Many runners (even a coach on our staff who will go unnamed) have and continue to make the mistake of not training enough in the shoes they race in. There’s a great section in Jack’s book on this topic and he makes it very simple to understand why you should never make this mistake. I’m […]
Question: How much does shoe weight affect running performance? Dr. Jack Daniels: As a matter of fact I did the original research on shoe-weight factor, when I was working for Nike in the early 1980s and our research was presented at the World Congress of Sports Medicine in Vienna in the early 1980s. We found […]
Here are some tips on how to aid the recovery process immediately following a marathon race: Nutrition Ice Baths Stretching Run your best marathon with a custom training plan, designed by Dr. Jack Daniels.
How you approach the weeks following your marathon can make a huge difference in your long term health as a runner and when you start training towards a new goal. • First week after race. No running. Hide the shoes, sleep in and enjoy some much-needed rest. It’s important for your long-term progression as a […]
Amby Burfoot asks Jack how to determine your weekly mileage and what a five-day a week running schedule of 40 miles per week should look like for someone training for a marathon. Coach Jack Daniels is a private coach for The Run SMART Project. To receive a handwritten schedule from Jack check out the Run […]
Question: I would like to know your recommendation for integrating hill training into a marathon plan. Dr. Jack Daniels: I like to think of hill training as another form of resistance training, and certainly resistance training can benefit a runner. Resistance training could be hill running, or squats in the gym or circuit training, bounding, […]
“Staying on Task” By Mike Smith Fall 1998, I am a freshman, about two months into Division I collegiate running. It’s a whole new world and I’m getting a hard introduction. My team is one of the best in the country and I am trying my hardest to hang on in yet another brutal practice. […]
Part II of Jack’s Altitude Training Series focuses on, How long does it take to adapt to altitude. As already mentioned, in slow-speed endurance events, altitude-best performances will never match sea-level bests, but they will definitely improve with altitude training. In as few as two weeks, altitude performance will be noticeably improved. Within about six […]
Dr. Jack Daniels on the effects of training at altitude. As you ascend to altitudes above about 1000 meters (a little over 3000 feet) you start to realize the effects of training at altitude. The amount of oxygen that is carried by the hemoglobin in the blood is reduced, resulting in less oxygen delivered to […]