Category Archives: Tips

Training Tip: Running Logs

By Ryan | Published: July 30, 2012

Excerpted from Running with Joy: When I first started running, I kept a very detailed training log. My dad still has my high-school journals and often referred back to them when he coached our local high-school cross-country team to numerous state titles. I was adamant about keeping my log up-to-date. I loved to record my workouts [...]

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Training Tip: Energy Food

By Ryan | Published: April 1, 2011

Excerpted from Running With Joy: Many people run to lose weight, but I maintain a delicate balance of staying lean while still fueling myself well. I often remind myself when I am training hard that yesterday’s energy in equals today’s energy out. The body can absorb only so much in one sitting. I eat often [...]

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Training Tip: Weekly Mileage

By Ryan | Published: February 9, 2011

Excerpted from Running With Joy: In high school, I was the mileage king. I loved the sense of accomplishment I felt when I added up my weekly mileage. Sometimes I would even sneak out for an easy extra run so I could hit a nice round number. But now I have learned that running a [...]

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Training Tip: Alternating Fast and Slow Days

By Ryan | Published: January 20, 2011

Excerpted from Running With Joy: “Most runners run too easy on their fast days and too hard on their slow days. The basic principle of running is to break your muscles down on the workout days and then allow them to rebuild on the easy days. Take your easy days seriously and allow your body [...]

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Don’t Try Harder, Bring Jesus

By Ryan | Published: December 21, 2010

The other day I was out doing a workout on one of my favorite paths here near Stanford called Sawyer Camp. Sawyer Camp is a lightening-fast path that I have spent the last decade running grueling tempo runs on. I recorded a workout I ran here in “Running with Joy” during my buildup for the [...]

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