Articles About Running
If you search How to Breathe while Running, you will get many different views and advice. This can be extremely confusing for the beginner runner. What is the best way to breathe during a run? Well, let me help you sift through the multitude of information and expert advice on this. I will tell you…
There are likely thousands of books on running. Some are absolutely wonderful and tremendously useful, while others are real duds. So, how do you sort the good ones from the bad ones? You ask someone who has read many, many books for runners. That is me, Patricia Prince, runner, coach and writer. Let me tell…
Running with a heart rate monitor is an effective and safer way to train. If you are just learning to run, want to run faster, run further or perform to your personal best, monitoring your heart rate is a great tool to use in training. But before you get started, there are some things you…
A quality winter running hat is important to stay warm and comfortable on your run. Your head can lose a lot of heat in cold weather. A great hat can make the difference between an enjoyable run or a miserable, cold run. So, let’s explore what proper headgear is and why you need it. What…
Ultra Running is a sport that involves running very long distances. The standard definition is anything more than 26.2 miles (a marathon). However, the shortest distance for most ultramarathons is 50 kilometers, which is a little over 31 miles. And there are distances of 100 km, 100 miles and much further. When I first learned…
Running can sometimes be a struggle, especially when you are tired and sore towards the end of a long run or race. It is during these hard times that many runners fall back on their favorite quotes and mantras to push forward. Words can inspire us to keep going, persevere and make it to the…
Getting the recommended 150 minutes per week of exercise is not an easy task sometimes. Maybe you view exercise as a chore and just don’t like to do it. Or perhaps you push that workout to the sidelines because other things take priority in your life. And maybe, as with many cancer survivors, your memory…
Exercise is good for cancer patients and survivors. We have heard this time and again. Cancer researchers, doctors and nurses tell us that we need to be active. We are told that it will make us feel better and help reduce the risk of our cancer coming back. But there are so many exercises out…
Running is a fantastic way to keep fit and healthy. But running in the heat and humidity of summer can be uncomfortable. Exertion from a summer run can potentially be dangerous too if you aren’t careful. Here are 20 tips to make running in the heat a little more bearable and safer. 1. Run Early…
Robert William, of Fit Territory, is passionate about fitness. While he is not a huge fan of cardio exercise, he knows it is a vital component of keeping fit. He has graciously agreed to write a guest blog article for Pink Ribbon Runner. In this article he helps us answer the question; is running or…
Bodyweight exercises are a great way to workout. They can be done at home. But they are often overlooked for more technical and exciting workouts, like TRX and Cardio Tramp. Last Updated November 15, 2020 Perhaps it is the name? Bodyweight Exercises. Meh, boring. Right? It doesn’t pop! And you don’t really want to be…
While the great majority of the world is stuck indoors, I thought I would use this opportunity to daydream about what my ideal setup would be for indoor running. Updated November 22, 2021 Now, I am not the type of person to have exorbitant tastes. I tend to be more on the practical side. So,…
Sunshine is vital to your health because of Vitamin D. It is estimated that 80% of people in northern countries and over 50% of the world’s population are deficient in this essential nutrient. Being stuck indoors, especially during winter months, is thought to lead to higher incidences of the diseases linked to low vitamin D…
Before I became a runner, I used to think that running was a fast and competitive sport. After all, runners compete in races. To win a race, I thought you needed to run faster than your competitors. And I thought that to run fast, you needed to train fast. But the more I learned about…
I am not a fan of the treadmill. Many call it the dreadmill. It has been defined by the Urban Dictionary as the “conveyor belt to nowhere“. But if you want to keep fit and continue training, sometimes you need to consider a treadmill workout. Last updated November 22, 2021 Perhaps the weather is frightful?…
I didn’t really want to start taking Tamoxifen, although my oncologist recommended it. I knew of the side effects and it worried me. I had already thrown a blood clot and had liver issues as a result of my chemotherapy. I knew tamoxifen was notorious for these side effects. But I wasn’t yet in menopause…
Women have heard that they are too weak, delicate, fragile and too old to run. Many women runners have been harassed and attacked while running. But the health benefits of running for women are undeniable. Women need to persevere and continue to run. We need to keep showing the world that women runners are strong…
Winter is a great time to run. Sadly, many runners move inside to exercise during the colder and snowy months. But running outside all winter long can be a fantastic way to train for spring and stay healthy. Here are 9 reasons to run outside this winter. Updated November 4, 2021 1. Running on snow…
A sports injury can be difficult to heal from physically, mentally and emotionally. Some in the field of sports psychology believe we go through phases similar to grieving. After exploring the topic, diving into the science, watching my fellow athletes heal from injury and being injured myself, I believe we do grieve. My Injury I…
Running is great exercise, but it is sometimes hard on our feet. Our feet are the part of our bodies that contact the ground first. This can apply forces of an average 7 times our body weight focally on each foot strike. So, a 150 pound person lands with about 1000 pounds of force on…
Muscle and body soreness are two questions that trainers are asked frequently. If you are just starting a run program or trying to improve your distance, pace and finishing time, you are going to have sore muscles. Pushing ourselves and moving outside of our comfort zone is the only way to improve. But, anytime we…