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This exercise is great if you are looking to tone up your triceps otherwise known as your ‘under-arm’. As distance runners, using bands is great because it creates long, lean muscle. Read More

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The reverse crunch is a simple exercise, yet crucial to creating a strong and functional core for running. You can perform this exercise on the ground or hanging from a chin-up bar.  Read More

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Now that it’s the latter half of February, many people have already picked their spring goal race and have gotten serious about working towards that goal. An issue I’ve seen with a number of runners I’m working with, however, is that they’ve already picked what their race time is going to be several weeks ago, and their measure of success will be binary – if they hit the mark they’ve set for themselves four months in advance, their season will have been a success, Read More

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A couple years ago the Harvard Crimson released an article featuring a popular student drinking game whereby students watched Harry Potter movies and took sips, gulps or sometimes chugged the remainder of their alcoholic drink according to various reoccurring themes in their Harry Potter film of choice (ie. Hermione casting a spell or someone saying the popular phrase “He who shall not be named”).  Read More

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On February 18th, Sunset Magazine featured an article highlighting the top 9 fittest cities in the western United States. Coastal communities full of fitness enthusiasts like San Diego and Long Beach, California were not surprising; however view the full slideshow to find out which small mountain community sees over 300 days of sunshine per year, and which Idaho city has a greenbelt stretching over 22 miles, and more “within city recreation” than perhaps any other US city according to Sunset. The author also investigated the best places for athletes to fuel up on coffee, pizza and of course post-Sunday long run pancakes! Read More

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I am always preaching about the importance of mobility. Most of the time I am telling you what TO DO, for example, learn how to stretch Wharton Style or complete our Yoga for Runners Routine. For a change, I am going to tell you what NOT TO DO.  Read More

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Lanni Marchant is arguably one of the toughest competitors out there. She finished second at The 2011 Canadian Marathon Championships before spending the better part of her summer studying for her bar exam. Read more to find out how her new job landed her in Kenya as she prepares to run The Rotterdam Marathon on April 15th.  Read More

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We are in the midst of creating a post-run routine for young, old, fast, and middle-of-the-packers. This is merely a preliminary list, and we would like to know if you think we are missing anything that works well for you. Read More

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coverground.ca recently updated an article that received a lot of attention when it was first posted in November of 2010. The title of the article is “5 Hardest Sports to Train & Compete In“. Track (not track & field) ranked #4 on the list. Read More

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If you haven’t had a chance to pick up something sweet for the runner in your life, don’t fret–we got you covered. These simple Valentine’s Day gifts are inexpensive, thoughtful, and unlike the typical box of chocolates they are guilt-free and sure to make your runner’s favorite pastime even more satisfying! Read More