Sleep is essential for functioning at your best. And, it’s particularly important for endurance athletes striving for peak performance. Good sleep leads you to be mentally cognizant and feel stronger, helping you to run further and faster. Alternatively, a bad night’s sleep can cause you to feel drained, leading to a less-than-impressive workout the next […] The post How Runners Can Adjust (And Crush!) Their Workout After a Sleepless Night first appeared on Runners Connect ..read more

CBD has become an increasingly popular topic in the running and endurance world. Claims range from direct performance improvements to improved recovery and better quality sleep. But, are any of these claims backed by any research? Well, that’s what we’re going to dive into in today’s article. We’ll look at… The differences between CBD, Hemp […] The post CBD for Runners: Does it Work or are the Claims Unsupported first appeared on Runners Connect ..read more

Recovery is perhaps the single most important aspect of training outside the actual running and workouts you do. In fact, without proper recovery, even the best laid training plans and workouts will be rendered useless. That’s because we actually improve and get better through the recovery process. Training breaks down our muscle fibers and produces […] The post 5 Key Running Recovery Ingredients first appeared on Runners Connect ..read more

One of the main tenants of all training physiology is the concept of progression. Simply speaking, training works because the body slowly adapts to the stresses we put on it and gets stronger. Over time, however, the same stress (i.e. same running pace or weight on a barbell) diminishes in effectiveness since you’re now stronger […] The post How To Start Running On Trails or Hills: 4 Tips For Beginners first appeared on Runners Connect ..read more

A relatively new speed strategy, double-threshold training has quickly found a spot in many elite runners’ programs. But what if you aren’t looking to make the next Olympic team or win a national sprinting title? Can the average runner benefit from this type of training? And if so, how do you implement it? The good […] The post How To Increase Your Running Speed With Double-Threshold Training first appeared on Runners Connect ..read more

Lactate threshold has become an increasingly popular term and metric used throughout endurance sports training, especially in running. Unless you’ve been training under a rock, there’s no doubt you’ve heard about its importance. But, what exactly is lactate threshold and, more importantly, how do you calculate yours? That’s what we’re going to help you understand […] The post How to Calculate Your Lactate Threshold first appeared on Runners Connect ..read more

As you may know if you’re already a follower, I started taking a greens supplement last year in an attempt to develop an overall healthier routine and dial in my nutrition. I wrote a pretty in-depth piece on the benefits I experienced as well as some of the specific biomarkers I was able to track […] The post Reds Supplement for Runners: Are They Worth It and How to Find the Best first appeared on Runners Connect ..read more

We recently posted an article about the research studies behind NuNee and how it’s 90% effective at treating runner’s knee. In that article, I outlined the literature and results of the specific studies that demonstrated the effectiveness of the NuNee device, but I didn’t dig deep into the why or the how. So, I thought […] The post The Mechanics of Runner’s Knee and How to Treat first appeared on Runners Connect ..read more

Runner’s knee, or patellofemoral pain syndrome, is one of the most common running injuries Two large scale scientific studies have confirmed this. A 2003 study of over 800 runners training for a road race in Canada found that runner’s knee alone accounted for almost one third of all of the injuries sustained by the sample ..read more

I have been using athletic greens every single day for just over a year now and today I want to share with you both my objective and subjective results. The objective part is important because I am going to use actual biomarker data to show what difference, if any, using athletic greens had on my ..read more