Extra Credit (Start Running Part 3)

If I were to pinpoint a single barrier, between most runners and their goals, it would be the way in which they go about their “EASY” effort runs. Runners of all experience levels, myself included, on average push too hard during the runs that aren’t intended on being “HARD.”

How to Run

If you are anything like me you aren’t a fan of stretching. Ive grown to enjoy it more over time but still, not what I love spending my time doing. After all, runners want to run! The “sit and reach” exercise was always the crusher of my Presidential Physical Fitness Award dreams, throughout elementary school, despite easily achieving many of the other standards. I’m also certain that most of the injuries I’ve sustained over my career could be traced back to this error of laziness.