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7 Tips for Running Injury Prevention in 2026 Do you have a New Year’s Resolution to get in better shape or run more? I love seeing people aspire to improve their fitness at the start of the year but, unfortunately, many adult athletes, and runners specifically, become frustrated due to injury early into the training […]

What is the Running Readiness Scale and can it be used to determine running injury risk? Running injuries are all multi-factorial which means they are often due to a variety of reasons ultimately causing an imbalance between the workload being placed on the body and the body’s ability to withstand and adapt to it. This

13 Signs You’re Not Lifting Heavy Enough to Improve Your Running Performance Runners are notorious for underloading their lifts and this is not always their fault so often runners are taught to lift lighter weight for more repetitions as it mirrors the endurance demands of running. This can make intuitive sense but undermines the entire

52 Steps to Design Your Own Running Program There are many ways to create a training program and you certainly do not need to follow every single one of these steps to the letter. However, based on my experience as a former competitive runner, a running coach, and a physical therapist helping runners prevent and

Pogo Jump Plyometrics for Runners Do you do plyometrics? This article covers how I utilize pogo jumps as a means to introduce plyometrics into a distance runner’s overall training program. Pogo jumps are submaximal jumps which are designed to be performed quickly. You can build power (the ability to exert force quickly) with pogo jumps

Safely Progress Weekly Mileage Using a Block System A fundamental aspect of improving distance running performance is increasing the total miles run per week. Injuries often occur when the miles per week (mpw) progression occurs too rapidly and, contrastingly, a lack of improved performance can occur if mileage is not progressed enough over time. Pitfalls