The Best Running Advice I Ever Received

 I really never had any running talent at all.  Didn't even make it to Districts in my Junior year.  But something clicked that season that gave me enough of something to eventually walk on at Penn State and letter my first year of Cross Country.  And continue on for 3 more years on a team in the "Final Four".

I joined the York Road Runners Club and hung around some older runners just out of college.  The encouragement and knowledge gave me a bit of a surge.

But the real improvement came from one simple "trick" which was given to me by a member of the club.

Run twice a day! 

So I started running at 6:00am nearly every day, 3 miles on M/W/F and 5 miles on T/Th.  That made all the difference in the world.

 

Coach Groves Was Strict About Morning Runs

Maybe science has created a way around that!

The rule for distance runners was "out the door by 9:00am". 4 to 6 miles was encouraged. I once had Coach for a phys ed class in Fitness and Games. If I knocked on his window at Rec Hall, I could skip class that day. If it was before 9:00am.

Morning Run In A Pill