So I have been busy all week with my kids last week of school, my oldest son "graduating" from elementary school moving up to middle school, soccer parties, graduation parties, family in town, seeing clients, training for my races, getting ready for three straight weekends of races coming up, and life's normal day to day responsibilities.  So I am pretty well exhausted and…

As we get closer to the summer racing season (although the snow in mid-May makes one wonder) and I spend more time training on the trails around the Pikes Peak region I can not help but notice that a lot of trail runners could use some basic pointers on proper form.  Most injuries are a result of over training or improper training and are preventable, the obvious exception to this rule are a crash or contact related injury.  So whether you are training for a race or you are a fitness…

As an athlete do you want to be able to go faster, improve your results in a race, or see your performance go to the next level?  If so, you need to add speed-work to your training regimen.  Speed-work, interval training, or anaerobic energy system training are basically the same thing.  The idea behind these forms of training is to improve your body's physiological response…