Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon

Happy Tuesday Training, followers! It is a rainy day in Canton but the last few days have been wonderful with sunshine, 50+ degree weather and with the clocks moving forward, we get more daytime to get an evening run in. Speaking of evening runs, this week’s tip for training is all about recovery, incorporating shake out runs and other tips to optimize your full potential. For most of you half marathoners/full marathoners, the upcoming weeks are the most demanding. Volume is pretty high and your body is adapting to the toughest weeks of training.  During a training cycle of frequent high intensity racing or training with a heavy proportion of anaerobic/aerobic work, your muscles are at higher risk of injury, breakdown and burnout. This means recovery runs are just as important as the hard days. I am here to tell you recovery isn’t only referring to your runs. As runners, we often dismiss the importance of recovery. I suppose you could say it is in our nature to

Happy March, everyone! We are finally down to the single digits when it comes to counting down the weeks until marathon weekend! We are officially less than 8 weeks out and we are incredibly excited about our finalized marathon course. A few weeks ago I discussed ways participants can properly fuel up and essentially have a fuel plan in mind come race day. Practicing proper fueling techniques is important to incorporate in your training regime leading up to the race.  Getting familiar with how your body reacts at certain miles and being aware of what it needs/can handle will be incredibly important. Speaking of awareness, this week I want to encourage racers to become more familiar with our racing course. Oftentimes when we think of “training” we initially think of the physical part. The runs, how much volume to do, and the amount of strength to incorporate. These are all important factors of the journey, no doubt! Though if we are considering optimizing our performanc