First things first, grab a calendar and a big ol' marker. Or a small one. Your choice. Mark the race day and work backward. Now, be honest with yourself. Are you a morning runner or a night owl? Do you have kids' soccer games on Saturdays? Plan your runs around YOUR life, not the other way around.

Coach Carola recently spoke about the benefits of strength training, and I hope it has encouraged you to add it to your weekly routine. Now that you know strength training is important, are you asking yourself if you should be using LOW REPS with HEAVY WEIGHTS or HIGH REPS with...

Coach Carola is back to remind us about the importance of strength training! Many runners prefer to only run and not do any other kind of workout, but there are amazing benefits to integrating strength training into your fitness schedule.   Benefits of strength training for runners include the following:...

As runners we often associate our progress with our pace, but there are MANY signs of increased fitness that have nothing to do with speed. Let's take a look at a few of them with Coach Carola from ZOOMA Run Club: You can run LONGER. You can run for a...