Building Margin Into My Distance Training Plans

There's a rule of thumb that runners shouldn't have more than a 10% weekly mileage gain from week to week. That rule of thumb has helped me quite a bit. It gives me a place to start and a gauge to tell me whether I can be ready for a specific race in the future. [...]

By | November 23rd, 2015|Endurance, Rest and Recovery, Training|Comments Off on Building Margin Into My Distance Training Plans
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What Does “Margin” Mean to Me as a Runner?

Margarin… wait that's not right… Let me try that again. Margin. Margin is a word I don't use very often in conversation, but it's a word that I love to consider. In my running plan, in races, in life when I'm not running, sometimes it's a good thing, and sometimes it's a bad thing. But let [...]

By | November 2nd, 2015|Rest and Recovery, Training|Comments Off on What Does “Margin” Mean to Me as a Runner?
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