by Karen Vertigan Pope
As a runner or other endurance athlete, it is important to know your body and what it needs from a nutritional standpoint to maintain enough energy for extended periods of exercise. It is also important to understand that men and women have very different nutritional requirements, so there is no one-size-fits-all diet.
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VO2max defined
VO2 max is the maximum volume of oxygen that by the body can consume during intense, whole-body exercise, while breathing air at sea level. This volume is expressed as a rate, either liters per minute (L/min) or millilitres per kg bodyweight per minute (ml/kg/min).   Because oxygen consumption is linearly related to energy expenditure, when […]

by Rick Crawford
Heart rate (HR) still rules as the master indicator of your body’s status. It’s like the rest of the gauges on the dashboard. Your car has a temperature gauge, a fuel gauge, an oil pressure gauge, a tachometer, and a speedometer … all of which tell what’s going on in the running engine. […]

“Trail running in general-and ultra running in particular-provides an opportunity for me to tap into a seemingly more pure, stripped down, primal existence as a human being that is largely unavailable in the banality of my daily engagements as a usual member of modern society. When I am out running on the trails I […]

by Marc Bloom
Runners seem to live by a creed that’s stricter than the postman’s: “Neither rain, nor snow, nor sniffle, nor fever shall keep me from my training schedule.” Indeed, the coming of winter presents many issues for runners who’d prefer to keep at it even when sick. Oftentimes, symptoms aren’t severe enough to make […]

by John Klich
Cycling is an excellent activity for runners for a variety of reasons. Firstly, cycling has a high “running equivalent” which means that although it is not the same as running, it is comparable based on a number of factors. The running equivalent or “RE” of an activity is a measure of how close […]

by Rick Morris
Plyometrics are exercises that require your muscles to reach peak force in a very short amount of time. They will improve your speed, power and running economy. You should make sure you have built a good base of strength with general lower body strength training and running specific strength training before attempting these […]

by Rick Morris
Plyometrics are exercises that require your muscles to reach peak force in a very short amount of time. They will improve your speed, power and running economy. You should make sure you have built a good base of strength with general lower body strength training and running specific strength training before attempting these […]

by Rick Morris
Plyometrics are exercises that require your muscles to reach peak force in a very short amount of time. They will improve your speed, power and running economy. You should make sure you ahve built a good base of strength with general lower body strength training and running specific strength training before attempting […]

by Susan Glairon
Sarah Engle usually eats at least two hours before she runs. But now that she’s training for longer races — triathlons that include a half-marathon — the Longmont resident is experimenting with different foods to eat immediately before and during her training.
“There isn’t one answer,” said Engle, 45. “It really comes down to […]