Community Blog
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Laurel Hill Preview
Prepare for the challenging (but oh-so-satisfying) Laurel Hill climb at the end of the Tarheel 10 & 4 Miler! This course ride-through video will help familiarize you with the slope & landmarks so that you can glide up this last stretch of the run with confidence and finish strong.
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Fleet Feet Tarheel 10 & 4 Training: Track & Running Core Workout
Fleet Feet Full & Half Marathon Training: Track & Running Core Workout
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Finding the Joy of Movement with Nia
For me, the word “exercise” always carried the expectation of “should”: I should exercise, I should exercise more, I should exercise more consistently. Does this sound familiar? Nia took my “shoulds” away when my teacher said, “Move in your body’s way. There’s no judgement.”
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Fleet Feet Full & Half Marathon Training: Track & Running Core Workout
Fleet Feet Full & Half Marathon Training: Track & Running Core Workout
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Core Corner: Step Back Lunge With Opposite Arm Row
With the Step Back Lunge and Row, we can work in all of the fundamental elements of running: balance and stability on one leg; pushing the body forward from the hip complex; and rotating around the stable central axis of the spine (with ribs and pelvis counter-rotating).
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Running Dynamic Warm Up
Here is a quick and comprehensive dynamic warm up for running. It incorporates proper muscle activation and dynamic stretch within the neuromuscular movement patterns of running so you can put your best foot forward before hitting the pavement or trail!
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Quick Assessment of Aches & Pains
Experiencing aches and pains after starting or increasing an exercise program? Not sure how to proceed? A simple way to asses the situation is to simply put a finger on where you feel the discomfort, then follow these “stop light guidelines”.
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Fleet Feet Full & Half Marathon Training: Track & Strength Workout
Fleet Feet Full & Half Marathon Training: Track & Strength Workout | February 1, 2016
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Fleet Feet Full & Half Marathon Training: Hill Workout + Strength
Fleet Feet Full & Half Marathon Training: Hill and Strength Workout
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Core Corner: Step Ups with Dumbbells
Winter is the time of year for planning, looking through the Event Guide and choosing your target events. This month’s core corner will review a simple movement pattern: the step up. This is a movement that can serve as a cornerstone for an overall lower extremity strength program. This compound movement involving hip, knee and…
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