Tag Archives: runners

12-Minute Run Fitness Test

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by .

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Psst… Don’t tell anyone but I’m in the process of developing an arsenal of new Treadmill Trainer running workouts. One such workout is a running fitness test – similar to the 12-minute run (or Cooper test). So I thought, it’s been a while since I last ran a 12-minute run, why not hop on the [...]

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The Anatomy of 5k Training

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by .

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By Thad McLaurin “RunnerDude” RunnerDude’s Blog The 5K has quickly become one of the most popular race distances. This may be due to the short distance the most people can walk making it a perfect distance for fundraising events. But don’t let the short distance fool you. A 5K (when raced) is a tough race. [...]

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Should Runners Strength Train?

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by .

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Should runners spend more of their time running or sacrifice a few runs to get in some good quality strength training work? That’s a common question I receive. It’s also something that creates a bit of a dilemma within athletic conditioning. For instance, when I put together the training programs for the men’s soccer team [...]

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This Week’s Workouts

Posted on 27. Nov, 2009 by .

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This week was my first week back in the gym after about 10 days of doing nothing to a damn parasite that knocked me out for far too long. So these workouts were meant to gradually get me back into my groove so that I could pick with my previous Fitter U Fitness workouts Here’s [...]

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Movin On Up…8 Great Tips for Improving Your Running!

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by .

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GUEST POST – By Thad McLaurin “RunnerDude” RunnerDude’s Blog If you’re about my age (44) or older, you probably remember a television show from the 70s called The Jefferson’s. I can still hear the theme song from the show…”Well we’re movin on up, To the east side. To a deluxe apartment in the sky. Movin on up, [...]

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