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Missed Your Marathon Goal Time? Why One Clock Doesn't Get to Define Your Season
Missed your goal time? A running coach on why one race can't erase your training, what to debrief, and how to move forward without a revenge race.
Nick Klastava
Nov 1
What My 10-Year-Old Taught Me About Friendship and Running
My son's first cross-country season taught me more about running than any PR. Here's what a crew of fifth graders showed me about friendship, belonging and why the people beside us matter more than the clock.
Jaci Schuerholz
Oct 25
Feeling Fine Isn't the Same as Recovered, How Long Marathon Recovery Actually Takes
Feeling fine isn't the same as recovered. A coach's science-backed marathon recovery timeline, warning signs, and when to run hard again.
Nick Klastava
Oct 18
My Current Running Must-Haves: What I'm Using in My 14-Week Marathon Training Build
Coach Nick Klastava shares the shoes, gels, recovery drinks, and compression gear he's using in his 14-week build for the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon.
Nick Klastava
Oct 11
Marathon Recovery: What to Do Before Your Race, While You Travel, and After the Finish
Marathon recovery starts before the gun. Coaches Amanda Katz and Nick Klastava on taper, travel, shakeouts, post race fueling, time off, and the post race blues.
Nick Klastava
Oct 9
The Rebuild, Entry 01, Home Base: A Family Trip to Fall in New England
A running coach's family trip through Stowe, Woodstock, and Salem for peak fall foliage, plus why I took a big down week in training to be fully present for it.
Nick Klastava
Oct 4
Running With Pain: How to Modify Your Runs for Hip, Knee, Shin, and Foot Pain
Feeling something on your runs doesn't automatically mean you're injured. Here's how to shift load away from a sore hip, knee, shin, or foot, and the pain signs that mean it's time to see a PT.
Nick Klastava
Sep 27
Running Nutrition Questions Answered: Carbs, Ferritin, Burnout, and Your First Marathon
We tackled your running nutrition questions with sports dietitian Stevie Lyn Smith: long run carbs, ferritin, burnout, first marathon fueling, and weight cuts.
Nick Klastava
Sep 25
Training for Women Over 40: The Real Guide to Bone Density, Strength, and Racing Smart
Learn how training for women over 40 should change, from bone density and strength work to smarter race choices, with masters coach Kim Nedeau.
Nick Klastava
Sep 17
How to Train for Your First 5K (With the Actual Science Behind It)
Train for your first 5K the smart way. Learn the exercise science behind aerobic base building, run-walk training, and injury-free progress
Nick Klastava
Sep 13
Strength Training for Master Runners: What Changes After 40 (and How to Train Around It)
Why runners over 40 need different strength training, and 3 science-backed lifting adjustments to protect speed, power, and longevity.
Natalie LaMendola
Sep 6
Carbs Per Hour for Runners: Why the Old Fueling Ceiling Moved
How many carbs per hour for runners is actually right? Sports nutritionists Jaclyn Sklaver and Emma Harvie on the 60 gram ceiling, gut training, and bicarb.
Nick Klastava
Aug 27
Super Trainers vs. Super Shoes: Which Max-Cushion Running Tool Do You Need?
Super trainers and super shoes both use bouncy foam and tall stacks, but they do different jobs. Here is how to tell them apart and pick the right one.
Andrew Cantor
Aug 23
How Many Marathons Is Too Many? A Coach’s Case for Racing Less and Recovering More
Coach Corky on stacking marathons, party pacing, influencer race schedules, and what real marathon recovery looks like for everyday runners.
Nick Klastava
Aug 13
Run Club Culture Explained: Dating Apps, Content Farms, and What “All Paces Welcome” Actually Means
What run club culture really looks like: dating app criticisms, content farming, and all paces welcome, from two founders who run clubs every week.
Nick Klastava
Aug 5
The Real Reason Endurance Fueling Got So Good (Hint: It's Your Gut)
Endurance fueling changed more in ten years than the previous fifty. Here is what actually works, sorted by evidence, from a coach who lives by it.
Nick Klastava
Aug 2
REDs in Runners: What Relative Energy Deficiency Really Looks Like
REDs researcher Melissa Lodge explains relative energy deficiency in sport, why it doesn’t have one “look,” bone health risks, and why adolescence is a critical window.
Nick Klastava
Jul 1
Back of the Pack Runner, Front of Mind: What It’s Really Like to Run Boston Slow
Marathoner Avelyn on being a back of the pack runner at Boston, why run-walk is a legitimate strategy, and what the sport gets wrong about slower runners.
Nick Klastava
Jun 17
Trail & Ultra Running 101: How to Choose your first 50k, Community, Mud, and Why Nobody Asks Your Finish Time
Ultra coach Justin Andreas on choosing your first 50K, what road runners get wrong about ultrarunning, and the culture and fueling lessons every runner can borrow from trails.
Nick Klastava
Jun 10
The Running Off-Season Is Part of Training: How to Recover and Rebuild After a Big Race
Coaches Amanda Katz and Nick Klastava on what to do after a big race: reflection, recovery, base building, and why the off-season is essential, not optional.
Nick Klastava
May 20
The Running Explained Blog
Real talk. Nerdy facts. Occasional sass.
We cover training, fueling and nutrition, injury and recovery, strength, racing, gear, and mindset, all backed by the actual science, not the internet's latest hot take.
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