When you head out the door for an easy run you probably expect it to feel easy, but sometimes it doesn't. Your legs feel heavy, your breathing feels off and your pace feels way harder than it should. Perhaps you look down at your watch and your heart rate is through the roof or maybe mentally you just feel cooked before you even get going. Easy runs build aerobic fitness, can improve recovery and should feel like a victory lap, not a slog. However, there are a lot of reason w

GPS watches, running apps, heart rate monitors, and training dashboards have become nearly universal in running. Many runners now track everything, pace, cadence, heart rate, sleep, recovery scores, and training load. The question is no longer whether runners can collect data. The real question is: should runners rely on all of this data to guide their training? From my perspective as a running PT, wearables and running apps can be extremely helpful tools. But they can also

Runner receiving manual therapy for knee pain. Its getting nice outside and when the weather gets nice running injuries increase. As runners it is difficult not to run far, up hills or faster when the sun is shining and you no longer have to bundle up. IT band syndrome is a very common injury for runners all year round, but especially in the spring when mileage can pick up quickly. I recently did a podcast with two RUNsource experts about IT band syndrome if you want to chec

Elite Women at the starting Line of USATF Half Marathon Championships 2026 A week ago today, I was standing at the finish line of the USATF Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta waiting for the elite women to arrive. It was a perfect day to be running and spectating. The excitement in the finish chute was palpable. Volunteers were ready, medical staff was on standby, we were all watching the live stream on our tiny phone screens cheering for the athletes. With less than a mi

Training harder doesn’t always mean training smarter. If you’re chasing performance goals, it’s easy to fall into the trap of doing more...

Tech has completely changed the way we run. You no longer need to guess your pace or use a stopwatch and a paper map to figure out your...