When a runner embarks on their running journey, they usually aspire to participate in a Marathon race; well, at least once in their lifetime. As you probably already know, a Marathon race consists of a 26.2 miles (42.195 km) distance. Yet, even though this is a very challenging distance to run, it is of great historical importance.
Continue reading “Is a Marathon actually that hard?”Recovery days for athletes; probably the most underestimated aspect of the training process. But, before we touch on the importance of rest days, let’s first determine what recovery — or rest days — are.
Continue reading “How important are recovery days for endurance athletes?”Endurance training is an inexhaustible field to analyze in just one article. However, we’ll try our best to examine a few important things that you need to consider; that is, before setting out on your endurance training path.
Continue reading “Endurance training: What you should know”Congratulations candidate coach! The reason you’re probably reading this article is because you’re ready, or almost ready, to become an endurance coach; by far the most awesome job in the world. Yup, as you’ve already gathered, I am an endurance coach; to be precise, a running and triathlon coach. ✌😊
Continue reading “Become an endurance coach today!”“I am an endurance athlete. All I want is to swim, cycle, or run as fast as I can, for a prolonged period of time. Resistance training and weightlifting will make me slower, even heavier; plus, I cannot squeeze strength workouts in my training calendar.” Although this conviction seems to be less popular nowadays, unfortunately, some athletes still think this way. To set the record straight, there are two main reasons for an endurance athlete to execute strength training. First, to minimize the possibility of an injury and, second, to improve performance. To clarify things, below we’ll examine how resistance training can enhance endurance performance.
Continue reading “Resistance training for Endurance performance”Being a coach can be a marvelous experience, with many milestone moments in a person’s life. However, it can be a nightmare too; that’s if you don’t focus on a well-structured training program for endurance runners. And it’s also valid if you omit important aspects that may affect the training plan; hence, your runner’s overall performance.
Continue reading “Training program for endurance runners: What to consider”We’ll never stop saying that coaching athletes is an art — yet, it’s not an undefined art; to put it another way, it’s not devoid of structure — at least, it shouldn’t be. Indeed, coaching athletes requires the application of several different scientific fields, such as physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, and sports psychology. However, the key to optimize performance is to combine the above scientific practices with endurance performance analysis software.
Continue reading “ScienceTraining: Your endurance performance analysis software”Endurance science has been around in sports for many years. In fact, ever since the first relevant papers (scientific articles) started being published in scientific journals. And, although researchers have been examining athletic endurance systematically for many years, we’ve only recently begun to witness its evolution; mainly, due to the ever-increasing popularity of endurance sports, athletes, events, etc.
Continue reading “Endurance science: The latest advances”In the last years, endurance sports — especially running, cycling, and triathlon — have become very popular; and millions of people started training to be a part of the endurance sports community. As a result, a more scientific approach to endurance coaching for coaches became of primary importance. Why? First and foremost, for the safe coaching of the novice endurance athletes and, second, for optimizing their performance.
Continue reading “Endurance coaching for coaches”Sports science is the field that studies how the human body works and performs during sporting activities. Its main focus is, of course, to understand the physiological mechanisms that lead to adaptations; and to maximize the athlete’s performance, when preparing for races. That being the case, a coach’s objective here is twofold: on one hand, to achieve the best possible results for athletes; and on the other, to lower the risk of injuries.
Continue reading “The philosophy of sports science about endurance”
