The fun of running with a group pulled me into the sport 57 years ago. Running and training with my friends Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter Bill Rodgers, brought out the best of running in me—while we became good friends and Olympians. As I travel the US this season, for our...
Five Ways to Get Faster Marathon Times by Olympian Jeff Galloway
Longer Long Runs Increasing the length of the longest long run has produced the greatest amount of improvement that I've seen among my coaching clients. Several surveys have shown more than 13 minutes of time improvement when runners increase their longest long run from 20 miles to 26 miles before...
Swim Distance Chart for Racing and Training
Training for a triathlon requires a lot of hard work- especially when it comes to figuring out how distances relate in the pool and open water. Check out this handy swim distance chart to help convert distances for races and training in the pool. Sprint Distance TriathlonSwim distances will vary. Usual...
Four Ways To Reduce Stress and Fatigue by Jeff Galloway
It's natural to become focused on the big things in life, and worry about outside forces, building stress. A few simple lifestyle adjustments can result in greater control over attitude and energy, while reducing stress and fatigue. Yes, you can exert more control over your life, produce positive attitude hormones,...
Running Injury Prevention by Jeff Galloway
Be aware of irritation of weak links.The Key Weak Links are body parts where my runners tend to experience injuries are these: Knees - Feet -Calf - Achilles -Hip - Glute/piriformis/sciaticia. But the body parts that YOU need to be aware of are the sites where you are injured or...