Today, I discuss the importance of how working on fine-tuning my running mechanics helped me snag a minute and 25-second PR in a 10K last Saturday running the NYRR Queens 10K. I went from a 39-minute 22-second 10K to a 38-minute 04-second 10K in under four months! I am not a superwoman. If I saw …
It’s essential to stay hydrated throughout your marathon training journey, not just during one specific run. What Are Electrolytes? Electrolytes are minerals that include: calcium, chloride, magnesium, potassium, and sodium ions. These are all essential to our health and are found naturally in saltwater. Chloride, bicarbonate, calcium, phosphate, sodium, magnesium, and potassium are needed for you …
Keep your training fun with a variety of exercises tailored to meet you where you are in your fitness journey. The foundation of the Runwithalli® Coaching Methodology comes from my personal experiences with running marathons, both breakthroughs, and setbacks, including one horrific injury. In addition to my UESCA certification and being coached by Dr. Jason …
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Each year’s training progressively made me stronger for the next year, so I could run a faster marathon and qualify for the Boston Marathon. I increased the duration and volume of my long runs year over year. It took me six years to build my endurance for a 21-mile-long run. It didn’t happen overnight. If …
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Each of these individuals below is training for long-term marathon personal bests. They all are working outwards, running farther and faster injury-free. I tell each of my athletes to focus on the positive aspects of every single run, even when they’re not their bests. It’s essential to find the wins, the big and the small, …
When it comes to nutrition and fueling your body with the proper foods, it’s important to focus on healthier food options that are nutrient-dense. Not much beats feeling confident and strong during your marathon build-up, right?! RIGHT! It’s essential to get enough healthy fats, carbs and proteins our bodies need to have a regular menstrual …
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Do you ever feel like you’re on top of the world when you get an outside run done first in the morning? I know I do. And I’m not alone here. The scary thing is that as a female, running through Brooklyn, NY is, for the most part, safe but absolutely unsafe during certain times …
Allison Tully, Co-Founder of Peak Performance Equipment and the InfinitiLoop explains the beginning of the product. It was the summer of 2018. My running buddies and I yawned as we strapped on our daily o’dark:30 run when one of our friends threw her tangled reflective gear to the ground, shouting, “FORGET IT! I’ll run without …
Like life, running has many ups and downs. Sometimes there will be pain, and sometimes you will feel good. Sometimes you will move slowly and sometimes faster than you could imagine, but the only thing you have to do, irrespective of the circumstance, is to keep putting one foot in front of the other. That’s …
To run farther and faster, it’s essential to get in the habit of warming up properly and including dynamic stretching in your warm-up routine. Dynamic Stretching What is Dynamic Stretching? When should we perform dynamic stretches? Dynamic Stretching is simply moving multiple joints and muscles to get the body moving and the blood flowing. These …
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