The winter of 2010 / 2011 has started off brutally cold all over the United States with accompanying high winds and record snowfall in many places. Here in central Florida we only face the cold and wind – though it has been routinely cold much more than in a typical winter. Almost every day I run before or at the crack of dawn when temperatures … Continue reading The Coldest Day of 2010

When training for a marathon it is paramount to include consistent weekly mileage, long runs, stamina sessions and speed training to ensure an optimum result. In the midst of all of this training we must also insert proper rest and recovery days or our body will break down resulting in injury, illness or both. So how do we fit in all of these elements of … Continue reading Intense Training after a Long Run

Many runners who race cross country have their first experience in high school. But in some parts of the world where running is not popular, cross country racing isn’t on many runners’ radar screens. Karan Singh is from India, a country with over a billion people but with a limited running history. This past weekend he readied for his first official cross country race over … Continue reading Karan’s First Cross Country Race

This morning we had record low temperatures of 30 degrees, give or take a few degrees, around the central Florida area. As I ran five miles I thought, ‘if it is this cold here, the rest of the country must be REALLY cold!’ If we wear layered clothing, gloves and a knit hat and run a route where we start against the wind and finish … Continue reading Warming Up After Cold Weather Running

Today one of my coaching clients was scheduled to do a session on a golf course which involved four sets – each included two fast repetitions up a hill of approximately 150 meters with a climb of perhaps 50 feet and a fast, flat stretch of 200 meters or so with jogging in between the fast portions.   It was about 40 degrees – cold in central … Continue reading Running Uphill Against a Cold Wind