I have been interested to know why I have gone 5 years, now age 62, with no injuries, despite substantial training for races/marathons. I have followed all 4 of these tips without knowing they were injury prevention strategies.
Yes, Jason! Love these tips :) Thanks for sharing. I think lots of us are guilty of getting into a rut with our training, and not mixing it up enough. Great job.
Yes coach! I love these tips. I really appreciate how you have expanded on the benefits of trails beyond "softer" ground. Shake it up! That is SO key. Thanks again.
I agree 100% with the strategies and especially #2. Varying the terrain is one of the best way I have found so far to prevent injuries but to improve my endurance and speed as well. Also, running trails is a lot of fun!!!
Thanks! Love the whole program so far...rotating shoes is something I never even considered before! Good excuse to buy shoes on clearance! Thankfully, I have always loved trail runs.
Couldn’t have written the script better myself. Exactly what I aim to do. 4 days trail 3 road rotating 4 pairs of road shoes and about 6 trail depending on time of year. It works!
So simple but yet so effective are all of these tips. I need to do better at trying to find trail surfaces to vary my terrain, I currently only run on pavement or the track. Thanks for this!
Re Tip 2- I run on buffed out trails largely because they’re softer than roads. I can put in more mileage without my legs feeling as beat up. I also can wear a variety of shoes and don’t need the thick midsoles that are popular these days.
This was great! I've been doing tips 2&3 just because I get so bored so easily. I've finally been rotating shoes because I discovered clearance sales! Lol Other than a calf strain from trying zero drop shoes (don't work for me) I've never run farther with less pain/ injury. Now I know why!
Can you be more specific? Intervals are not a type of workout. You can run intervals almost anytime: tempo intervals during base training/early competition phase, race-pace intervals later in the season, etc.
@@JasonFitzgerald Of course; when I was in high school, for example, we ran "10x400 meters" at a certain pace. From what I remember, we used these workouts to improve our mile and 2-mile conditioning. I watched your video on how to run a better 10k and gleaned that these workouts are tailored to a specific race and a specific race pace. I was simply a bit confused by the rationale to incorporate such workouts into training and how they are modified accordingly; I simply wanted to understand the physiological reason intervals are used so that I might incorporate them into my own training.
Great tips! I keep telling myself I should do more trail running but I end up going offroad not more than 3 times a month, which is nothing compared to the time I spend hitting pavement :D
I have been interested to know why I have gone 5 years, now age 62, with no injuries, despite substantial training for races/marathons. I have followed all 4 of these tips without knowing they were injury prevention strategies.
Yes, Jason! Love these tips :) Thanks for sharing. I think lots of us are guilty of getting into a rut with our training, and not mixing it up enough. Great job.
Varying shoes, terrain and speed. Thanks for the great video!
Nice wrap up explaining the repetitive stress aspect of running. Thanks Jason.
Yes coach! I love these tips. I really appreciate how you have expanded on the benefits of trails beyond "softer" ground. Shake it up! That is SO key. Thanks again.
I agree 100% with the strategies and especially #2. Varying the terrain is one of the best way I have found so far to prevent injuries but to improve my endurance and speed as well.
Also, running trails is a lot of fun!!!
Thanks! Love the whole program so far...rotating shoes is something I never even considered before! Good excuse to buy shoes on clearance! Thankfully, I have always loved trail runs.
Couldn’t have written the script better myself. Exactly what I aim to do. 4 days trail 3 road rotating 4 pairs of road shoes and about 6 trail depending on time of year. It works!
I like the strategies and the approach to reducing injury risk.
Right on👍👍 easy do-able tips to be a better athlete!!
Thanks Jason🌟✨ SR🙏🏼
So simple but yet so effective are all of these tips. I need to do better at trying to find trail surfaces to vary my terrain, I currently only run on pavement or the track. Thanks for this!
Thanks for these tips. Definitely need to add in trail runs.
Great tips as always Jason
Re Tip 2- I run on buffed out trails largely because they’re softer than roads. I can put in more mileage without my legs feeling as beat up. I also can wear a variety of shoes and don’t need the thick midsoles that are popular these days.
This was great! I've been doing tips 2&3 just because I get so bored so easily. I've finally been rotating shoes because I discovered clearance sales! Lol Other than a calf strain from trying zero drop shoes (don't work for me) I've never run farther with less pain/ injury. Now I know why!
Great ideas!
Could you do a video explaining intervals and when to use them?
Can you be more specific? Intervals are not a type of workout. You can run intervals almost anytime: tempo intervals during base training/early competition phase, race-pace intervals later in the season, etc.
@@JasonFitzgerald Of course; when I was in high school, for example, we ran "10x400 meters" at a certain pace. From what I remember, we used these workouts to improve our mile and 2-mile conditioning. I watched your video on how to run a better 10k and gleaned that these workouts are tailored to a specific race and a specific race pace. I was simply a bit confused by the rationale to incorporate such workouts into training and how they are modified accordingly; I simply wanted to understand the physiological reason intervals are used so that I might incorporate them into my own training.
Great tips! I keep telling myself I should do more trail running but I end up going offroad not more than 3 times a month, which is nothing compared to the time I spend hitting pavement :D
You'll love a few times per week!
The shoe thing is huge and not talked about enough
Couldn’t agree more. I think it’s good to throw minimalist shoes into the rotation.
@@chrishollyryan I agree, sometimes on trails I even run in my sandals lol
am i the only one who thinks jason looks like a bald ed helms