It’s Gotta Be The Shoes, Right?

How many recent middle and long distance records in track can be attributed to advancements in spike technology?

Nike Air Zoom Victory track spike

Workout of the Week: The Alternating Miles Long Run

The Alternating Miles Long Run, which bounces back and forth between marathon pace and the faster end of your normal training pace, is one of my favorite sessions to assign my athletes, whether they’re in marathon training or not.

runner running a long run

Workout of the Week: Deek’s Quarters

I first read about this workout, made popular by former Boston winner and marathon world champion Rob De Castella of Australia, in Michael Sandrock’s Running With The Legends (one of my favorite running books of all-time, for what it’s worth) when I was in high school. I first wrote about it for Competitor, now PodiumRunner, five years ago. The session’s construction is simple: 8 x 400m with a scant 200-meter float for “recovery” between repetitions.