Runners like to train 100 miles per week because it's a round number. But I think 88 is a lot rounder. — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better. — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
New nemeses keep racing fresh, but I also find challenge in going longer, with only the distance as foe. I run my… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Even for runners who never make the transition to more sophisticated workouts, easing into speedwork will lead to more enjoyable running. — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
There's always somebody doing something more extreme than you are. It used to be that if you ran the marathon, that was… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
The key to running a good marathon is to not listen to anyone's advice the last week before the race. That's when… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
The Kenyans beat up on the American runners in every road race every weekend of the year, but we're way ahead of… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
So here's my advice to city planners. Make your city runnable. Runners are the first wave of troops bringing human activity back… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Beginning runners come in all shapes, sizes and pre-existing conditions, so there's no magic formula for determining exactly how much basic running… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
The toughest trail I ever ran was the Escarpment in the Catskills of New York State. This was an 18-mile race through… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
In those long, lonely miles you put in during the off-season, and in those knife-in-the-gut repetitions and hill repeats that buckly your… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Runners like to train 100 miles per week because it's a round number. But I think 88 is a lot rounder. — Don Kardong Copy Share
The toughest trail I ever ran was the Escarpment in the Catskills of New York State. This was an 18-mile race through Rip Van… — Don Kardong Copy Share
Beginning runners come in all shapes, sizes and pre-existing conditions, so there's no magic formula for determining exactly how much basic running is needed… — Don Kardong Copy Share
In those long, lonely miles you put in during the off-season, and in those knife-in-the-gut repetitions and hill repeats that buckly your knees -… — Don Kardong Copy Share
Cold is not without its risks to runners, of course, especially ones who don't head south when winter visits their neighborhood. Even pooh-pooh-ers of… — Don Kardong Copy Share
If an athlete takes a shortcut - literally, for example, by running a street that shortens the marathon route by a quarter mile -… — Don Kardong Copy Share
Fartlek, or speed play, is variable-pace running that emphasizes creativity. During a 30-minute run, choose objects to run to - telephone poles, trees, buildings,… — Don Kardong Copy Share
Running at night used to frighten me. Part of it was simply safety, the question of whether level ground would truly appear under each… — Don Kardong Copy Share
A good teammate is someone willing to get outside of personal thoughts and emotions, a friend who tries to understand, appreciate, and encourage other… — Don Kardong Copy Share
When I was in middle school, and teachers lectured about World War II, the conflict seemed impossibly distant and irrelevant. And it had only… — Don Kardong Copy Share
If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories you consume,… — Don Kardong Copy Share
For most teenage runners, the right foods means a varied diet, decreasing the amount of fat found in the typical American diet and replacing… — Don Kardong Copy Share
