Let’s get nitty gritty about the mileage jump no one really explains: Going from 35–40 miles per week…to consistently handling 50+. On paper, it’s “just 10 more miles.” It's even hyper normalized on the internet to the point of "wait, you don't run this much?" In reality? It’s the difference between finishing your Saturday long run feeling steady and dragging through Sunday wondering why your hamstring feels tight, your legs feel like jello, and you swear your knees are playing "musical...

With base building in full swing, our common goal as runners is STRONG. Get strong. Run strong. Run longer stronger. Because we've got races on the calendar and months of training cycles ahead. Call me crazy, but I've always liked base building. There's something about laying the foundation for an upcoming race season that gets me in the zone. And something I've noticed recently is confusion on HOW to get strong during base building: How do you lift without being sore for days? How to build...

I was in big trouble. Only half way down the mountain and my right knee is screaming at me. (This was last week during ski week, just to be clear). Don't worry, it all still relates to running and cantakerous knees. Because for the past 2 years I've been religious about strength training like a runner 2-3x a week. Specifically ALWAYS hitting leg day at least 1 time a week. If not 2. And not skimping on the single leg work which would set my quads ablaze and make me question my life choices....