Marathon Training Tips

The first basic tip of marathon training is to inform yourself. Remember knowledge is power. Research the course you plan to run, marathon nutrition, marathon injury prevention, and other issues you feel are relevant to your upcoming race. Reading this blog post is a good start. Plan and evaluate how you’re going to run the marathon. What will your pre-race meal be? How will you hydrate? Will you run with or without your knee brace? Make sure that you know exactly what to expect on race day—don’t leave any decisions to the last minute. The second marathon tip is to determine...

Proper Running Form

Maybe you’ve been a devout jogger for years. Maybe you just joined the track team for the first time. Regardless of who you are or what brought you to reading this, there is one thing all runners need to continually study—proper running form. This is a crucial element for preventing injury and reaching new levels with your running goals. What is proper running form? To start from the head and work down, your eyes should be looking straight forward about 20-30 feet in front of you. Your chin, therefore, should not be angled up or down—your chin should be perpendicular to the ground,...

Running with Music

In this day and age, with the advent of iPods, MP3s, earbuds, and instant music downloading, music has become more accessible to everyone. People have music on their phones, in their cars, and, of course, during their runs. For younger runners, it is hard to imagine a time when running and music did not go together. For older runners, the concept of running with music may seem really foreign.   The power of music is truly amazing. Music is used at sporting events to motivate crowds, pump up the energy, or set a desired mood. Think about what the Jaws film would be without that...

Best Running Songs

We scoured the web and assembled the most popular running songs. While these songs will help you get energize and motivated, these songs are actually not suited to run in sync with the music. If you like to lock step with music while running, you want to look for music tempos of 160 – 180 beats per minute – tempos used for MP3 Running Songs.   Eye of the Tiger, Survivor. Every runner needs this classic in their collection, if not all of the Rocky soundtracks. Lose Yourself and ‘Til I Collapse, Eminem. These are newer favorites from the Eight Mile soundtrack that inspire on and...

Most Popular Running Music – A Survey

First of all, a big thank you to all of you who participated in our survey. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will help guide us as we are getting ready putting together new jogging tracks.  We wanted to better understand what type of running music runners and joggers like. We received lots of feedback and will use this information as we are getting ready putting together new jogging tracks.  So stay tuned!   We asked all participants the following  3 questions: 1. What type of music do you like best for running 2. Do you prefer tracks with or without coaching 3. What is your...

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