Month: August 2021

Big Thanks Posted From https://www.runtothefinish.com/headache-after-running/ Running asks a great deal of your body. There are times where every muscle aches and you wonder why you’ve subjected yourself to these workouts…but we know that, it’s the endorphins, the pride, the sweat. Unfortunately, a running headache can quickly make you forget all the good stuff. It’s NOT…

Big Thanks Posted From https://www.runtothefinish.com/balance-trainers/ Have you send friends standing on a wobble board at their desk? Or perhaps a squishy disk while doing a workout? What’s the deal with balance trainers and which ones are worth the cost? A balance trainer is simply a wobbly surface that forces you to engage your core and…

Big Thanks Posted From https://www.runtothefinish.com/run-a-5k-in-30-minutes/ Finishing a 5K in itself is a great achievement, but I know that for many running a 5K in 30 minutes or less is a big goal. It’s a big like that Sub Two hour half marathon…this marker that we set for ourselves as a marker of progress and that…

Big Thanks Posted From https://fitbottomedgirls.com/2021/08/4-ways-to-make-your-home-a-more-positive-space/ Take a quick look around you home. How relaxed, recharged, and happy does your space make you feel? Because we’re all still (groan, we know!) spending a lot of time at home these days, we’ve got some great ways to make your home a more positive space from Laura May,…

Big Thanks Posted From https://www.runtothefinish.com/mental-toughness-runners/ What percentage of running is mental? We often see memes that say it’s 90% mental, 10% physical. While I think that’s a bit high (ya gotta do the work!), it’s making an incredible point about mental training for runners being an important piece of training. What do you need to…

Big Thanks Posted From https://www.runtothefinish.com/running-shoes-fit/ One of the first pieces of gear we need to upgrade is our running shoes. We often start with whatever is available and quickly realize that the right, high quality, properly fitted running shoe is a game changer! Running shoes need to fit slightly different than your everyday casual shoe.…

Big Thanks Posted From https://www.runtothefinish.com/dead-legs-syndrome-strikes-again/ A mysterious disease seems to be sweeping through the running community and no matter how often I Google legs feel heavy while there’s no real diagnosis. I mean we know WebMD will always lead us down the path of a painful death, when you type in things like “sudden on…

Big Thanks Posted From https://www.runtothefinish.com/become-a-running-coach/ I don’t have to tell you that running has become a popular sport and that so many of us who started out just wanting to run one race, now find ourselves years later wanting to spread the fun. Wanting to become a running coach and show others how to do…

Big Thanks Posted From https://www.runtothefinish.com/colorado-must-do/ In just a few hours, the sun will rise on my 40th birthday and let’s be honest, doesn’t a birthday like this inspire a must do Colorado adventure list?! For my 36th, I’ll threw back the covers in a warm Dublin hotel room, kissed that handsome man of mine, downed…

Big Thanks Posted From https://www.runtothefinish.com/lower-back-pain-while-running/ Running injuries are not required, but they do happen for a couple of very common reasons. One of which is tight muscles, the other is poor form and both could be causing lower back pain while running. Unfortunately, stats show over 31 million Americans experience lower back pain, which means…