Beat the Clock: Sunday morning and the clock indicated it was almost time for my usual 5k Recovery Run. Had a look outside. Best way to figure out how to dress for the occasion. I also checked the Government of Canada Weather Radar site. Snow! Yes...
You've been following your training program. Your body is feeling fitter. You run a bit further and a tad longer each time. When this happens you can sometimes forget to 'train the mind' as well. Your body is capable of doing more than your 'brain'...
When it's hot, it's hot! When it's not, it's not! Don't always be asking for 'the other' Other than what you've got. Yes, it's hot. But then, a few months ago it was cold. Before that it was rainy, sunny, windy, and icy. And so on...
The Hog Jog is an annual Run Race Walk (10 km or 3.5 km) held in June in Stratford ON. Each year they team up with a local charity to raise funds and awareness for their cause. For 2018 the cause was 'The Local Community...
In his recent Globe and Mail Jockology column, Alex Hutchinson@sweatscience (author of the book Endure) shared surprising new insight on the value of 'polarizing' your training routine. Run the harder workouts harder; run the easier workouts easier. Elite athletes have shown a consistent pattern of...
In his book The Ripple Effect, Greg Wells makes it clear. Speed training improves our performance and our overall health. 'Speed training will be a powerful way to improve both your overall fitness and specific fitness in your type 2 muscle fibres and the anaerobic system inside...