is not always an easy thing to do, yet to be able to live a happy and productive life, essential. As [...]

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Why you should add a dynamic warm up routine today

by GaryD

When I look at the behavior of the runners I help coach, the groups that I run with and at my own often rushed weekly runs there is one thing that is commonly missing, a warm up. One thing that is interesting is that most of our run workouts are written as follows: Warm Up [...]

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From Start to Running – The Run / Walk Series

by GaryD

From Start to Running This video will talk you through how to run your very first minute as you begin a running program to meeting our very first and second goals: 3 workouts x 30 minutes per week 4 workouts x 30 minutes per week Don’t Worry! We will not suggest that you start off [...]

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Pre Run Dynamic Warm Up & Stretch

by GaryD

If you were a member of Endurance Base Camp, you could see this information

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