Cheer for your teammates, regardless of whether they're fast or slow, veteran or neophyte, varsity or JV. Or rally the spirits of someone who's had a bad performance. Also, encourage stragglers during tough workouts; jog back to 'pick up' a… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
The body responds to a calorie deficit by slowing down the metabolism and burning muscle tissue. That leads to weakness, sluggishness, slow times. In girls, it can also result in cessation of menstrual periods, which in turn leads to loss… — 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 Image
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 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 is needed… — 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 knees -… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
