Running the Disney Marathon

Running the Disney Marathon 2010 When I registered for the January 10, 2010 Disney World Marathon, my thought process was that it would be my first marathon since my knee injury (Oct. 2008),  and the flat course would be a good test for my knee. It would give me a...

Defining the Core

Core Training has become a widely used term in the fitness and strength & conditioning fields, but it seems that many people have substituted the term “core training” for abdominal training.  There seems to be a need to clearly define what the core is to eliminate...

The Minimalist Movement

  With the growing popularity of Vibram FiveFingers and Born to Run by Christopher McDougall becoming a New York Times best seller, the Minimalist Movement appears to be more than just a fad.  The big name sneaker companies have taken notice, and they have...

Adversity on Race Day

I travelled to Pocatello, Idaho Labor Day weekend to run the 12th Annual Idaho State Journal Marathon, known as “Running the Gap”.  The course runs the gap between the mountains that covered wagons travelled through on the Oregon Trail.  The race has a reputation for...

5 Tips for Running in the Dark

Moving the clocks back an hour, means less daylight for running.  Some will move indoors to the treadmill, but many runners will be hitting the roads in the dark.  The 5 tips below will help make these runs a little safer: 1.  Run with a Light – Be as visible as...