Anxiety with Running

Here is an interesting inquiry from an athlete on anxiety and running:
Coach Dean – I feel like I get mental after running but I guess it is physical. I did 6 on Saturday and started shaking afterward and thought I was going to pass out. Not sure what is wrong with me. I feel completely [...]

More Lyme Follow-Up

I continue to get comments and emails on the original posts (and here) on Lyme Disease. Thanks goes to my brother Jim for writing much of these. He told me recently that he is about 99% recovered… one year later. He runs almost daily and works out with a trainer for strength and cross-training. [...]

An Easy Week of Training

OK, most everyone knows (or should know) that in order to continue your improvement you have to allow recovery. That recovery is not just integrating easy days or cross-training days. It is also easy or “down” weeks of training.
Why do you schedule easy training weeks?
It is all based on the hard-easy training principle. Recovery weeks [...]

More on Side Stitches

This is one of many follow-up questions on side stitches that I will try to clarify some points.
Hi, Thanks for this useful site. I have been running for several years and for the past several months approximately 20 or so miles a week. I have never had issues with stitches except for the last 4 [...]

Running Perspective

I got to thinking the past few days. That happens once in awhile. So, I’m just going to share some random thoughts.
I’ve tried to run with pretty poor results but it’s OK. I stopped physical therapy but I still hurt. So, I take it one step at a time; literally. But, moving – even with [...]

Runners Round Table – No Excuse not to listen

Now THAT was fun. If you have never tuned in to The Runners Round Table before you should try it out and I think you’ll make it a weekly thing. These people make anyone feel welcomed and it’s a pretty slick process.
When it airs live, you get online and enter a chat room. You can [...]

Runners Round Table

Greetings All!
If you wanted to do something a little different this coming Wednesday 8/5/09 @ 4:00 PM EST (1:00 PM AZ time), why not tune in to the Runners Round Table. It’s an online podcast talk show on, for and by runners.
Guess who is a guest this week? Me! We’re going to talk – [...]

Altitude Training – Some Critical Facts

I just read a wonderful comprehensive article written by James Smoliga PhD (exercise physiologist) in the recent edition of Track Coach (Summer 2009 #188). Published by Track and Field News this publication is reliable and up-to-date with great reviews of both current research on training as well as elite level training programs.
I often get questions [...]