Category: Training
Training
Ready. Set. Goals
For every wild goal set, there are countless traps we can fall into. Coach Laurel Richardson shares how you can avoid common traps in goal setting.
By Laurel Richardson January 13 2020
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Running on the Treadmill
While we would love to stick to the roads year-round, it’s not always possible depending on where you live. Cities like Ottawa and Edmonton are known for their hard-hitting…
By Dylan Wykes November 22 2019
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Mile2Marathon’s Guide to Winter Running
While winters are mild in Vancouver, where Mile2Marathon first started, that’s not the case for the rest of Canada. With the eastern provinces getting hit with colder temperatures…
By Dylan Wykes November 14 2019
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Training Beyond the Body: Finding Your Mental Edge
Tired, sore, feeling like marathon training is taking over your life… yes, folks, we are reaching the peak weeks of fall marathon training. With big stops on the racing calendar in…
By Dylan Wykes September 16 2019
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Know When to Turn Off. Know When To Ramp Up.
“What’s the most difficult part of coaching?” This question from my massage therapist (that interrupted my daydreaming) is still lingering as I stare at the shifty ceiling fan above…
By Kate Gustafson September 9 2019
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The Art of The Long Run
When programming the Long Run for our athletes, it can often be met with fear and trepidation. Like it or not, the long run is the key ingredient in a marathon training plan. To help work…
By Dylan Wykes September 2 2019
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Running Through Pregnancy: Steph’s Story
There are hundreds of resources with advice on pregnancy, exercising while pregnant, postpartum comebacks. It’s a lot. As a team committed to coaching many women who are also parents…
By Dylan Wykes August 26 2019
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The Practice of Racing… aka Tune Up Races and How to Pick Them
Spoiler alert: this is for runners with a marathon goal race. So you’ve registered for a marathon or your reluctant lottery entry got you into the Berlin, Chicago or New York City Marathon?…
By Dylan Wykes August 19 2019