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Running Strength
Posted March 11th, 2007 at 10:21 AM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Training Tips
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
Running strength isn’t quite as definitive as VO2max or LT. It’s …
Redemption: A runner’s inspirational quest for Boston
Posted February 28th, 2007 at 1:00 PM by Jim Fortner
Section: Motivation, Success Stories
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
Monica Cassier, of Midlothian, VA, was seeking to qualify for …
Determining the range of your “base” training pace
Posted February 8th, 2007 at 4:10 PM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Training Tips
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
There are three ways to determine and measure your “base” training …
Stride Length Improvement
Posted February 2nd, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Training Tips
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
Although both stride rate and stride length increase as runners become …
It’s time! … To start rotating your running shoes!
Posted January 26th, 2007 at 9:00 AM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Gear & Apparel, Running Shoes, Training Tips
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
Rotating two or more pairs of running shoes can produce the …
Marathons 3-weeks apart
Posted January 19th, 2007 at 8:08 AM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Training Tips
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
It is certainly possible to run two marathons three weeks apart. …
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Posted January 12th, 2007 at 11:11 AM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
The most important thing about an Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) injury …
Lance Armstrong: A Classic Case of Too Much, Too Soon?
Posted January 7th, 2007 at 7:00 AM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Training Tips
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
A guy is the world’s best athlete in a non-weight bearing …
Racing After A Marathon
Posted January 2nd, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Training Tips
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
The weeks immediately following a marathon is a great time to …
The longest, long run in marathon training
Posted December 26th, 2006 at 7:00 AM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Training Tips
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
There are two distinct camps among runners on the length of …





The Final Sprint
On November 18, 2008
Michael McCarty said:
I'm a personal trainer as well as a student at GA Tech research institute. I've looked into...