Running and Strength Training come together at bootcamp

Running Tips

1. For optimal running performances, develop a year long training and racing plan and keep a training diary.

2. Cross training provides variety in your training regimen.  A variety of aerobic-oriented activities utilize and stress a greater muscle mass and you can achieve more balanced overall fitness.

3. Strength training - Having a strong torso helps hold your form together in the latter stages of a workout or race.

4. Strength training improves running economy permitting faster running over the same distance with less consumption of oxygen.

5. Improved running economy means you can run for a longer time before exhaustion sets in.

6. Strength training will help improve your leg strength so that you can generate more force with each stride.

7. Strength training will help balance the fitness of all of the major running muscles of your lower body and help avoid injury.

8. Build rest into your schedule. Rest is just as important of an element as exercise in your fitness plan.

9. Vary your training routes. This will prevent boredom and prevent your body from getting acclimated.

10. Make sure your training plan is not too heavily focused on one thing. No matter what level of runner you are your plan should include four elements: endurance, speed, rest, cross-training.

11. Run on soft surfaces such as dirt tracks, grass and woodland.  This will largely reduce the impact running has on your body by cushioning your feet every time they hit the ground.

12. Stay properly hydrated.  Train carrying water/energy drinks so that you're used to it when doing races.

13. To aid recovery the most crucial time to eat and drink is in the hour immediately after you run.

14. Buy yourself some actual running shoes from an actual running store because running in junk “sneakers” will destroy your joints.

15. If you conserve your energy during the first half of a race, you can finish strong.

16. Practice running harder in the last half of your runs.