Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K
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Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K
6M ago
You did it! Building an off-season program. If you just ran the Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon (or 10K or 5K) or are soon running a different fall half marathon or other goal race, you have trained hard and tapered carefully for the race. To stay healthy and injury-free, it is equally important for you to ..read more
Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K
6M ago
No surprises: Planning for race day You’ve done almost all of your training and your Healthy Driven Naperville or other fall half marathon (or 10K or 5K) and it is coming up soon. That’s very exciting — and probably a bit scary. Here are some tips to get you ready the night before and ..read more
Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K
7M ago
The final training weeks: What you need to know By now, your long runs are getting a lot longer. Depending on your training plan, your longest training run may be 12-14 miles for the half marathon, 6-8 miles for the 10K or 3-6 miles for the 5K. It’s time to start final preparations for ..read more
Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K
7M ago
Four Weeks Left – Finishing Strong By now you have probably been running regularly for at least a few months and may be having trouble staying motivated to keep consistent with your running plan. Now is not the time to let up on your fall race training plan, so I’m sharing my best tips ..read more
Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K
8M ago
Self-Care for Runners: Making Time for Recovery Running is hard on the body, especially if you are new to running or training hard for a race. The longer the distance of the goal race, the harder the training demands on your body. To stay healthy and prevent overtraining, incorporating self-care is just as important ..read more
Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K
8M ago
Off track? 5 ways to get back on plan (and stay there) You have been training for your planned fall Healthy Driven Naperville race and have been following your training plan. And then life happened. Whether it was travel, illness, work, family, injury or some combination – now you are off-track. So now what ..read more
Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K
9M ago
Your Injury-Proof Training Plan Injuries are a concern when running, especially as runners increase mileage or train for a race. The risk is even higher for new runners and runners training for their first race. As you train for this fall’s Naperville Half Marathon, 10K or 5K, consider the following five steps to minimize ..read more
Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K
9M ago
I’ve been running the Naperville Half Marathon every year and raising money for charity since 2017. Tragedy struck our family in 2016 and it means so much to me to raise funds and awareness to help battle addiction (substance use disorder). I grew up in Naperville with my parents and 3 brothers. I’m 45 years ..read more
Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K
9M ago
Hot weather, wet weather – training in the elements Many of you are probably training for the Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon, 10K or 5K (or another fall race). By October, the weather will likely be much more favorable for running a successful race. Unfortunately, your training plan calls for long runs in the ..read more
Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K
10M ago
5K or 10K: Choosing the Best Race and Training Plan for You Now that the Healthy Driven Naperville races include both 5K and 10K options, you might feel like you have a tough decision to make between these two race distances. Here are some considerations to help you make your choice. New to running? Choose the 5K ..read more