From book reviews to Savannah running resources and catch-all articles, here’s a mix of information and opinion that might clutter the more educational portions of the site.

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Gear

  • Tempo Runs: Pushing Comfortable. Use tempo runs to increase the speed of your next half marathon race

Tempo Run: Pushing Comfortable

Tempo runs (or lactate-threshold runs) are difficult to explain, but easy to include in your running program. They’re the secret sauce to running faster for many distances. And, I especially like them for half marathons. By

  • How Running Changed my Life

How Running Changed My Life

Sometimes I joke that I hate running. And not just because I have to go out in the rain or cold. And not just because it takes away time that I could be sitting on

  • Balancing Runs and Rest Title

Rest or Run? Balancing Easy and Hard Days

Just like running slower, taking rest days is counterintuitive, but essential to your running program. Following hard workouts with easier workouts or rest days is key for beginners and the world’s elite, alike.

Hal Higdon Plan Reviews

I used a few of the popular Hal Higdon training plans early in my career. Afterward I reviewed these free and well-balanced plans.

Book Reviews

  • The One Mistake Every Runner Makes - Do you?

One Mistake Every Runner Makes

When I talk to new runners, they are all making the same mistake. I usually don’t have the heart to tell them. If I was their coach? Sure. But I’m not their coach, we’re just

  • Exercises to Strengthen Foot Arch:3 simple exercises to strengthen the muscles in your foot and your foot arch. Stretching, strengthening, and orthotics helped me run again.

3 Exercises to Strengthen Foot Arch

Custom orthotics If you read the blog in 2014-2015, you’ll know most of it was me complaining about my foot pain and not being able to run. I had fallen arches and a sharp pain

  • How to set running goals

Setting Running Goals for a Faster You

With the new year creeping (or careening) toward us, maybe (like me) you’re considering setting running goals for next year, for a faster you. What’s really possible in a year? What would you like to accomplish? Check out

  • Sensory Deprivation Float Therapy: Remedy Float Storefront

Sensory Deprivation Float Therapy

A week after my marathon, I found myself floating in a pitch-dark, sound-proof chamber searching for relaxation and recovery: sensory deprivation float therapy. In a sensory deprivation tank, you float up to your temples in

Savannah Related

  • Tempo Runs: Pushing Comfortable. Use tempo runs to increase the speed of your next half marathon race

Tempo Run: Pushing Comfortable

Tempo runs (or lactate-threshold runs) are difficult to explain, but easy to include in your running program. They’re the secret sauce to running faster for many distances. And, I especially like them for half marathons. By

  • How Running Changed my Life

How Running Changed My Life

Sometimes I joke that I hate running. And not just because I have to go out in the rain or cold. And not just because it takes away time that I could be sitting on

  • Balancing Runs and Rest Title

Rest or Run? Balancing Easy and Hard Days

Just like running slower, taking rest days is counterintuitive, but essential to your running program. Following hard workouts with easier workouts or rest days is key for beginners and the world’s elite, alike.

All Resources and Reviews