Couch to Marathon: Distance Challenge Spotlight, Elizabeth Henson
Elizabeth registered for last year’s Distance Challenge (Full Track) after having just run her first 5k in years. Don’t think you’re ready to #DareTheDistance quite yet? Read on: Back in high school I ran track and cross country and used to think “I should make it a goal to do a marathon before age 30.” […]
Cross-training For Runners
Our awesome Distance Challenge Presenting Sponsor, Select Physical Therapy, provided some amazing insight to why cross-training is so important for runners. One of their top Orthopedic Specialists, Rachel Tolentin, included a variety of exercises to keep you strong as you round out the 2017-2018 season. As runners we tend to focus on running being our […]
Cross-training For Runners
Our awesome Distance Challenge Presenting Sponsor, Select Physical Therapy, provided some amazing insight to why cross-training is so important for runners. One of their top Orthopedic Specialists, Rachel Tolentin, included a variety of exercises to keep you strong as you round out the 2017-2018 season. As runners we tend to focus on running being our […]
Sleep and Running
Sleep Number is one of this years sponsors for the Distance Challenge, Daisy 5k, and Decker Challenge Half Marathon, and the IT by sleep number was actually designed for runners. It allows you to incorporate your workout times with you sleeping patterns. They have sent us some useful tips that you may want to consider. […]
Get to know the Distance Challenge: Greg Leitich
In this blog series, we’ll get to know some of our new and veteran Distance Challenge (DC) participants. If you have a story you’d like to share, let us know! Interviews by DC Coordinator, Hannah Kanne dc@austinrunners.org. I was born and raised in Chicago (North Side, so I’m a Cubs fan), came to Austin for […]
Track Etiquette
Track- love it or hate it, it’s where race day success begins. Whether you’re running sprints, fartleks, or Yassos, your workout will be much more enjoyable if you and your fellow runners use some basic etiquette. This is especially true when the oval is crowded and paces vary greatly among everyone. So, let’s take a […]
Distance Challenge Training
Austin is a great city for many reasons- a plethora of parks and outdoor activities, live music on every corner, tacos, and an incredible running community. Our city loves running so much that you can practically count on being able to run some kind of race on any given weekend throughout the year. What makes Austin unique […]
