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  • What does having a running coach actually look like?

    The Higher Running Coaches   Often within the first week of training with Higher Running, our coaches hear something along the lines of “This is even better than I expected!” or “I already learned so much!” Not only are our coaches explaining different runs and how to do them correctly, we’re also explaining the why […]

  • Mileage, speed, or hills? How to pick your focus before your next marathon

    If you just ran your fall marathon, congrats! The first thing to do is take a couple weeks to rest and reset, physically and mentally. Don’t skip that part. But after that, if you usually do a 16 week marathon build, you might have weeks or even months before your next one starts. That’s time […]

  • What my trail athletes do every fall to keep improving

    How to close your biggest gap this winter

  • The Big Mistakes Costing You That Marathon PR

    (From BQ to OTQ, and a few lessons that carry over to ultras)   There are so many athletes I’ve coached who have made at least one of these mistakes, whether they’re training for a marathon or an ultra. They want their goal so bad and they’re so deep in the training that it’s hard […]

  • The Signs That Show You’re Improving, No Testing Required

    You don’t need a time trial or lab test to know whether or not your training is working. Testing absolutely has a place at Higher Running, and we do use it. We can use testing to establish or refine an athlete’s training zones and paces, particularly when an athlete has access to a sports physiology […]

  • You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

    Last year, Sage and I were coming down from Maroon Peak, a class three fourteener outside Aspen, when we crossed paths with two hikers who were clearly struggling. It turned out they were supposed to be doing the Four Pass Loop, one of the most iconic and well-traveled routes in Colorado, but they’d taken a […]