These running training tips will help you get faster, stay healthy, and stay motivated. Learn everything from how much to sleep to how much to run.
If you follow me on Instagram, then you know—I’ve been forced to take a lot of unplanned breaks over the past year and a half. And I constantly find myself asking the question: how long does it take to lose running fitness? Subsequently, I’ve had a lot of mother runners ask me that same question … Read more
Running in the morning is a saving grace for most mother runners. It most often is the only way we can ensure we get our run in before the day’s chaos sets in. However, many moms struggle with how to become a morning runner. There are still barriers to getting out the door early. For … Read more
Every spring the same thing happens to me: I do my first training run outside, only to bonk because I didn’t adjust my paces for running in hot weather. Running in the heat is hard work and if you’re like me, you can fall into the trap of thinking your paces should be the same … Read more
Back pain and motherhood go hand in hand. I never suffered from an achy posterior until I had back pain during pregnancy and then back pain postpartum. The around-the-clock breastfeeding and body contortion required to multitasking while carrying a small human equaled chronic back pain. The worst back pain I had was soon after my … Read more
The secret’s out. Strength training for runners makes you run faster. It doesn’t make you bulk up. It doesn’t make you slow down. Instead, it improves your running economy so you can run faster, longer. One of the benefits of my hamstring injury was that it forced me to start strength training as a runner. … Read more
Being a runner has many wonderful side effects but one of them is NOT runner’s trots or runner’s stomach—diarrhea that endurance runners experience when going the distance. In fact, GI distress and running almost go hand in hand. I mean, it’s no coincidence that “runs” is a double entendre. “My long runs give me long … Read more
As running outside gained popularity in 2020, so did treadmill running. Many people discovered what moms of young children already knew—treadmill running is a saving grace when you can’t leave your house. Treadmills come in handy when your kids are too young to be left alone so you can run, or they are napping, or … Read more
Almost every new mother runner has two things in common: 1. They are tired. 2. BUT, they aren’t too tired to want to run ASAP. But running postpartum requires a bit more than finding the will and the way. (Usually, that’s the hardest part for starting a running habit, right?). No, it requires ensuring your … Read more
Let’s face it, trying to get away for a run as a breastfeeding mama is no easy feat. Because know what breastfeeding babies don’t seem to mind? Sweaty boobs! Know what they do mind? A mama who isn’t around to feed them whenever they want because she’s out running (!). I got into a good … Read more
There is something nearly all moms have in common. What? Mom guilt. What is mom guilt? Mom guilt is that pervasive feeling that you’re doing something wrong; that you aren’t being the best mom you can for your kid(s); that you are doing something that could “mess them up.” My mom guilt happened immediately. I … Read more
Every runner should be doing long runs. Even if you’re just training for a 5k, you still need to do a long run. I’ll tell you why. About a year after my son was born, I decided to get more competitive with my running. I sought the help of coach Bobby Holcombe, founder of Knoxville Endurance, … Read more
When I was in my first trimester with my first child, my husband ran the Leadville 100 ultra-marathon. While he was lost in the woods (literally speaking), I passed the time trail running while pregnant—at probably an altitude of 11,000 feet. I mentioned this to Jake and he went kind of nuts—“Was the baby even … Read more
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