Be it a mile, 5K, or marathon, set yourself up for success and start with these simple steps: Start with a training plan, source knowledgeable outlets and keep to your plan. When you start altering the plan that is when you run into issues on race day. There are tons of training plans out there to get you up to your mileage goal safely and in a set amount of time. If you aren’t an avid racer, start small and build up to your ultimate goal down the road. If you haven’t run a 5k, don’t schedule yourself for a marathon. A big part of the battle for me on race day is confidence; I need to ‘know’ I can finish the race. If you are training for a long race, say a half-marathon or full marathon, incorporate shorter races like a 10k into your training plan READ MORE

SPEED TRAINING DRILLSMost strength coaches have their “go to” speed training drills they use for training all athletes for speed and they will have some more sports specific drills, as well as, some new ones they are trying out. These drills are intended to improve the athlete’s foot quickness, acceleration ability and power. You will find them packaged in a program by itself, as a warm up for a conditioning program or blended into a program. I will just address the drills we use in our general speed program, as we have athletes in all sports performing these drills.As with all of our programs we encourage the athlete to perform soft tissue work in the form of a massage stick, foam roller and, if time permits, the vibration platform, prior to a dynamic warm-up sequence. So, after a World’s Greatest Stretch, backward lunge reach, moving side lunges, hip-openers and some cocky READ MORE