Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent medical conditions treated in the United States and throughout the western world.
Avoiding the following most common mistakes can save you from costly medical visits, prescriptions, chiropractic visits, and physical therapy services.
More importantly, avoiding injury and LBP insures that you can keep training and racing to your heart’s content!
At the Finish of my First Ultra
Savage had been in and out of the hospital, getting treatment for Crohn’s Disease.
His diet and exercise habits were bad, to put it mildly.
“I thought a workout involved lifting a double cheeseburger versus a single. It was U-G-L-Y. It was at this point I had one of those life changing moments – you know where ‘your want to,’ wants to change? I just told myself, if I wanted to see my kids grow up and see any grandkids, I need to change, and change now.”
And so he did, joining the Marathon Training Academy, and becoming more active and improving his diet. Now when he looks in the mirror, he sees an ultra marathoner! Continue Reading →
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David Willey has guided Runner’s World to its most successful years -with a HUGE readership both in print and online and 18 international editions.
They have recently jumped into the podcasting space with two new shows of their own, the Runner’s World Show and The Human Race.
In this interview we asked David about his running journey and what led to working at Runner’s World, a day in the life of an editor-in-chief, his impression of the running scene in China, and his quest to produce an NPR style podcast for runners. Continue Reading →
My race day kit prior to the North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Miler last year. Click to enlarge
There are some things that you can’t control about your race experience. But being prepared with a race day kit can help make your run a lot more comfortable.
You’ll also have the peace of mind knowing that you didn’t forget anything important. Continue Reading →
April showers meant soggy runners. But the amazing crowd support, fast course and post-race goodies more than made up for it.
By Henry Howard
When I counted down the days to my March marathon in Raleigh, N.C., I regularly checked the weather forecast. Up until two or three days before the race, it looked like rain would be factor.
Thankfully, my race started and finished under dry skies.
That would not be the case for the April 30 Illinois Marathon in Champaign-Urbana. And when I mean it rained, I mean it rained. Literally from the time I woke up, throughout the entire race to when I returned to the hotel. Continue Reading →
Zone 2 training is something I get asked about quite often. You may have heard us talk about it in the quick tip segment of MTA podcast episode 178.
Many people find that they have to slow way down or even add walking intervals to keep their heart rate in Zone 2.
This can be frustrating but it reflects the state of your aerobic system and the fact that a better endurance base needs to be built. So give it time! Continue Reading →
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I just ran my 44th marathon and collected my 35th state in my 50 state goal.
The New Jersey coast is beautiful, unfortunately it rained the entire 26.2 miles and I was underdressed (I was trying to be minimalistic in my packing).
I have never been so cold during a race!
Other than that, it was a great marathon. Here’s my recap . . . Continue Reading →
If you dream of running a faster marathon or half marathon you will need to incorporate speedwork into your training.
I personally loath speedwork.
But I know it’s good for me (like eating beets). Every time I’ve incorporated speedwork into my training I’ve markedly improved in the marathon.
No wonder Angie assigns speedwork to all her coaching clients who want to PR. Speedwork makes the dream work!
In this post I will explain key speed workouts you can use to get faster. Continue Reading →
My first time volunteering meant more than cutting up fruit and handing out water during a race supporting cancer research.
Billy. Paul. Bob.
They are among the millions of Americans who have succumbed to cancer. Each of my aforementioned friends was taken way too soon. Of those three, only Bob would live long enough to ever meet his grandchildren. The others passed well before what we would consider middle age.
Those whose lives have been ravaged by cancer were on my mind a few Saturdays ago as I volunteered at The Purdue Challenge, a 5K run-walk which benefits cancer research at the university. Continue Reading →
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One sure way to become ensconced in the running community is to become conversant in its terms.
In this episode coach Angie explains the terminally, vocabulary, and slang commonly used by runners.
This is part 2 of our words you should know series and we think you’ll love it! Continue Reading →
You can hear Angie Spencer talk about her running story and coaching philosophy with Jennifer Knectch host of the FSL Modern Podcast.
She answers questions about injury prevention, motivation and more. Click here to listen.
Keep calm and marath-on!
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Kari Gormley is a fellow podcaster and long time listener to MTA.
Last year was she able to rase $8,000 for the charity Action for Healthy Kids while training for the Chicago and New York City Marathons.
Many runners choose to enter one of the big six marathons (Boston, New York, Chicago, London, Berlin, Tokyo) on a charity bib.
In this interview Kari gives fund raising tips for those running a marathon for charity. Get the $$$ without wearing down your friends and family. 🙂 Continue Reading →
