Today officially marks 18-weeks to go until the 2012 Boston Marathon! Get an 18-week schedule designed by Jack and start training for your personal best! In honor of this mark we’re also excited to unveil the facelift we’ve given our new training plans page.
Today’s Ask a Coach question comes from Pat about the the purpose of post-run “strides.”
Question: Can The Run SMART Project do a video on strides? I’ve always been confused on the purpose of doing strides and the proper pace for them. I’m familiar with coach Jack Daniels’ training paces (Easy, Threshold, Interval, and Repetitions) but don’t know how strides fit in. Are they at Rep pace, but shorter distance? Thanks.
Today’s Ask A Coach question comes from Lior who is training for the Rock ‘N Roll Marathon in Phoenix.
Question: Will I lose time because of the low altitude (1350 feet) compared to all of my sea level marathons? Is it going to affect my performance (targeting sub 2:45) even by as little as one minute or so?
Run SMART Coach: Coach Daniels says the effects of altitude on endurance performance starts at an altitude of about 1,000 meters (roughly 3,000 feet). An altitude of 1,000 feet will have no impact on your performance. Stick to your normal game plan and good luck going after sub-2:45!
Email askacoach@runsmartproject.com if you have a question you’d like one of our coaches to answer.
In the latest Thirsty Thursday video Jack talks about his biggest accomplishments as a coach and athlete and discusses why it’s better to under-train. You can check out all the great episodes on Flotrack.org.
Here’s Coach Jack Daniels giving one of his legendary talks at the Saucony – Step Into Minimalism event in Boston this past April.
Starting today The Run SMART Project is offering 8-week Summer Training Schedules customized for high school athletes of all levels. We asked legendary coach Jack Daniels to specifically design what a proper summer program should look like for a runner preparing for their upcoming fall cross country season. Jack writes the workouts and then we personalize the plans so every pace of every workout is designed to help you reach your goals.
Plans are $35 and include email support along the way. For more information, check out The Run SMART Training Plans.
Hayley Long proves that when legendary coach Jack Daniels is writing your workouts anything is possible. After recently purchasing a Run SMART Training Plan, she wrote…
Thank you for a great “Kick in Butt” track workout today! Nothing like intervals to remind you that it is possible to run like you did in High School at age 43!
Running Examiner, Kimberly Bogin, has a nice write-up about The Run SMART Retreat on Examiner.com.
Have you ever wanted to work with the legendary running coach Dr. Jack Daniels? How about get some marathon training tips from Olympian Magdalena Lewy-Boulet? The Run SMART Project is offering a dream running vacation July 24-30, 2011 in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Our media coverage page is growing fast as of late. This morning Well and Good NYC wrote about the Run SMART Retreat in their Great Escapes section. Check it out…July 1st is the deadline to sign-up and we’ve already capped it and opened up a few more spots so move fast if you’re thinking about joining us this year!
Attendees range from absolute beginners to marathoners, all of whom choose their own pace and distance. Afternoons feature guest speakers (like famed running coach Jack Daniels and Olympian Magdalena Lewy Boulet) and clinics on issues like gait analysis. And they take the retreat aspect seriously. Ample time is left for sightseeing and relaxation in the mountains, and group dinners are a nightly social affair.
Kasie from Vermont asks: I am a coach in northern Vermont and many of the runners I work with are also nordic skiers. I’ve noticed an injury trend in the springtime as the high school runners switch over to the spring track season and as the adult runners jump into spring marathon training. While these runners maintain, or often improve, their cardiovascular fitness from skiing during the winter they do not seem to maintain the musculoskeletal adaptations. In order to help with this transition, I have advised keeping up with a certain amount of running during the winter season.
My question is, how much on the ground running is needed to maintain running-specific, impact-related adaptations? (more…)
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