The gender gap in running, revisited
Last year I wrote an article about the gender gap in running. In the article, I talked about how the SRY gene is responsible for men getting a massive dose of testosterone, which leads to the 11-12% gender gap we see across all distances. Check out my full article here. The one area where there […]
Does beetroot juice actually make you faster?
A large part of what I focus on in this column is how you can alter your training to enhance performance. Training-schmraining…wouldn’t it be nice if there were ways to enhance performance without putting in any extra effort? Unfortunately, most effortless strategies that make as faster are dangerous and against the rules (EPO, blood doping etc.). […]
How does your hill running technique compare to elites’?
Happy New Year readers! With 2016 finally upon us, it’s time to start laying down base training for a successful year of racing. During this early phase of your year, it’s a good time to think about and train things that you really don’t have time for during the race season. One of these components: […]
How nuclear bombs tell us to take time off
The off-season is officially upon us! YA. Time to dial back the volume and intensity, take care of low-grade injuries, get back to other aspects of training you’ve missed, and just generally take it easy and dream up performances to come in 2016. At our club, Health and Performance, I have seen a number of […]
Are you running slow enough?
In the past, I have written about the importance of interval training to improve running performance. Yes, it is very important to hammer above your lactate threshold a couple of times per week depending on where you are in your training to get the most out of your body. This is the gold standard of […]
Questions and Answers on Sleeping and Racing
It’s been such a cold winter and I haven’t had enough time to train as I would have liked. I am registered for a big race in a couple weeks. Should I run it? It HAS been a chilly winter to say the least, which has some runners opting to stay inside on the couch […]
Why I Run
My name is Daniel Cook, I am 26 years old and work as a mental health nurse at Grand River Hospital. My journey into running has been a long and hard trip, only 4 short years ago I used to weigh an astonishing 375 pounds. My whole life I was big, I was always the […]
