by Scott Miller | Mar 11, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Bad Habits Bad habits are like riding a bicycle, you might put them aside for a long time but it’s easy to jump back on and go for a spin. Once you do, it doesn’t take long for those bad habits to take over again. Since completing my first marathon at age...
by Scott Miller | Mar 5, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Nailing Long Runs Nailing long runs for many of us is no easy matter. For Half Marathoners the long run is 6 to 10 miles depending upon the training plan. For Marathoners the standard is 20 miles. I talk to a lot of runners and I can’t remember a single time...
by Scott Miller | Feb 25, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Impaired Running Impaired running and injury alert – stay healthy! We want to see you on race day! Marathon and Half Marathon runners you are entering the impaired running and injury danger zone! I know that because every year about this time we start to get...
by Scott Miller | Feb 18, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Run On! Run On is a phrase I adopted a bunch of years ago. I started using it in pre-race communications with runners and it just sort of stuck. If you’re ever out for a run early in the morning in Warwick Park in Lititz and you meet/pass some old guy plugging...
by Scott Miller | Feb 12, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Mental Games Mental Games are credited by experienced runners with the same importance as physical training. Runners World Facebook posts frequently talk about the mental game. Examples include: consciously smile when the running gets tough, let your mind wonder...
by Scott Miller | Feb 4, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Beware of Injury – Sunday, January 29, 2017 Run Injury takes you out of the game. The higher your mileage the more you need to beware of injury during your run. As an RD I get a lot of e-mails from people who have been taken out of the game due to injury. They...
by Scott Miller | Jan 28, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Tuesday 5:20 a.m. – No Running This Morning Cheryl (my wife): Flipping on the light, “Scott, are you getting up and running?” Scott: Groggily, “It’s not even 4:30. My alarm clock didn’t go off yet.” Cheryl: “It’s twenty after 5.” Scott: Rolling over to look at...
by Scott Miller | Jan 22, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Run, run and run some more. For those who registered this week. I attempt to send an e-mail each weekend starting January 1. You can find links to the previous e-mails following this one. Some Runs are Amazing. Others a Disaster I was so totally looking forward to my...
by Scott Miller | Jan 14, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Wednesday morning at 4:00 a.m. there was no point in staying in bed. Plan called for a 7 mile run and the idea of it made sleep impossible. Why? Because of a raging debate in my head: “You know it’s icy don’t you,” “Yeah, but you gotta get those miles in just be...
by Scott Miller | Jan 8, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Saturday, January 7, 2017 Happy New Running Year! If you have run either our half marathon or our marathon previously you know how this e-mail thing works. First time runners – I attempt to send you an e-mail every weekend. I hope you find them helpful and...
