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I'm a big fan of doing faster workouts in racing flats—lightweight, low-profile running shoes designed for road races. The light weight allows you to go run faster, and the lower heel-to-toe differential gets your ankles, calves, and Achilles tendon used to working through a broader range of motion. Using racing flats for your road and ... Read more
The long run is a central piece of marathon training for everyone from recreational marathoners all the way up to national-level competitors. There are a lot of reasons why distance runners, and marathoners in particular, do long runs; these include increasing mitochondrial and capillary density, improving leg strength and resilience to the pounding of a ... Read more
Workout schedules and analysis of the training of Renato Canova's athletes have become some of the most popular content on my website. Today, we're taking a look at a short block of training done by Caleb Ndiku. Regular readers will remember Ndiku—I analyzed Ndiku's training schedule before his victory over 3000m at this year's World ... Read more