It is nearly guaranteed that your training program will get disrupted – whether by weather, illness, travel, minor injury, or other commitments. Here are six adjustments you can make that help you turn such a challenge into an opportunity for significant gains.
How do you become a hardcore runner? You need to make the conscious decision to be less hardcore at other pursuits.
Coffee may be an essential dietary ingredient to the predawn runner. But is its net effect positive or negative? You may be surprised to find that some myths have been debunked.
When you face challenges in balancing work, life, and running, it is important that you invest in gaining and maintaining the support of your loved ones and, at times, colleagues for your hobby. Here are some tips on how to do so.
If you run for a passion but not for a living, you probably face a lot of challenges in getting all the training done you want to due to “life” getting in the way. Here is one system that can help you be more effective and efficient with your time, hopefully allowing you to better achieve your running goals in the process.
One concept that has widespread impact but tends to be under-discussed in traditional outlets for runners is balance. It is an appropriately broad word with multidimensional importance, even more so for the aspiring marathon runner who is trying to fit their training into all of the other priorities in life.
A recent study in Belgium provides more evidence of the value of running predawn – you lose or maintain weight better due to better fat-burning. There are some caveats to the study to consider, though.
This Saturday, November 13, 2010, will mark six months since the launch of the Predawn Runner blog. I’d like to step back and reflect on what we (as the predawn running community) have done here, and ask some questions on what you would like to see as a future direction for this site.
One of the biggest barriers a new(ish) parent can face in being able to train is a lack of sleep, due to their child’s sleep issues. Thus, it is important to help establish good sleep habits early, for their sake as well as your own. Here are some tips, based on years of dealing with sleep challenges, on how to do so.
While there are many benefits to running in the predawn, there is one major drawback – the fact that it is dark. Here are four tips for keeping safe if you face traffic on your predawn (or postdusk) run.
