Five Simple Strategies To Help You Stick To Your Running Plan There are so many benefits to establishing a running plan and sticking to it but that doesn’t mean that it is easy.  The trails and roads of running are littered with people who started a running plan and because it got...

My Top Ten List Of Things Every New Runner Should Know Recently I was standing at the starting area for a race waiting in line for the port-a-potties and a young man walked past all of the people in line and headed straight for the door of one of the occupied port-a-potties.  After realizing...

Speed Training Tips For Runners One of the great things about the sport of running is that it allows for all different types of people with different running goals.  For some runners those goals don’t include winning any races or getting any faster.  For most runners though I think...

The phrase “Form Follows Function” is a phrase associated with modern architecture and industrial design that basically means that the  shape of a building or object should be primarily based upon its intended function or purpose.  This principle could just as easily be related...

Motivation On Days When You Don’t Want To Run If you have been running for very long at all I am sure that you have had those days when you just aren’t feeling it.  Just this week my runs were up and down.  On Monday and Tuesday things went well and then Wednesday hit and I...

Running Through Life Running Club & Support Group   Click Here To Join The RTL Running Club    Running with a group is one of the best things that you can do to help you stick to your training, a great way to make friends and build a support group.  The Running Through Life Running...

Great Running Songs To Keep You Moving I don’t always run with music but sometimes a great tune can get you moving on a day when your body doesn’t want to move.  A lot of music is enjoyable to run to but to be a great running song it needs to have a great beat and pace to it as...

It’s a new year and you’re looking to get in shape.  A great way to get motivated is to sign up for a race that is a few months away and start training.  Here are some tips for beginning runners to help you get going and keep you injury free as you train. Don’t Wait:  Start training...