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We just came back from 4 days of running, cheering and meeting with friends in Chicago. The marathon weekend was in full effect with many running activities.Â
We met up with the Ten Junk Miles podcast to eat the best deep-dish pizza in town and to record a group show. We had a long conversation about how Path Projects started, things we have learned in the past 2 years, upcoming products and much more. Episode link to follow next month.
With Scott Kummer, Holly Lindroth and Adam Benkers in the Ten Junk Miles studio.
After visiting the marathon expo, we went for a running tour of downtown Chicago. The rain and wind was coming down in full force and gave us a glimpse of fall running in the Midwest.
On Saturday morning, we set up a marathon shake out run with friends from Path Projects, Ten Junk Miles and Extramilest. Great to meet runners from all over the US, Canada, Australia and Europe. We ran by the water front and talked marathon training and racing strategies.
On Sunday we cheered on more than 40,000 marathoners at mile 24 on Michigan Ave. Very exciting to see the elite runners flying by so fast and smooth.Â
Incredible to watch Brigid Kosgei set a new women's world record in 2:14:04
Coach Morgan from The Run Experience hosted a 2 hour live web cast from mile 24, while everyone cheered on the runners.
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Central Park Group Run, New York
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Path Projects photo shoot - Central Park, New York
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Nov 2 - Sat
New York Marathon Shakeout Run
Join us for a short (30 minutes) shakeout run. Hang, chat, and more!
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CIM Marathon Shakeout Run - Sacramento, CA
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🚨Enter to Win a $100 gift card🚨
Congrats to last week's winner AJ Neufeld for winning 1 Cascade T-shirt and 2 Tahoe Base liners.Â
This week enter to win a $100 gift card from Path Projects. Let us know in the comments, what is one advice you would give other runners looking to improve their running?
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174 comments
Stay hydrated!
Get after it and run more!
Vary your terrain! Running on different types of terrain allows for strengthening of more accessory muscles that are often left out if you run exclusively on flat surfaces like sidewalk or treadmill. Incorporating trail running (even for road runners) is a great way to increase the strength of these lesser-used muscles!
Be consistent and run often. Reps are important so no matter the time or weather, step out the door and get you training in.
If you have a race set up. Train specific to the race terrain . You don’t need any expensive extra gear either
Don’t run all out every time you run.. better to to 2 miles a day and do 14 miles in the week than 4 miles one day and have to rest and maybe only get 10 miles in that week.. slow and steady improvement is longest lasting and less likely to cause injury
Don’t skimp on speed work, hill work, and rest. Use peppermint oil as an anti inflammatory to keep your legs fresh.
Just get out and have fun!
Run outside as much as possible. Fresh air, sunlight, and the adversity of running in all types of weather will keep you running your whole life.
When you have a really good race or a really good training don’t always beat yourself because on the next run you don’t do as good or run as fast as you did on the last one some days your gonna feel better then others.
Read articles from Koop and Roche.
Information is power! There is so much help and support out there at a local running store, online, and at running events (to name a few outlets). You are a runner! Own it and seek out information that can help your best be even better. Also understand that in this sport, you are not alone.
Spend more time running slow(er) than fast(er).
For me the biggest thing is consistency; getting out regularly and often.
Listen to your body!!
Take it easy to start with, do stretching and core exercises on your days off / in between running days, eat well and remember to enjoy being out there. Your fitness and pace will improve over time if you stick to these basic things.