Hey Balanced Runners – Well, sad to say this, but feels like summer time weather is here. Tomorrow’s start looks like it will be hot and humid – so bring water and dress accordingly. You’ll also want to bring a mat if you don’t want to do the strength session on the ground. See you […]
Feeling Sluggish?
Feeling Sluggish? First, your body is getting adjusted to training. Second, Stress of any kind is still stress. During this training period, your heart rate can rise due to an increase in heat and/or humidity, especially if your body has not fully acclimated to our seasonal weather change. When you’re not acclimated, your heart has […]
Shin Splints: Causes & Solutions
Several athletes had questions regarding “shin splints”: Shin splints may be caused from various items: Shoes, are you running in the correct shoes? Are you over-training? Foot exercises help with stretching out the shin area, try “writing the alphabet with your feet” not literally with a pen, but rather stand next to a chair (place […]
2017 APR 22 – Speed Workout
1. 10:00 easy run 2. Skill work 2 x 40 yds 2 x 40m – Skip / “jog” / stride / walk – A – Skip / “jog” / stride / walk – B – Skip (Skip Kicks) / “jog” / stride / walk – Butt Kicks / “jog” / stride / walk – Carioca […]
2017 APR 22 – BR Workout
Hey Balanced Runners – Looks like tomorrow morning is going to be a little warm – so bring water and dress accordingly. You’ll also want to bring a mat if you don’t want to do the strength session on the ground. See you “Bright & Ugly!” Warm-Up: • ROM routine • Warm-up exercises (squats, Spiderman […]
Base Building, Strength Building, Lactate Threshold (LT), & Aerobic Capacity
Base building consists of easy distance running, concentrating more so on logging in miles. This phase is the “least” exciting part of “training”. This includes muscle cell adaption which: also begins in this phase, meaning increasing capacity for your blood cells to deliver “oxygen” to your body allowing other physiological improvements begin to take place […]
2017 APR 15 – BR Workout
Hey Balanced Runners – I’m BAAAAACK! Sorry I was a “no-show” last week, Mother Nature and air travel just did not allow me to make it back in time. I’m sure you’re aware that this week is a holiday weekend (Easter) and Saturday’s practice is going to be low key. That is – I’ll be […]
NSAIDs
Several questions have come my way asking about issues with aches, pains, either with headaches and/or cramps; much of the time is associated with dehydration, please ensure you’re replenishing your fluids before, during and after your training. I’m always hesitant to recommend using ibuprofen otherwise known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (i.e. Advil, Motrin). Some […]
Pain vs. Soreness
Unfortunately there is no April Fools joke when it comes to pain or soreness. Your muscles have an abundant blood supply which also regenerate and respond faster to the overload of exercise you are putting your body through. The object of exercise should be to strengthen muscles (which can cause soreness) and not to overload […]
Running through pollen & asthma, etc…
Hello our fellow athletes, Well it’s that time again, the winds of change and seasons of running. we’ve received several questions regarding Running with allergies and pollen. First and foremost if you have severe allergies you’ll want to get clearance from your healthcare provider to continue your physical activities and regimen. Second, the best time […]