How do you judge the success of your week? Rather, I should pose this question as: how do you judge the success of your week as it...

The Workout: 4 miles at Marathon Pace, 10 miles steady, 4 miles at Marathon Pace to Marathon Pace minus 5-10 seconds I've grown to love...

While there is a time and place to revisit the same workout, I encourage you, if you’re coaching yourself, to be dynamic in both the...

Foundational Tempo Runs , also known as Fundamental Tempos, Steady-States, or Aerobic threshold runs, are a core component of training...

Peak performance is hard to achieve. Really hard to achieve. I’d argue that most of the time, even when we perform our best, we feel ...

St. Patrick's Day Parade Run - 5-mile St. Louis, Missouri Saturday, March 16th, 2024 The St. Patrick's Day Parade Run is a 5-mile race...

Support your local races. I can't say this enough. As someone who has sought out some of the largest races in the world, with the best...

Forget about miles, run for time. Every runner should give running based on time a try, instead of solely focusing on miles or...

In December, my fiancé Megan and I bought our first home outside St. Louis, Missouri. The house is close to her parents and conveniently...

The Workout: 2 miles at a smooth tempo pace, 5 minutes rest, 4 x 4 x 200 meters at 1-mile to 2-mile race pace w/ 30 seconds...

To start Daily Stride #23, let's kick things off with a quote from Michael Jordan, arguably one of the best (though there's a huge debate...

Easy running - the "easiest" thing to overlook and the most undervalued form of training that when done properly, will net huge benefits.

Week 1 - February 26th - March 3rd. Chicago Marathon Build-up. 33 weeks to go. This October, I’m racing the Chicago Marathon. I’ve run...

Fuel your body in a way that supports your recovery, and in turn, your performance - no matter what you have going on. Am I writing this...

1.Work closely with a coach (it’s always good to have a plan and have someone to roll ideas off of) 2. Follow your plan (don’t go rogue...

With my recent purchase of the new Asics Metaspeed Sky Paris, I thought I’d do a quick take on my experience with the Metaspeed Sky+ as a...

As you may or may not already know, I love alternation style workouts. These are the types of sessions where you don't give yourself full...

Everyone wants to run more mileage. It’s the number one request I get from athletes when asking them what they think they can improve...

"Only when these runners stop trying, lose interest, and train less do they again start performing to their potential. Only then, when...

Following the Olympic Marathon trials in February, I decided to pull the plug on the triathlon. For the last two years, I put running (by...