Enhance Performance and Fitness with Better Sleep
Athletes are always looking for ways to run faster, jump farther, and throw harder. While new training techniques arise every day, it’s one of...
Everyday Athlete: Caylei Vogelzang, Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
Growing up in Ashland, Oregon, Caylei Vogelzang has always been focused on physical fitness, health and wellness. She ran cross country and track in...
Setting the Pace: How to Become a Race Pacer
At races around the area, you can often find pacers spread throughout the corrals, holding signs with a finish time or pace-per-mile time on...
How to Peak for Your Goal Race
Being truly ready for race day is harder than you think. If you think cutting your mileage in half, taking more rest days and...
Celebrate Global Running Day at 11 Local Events
Global Running Day is a worldwide celebration of running that encourages everyone to get moving. It doesn’t matter how fast you run or how...
5 Healthy, Packable Lunches that Aren’t Salad
Lunch is a struggle. Whether you’re a meal prepper or last-minute packer, coming up with different options that last several hours in a lunchbox...
Correct Pacing in Marathon Training to Prevent Injury
May and June marks the beginning of summer marathon training for thousands of Chicago area runners. Every year, numerous runners take to the Lakefront...
How Bike the Drive Benefits Chicago Athletes Year-Round
This article was originally posted on May 24, 2018. The event is now called the Fifth Third Bike the Drive.
Every Memorial Day weekend, 15 miles...
6 Reasons You Aren’t Getting Faster
As a professional triathlon coach, the answer I get asked most often is “why am I not getting faster?”
Triathletes usually see great performance increases...
Parenting as an Endurance Athlete
This article is for you, parents. You, who dare to retain your endurance athlete persona while raising healthy, happy kids. It is not easy,...
