Each week, coach and author, Hal Higdon answers your questions about running. Here's the latest:
Friday, May 18, 2012 at 6:00AM 
Carrie Barrett discusses post-workout recovery beyond shakes and other drinks. Aided by the recommendations of Christine Marquette, a registered dietician and owner of Marquette Nutrition and Fitness, Carrie suggests some post-workout meals that will do your body (and your tastebuds) some real good.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 11:45AM 
Recovery has been getting more press as of late, and rightly so. The only way to get stronger and faster is to build up and then allow your body to recover. Here are some immediate recovery tactics to employ in addition to your rest weeks that will help you recover faster and ultimately train harder.
Friday, April 20, 2012 at 3:28PM 
At some point this year, I will fall into a training slump. Whether it is a physical, mental or emotional slump is yet to be determined. I need to be aware of the cues my body is telling me and listen when it's saying it's had enough. When I follow these six practices below, the inevitable training slump becomes manageable and I can hopefully turn that slump into a catalyst for better training and results.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 12:45PM 
There are people who need to exercise, and who absolutely benefit from exercise.
Exercise has rescued obese individuals from a sedentary lifestyle, saved men and women from being ravaged by cardiovascular disease, and allowed for athletes to train their body to perform above and beyond normal capacity.
But exercise also has a dark side - dangerous disadvantages that affect thousands of people each day, and those disadvantages can be summed up in these top 10 reasons exercise is bad for you.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 12:46PM In his latest article for TrainingPeaks, Dr. Rick Kattouf II explains how to embrace winter training and make the most of the "non-racing season," so you're at your best when your first race of the year rolls around.
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