http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Curt+Shryack Wellness, Fitness and Diet Curt Shryack Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=183319&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet After spending weeks training for the marathon how do you peak for race day? Race specific workouts are the method that I recommend. The marathon is 26.2 miles long. A big mistake that I have made in the past was doing workouts that were tailored to shorter races, specifically 5k and 10k. The prob... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Curt Shryack Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=182730&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Every marathoner wants to tell you all the things to do during your marathon taper. Are you ready to hear what you shouldn’t do? Number 10: Running a long run of more than 15 miles during your marathon taper. A major cause of poor marathon performance, is not giving the body time to adapt from the f... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Curt Shryack Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=182439&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet By now you have spent months training and now it is time to get ready for the marathon. Now it’s time to get ready for marathon day. Begin by running your longest run of 22 miles three weeks before race day. Studies have shown that three weeks is the perfect amount of time for the body to adapt to t... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Curt Shryack Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=179520&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet After months and months of training including long runs, tempo runs, intervals, and marathon pace runs now it is time to start getting ready for the big day. Reducing mileage and the length of intense workouts is the key to doing this. Let’s explore the second biggest controversial aspect of maratho... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Curt Shryack Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=176608&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Every time that I read an article about marathon training I see something pertaining to the longest run in a marathon plan. Why is there so much controversy? Every marathon runner or coach has his or her own theory about the longest run during marathon training. Some argue that 20 miles in long enou... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Curt Shryack Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=175330&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet During every marathon training program that I have ever designed there always comes a time to adapt. This week the weather has been rather challenging. For the past week now it has been warm and exceptionally humid. I have decided to do my tempo training today on the treadmill. My usual tempo run du... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Curt Shryack Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=174633&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Running for 10 years now has taught me a few things about fatigue. I have learned that my body always reaches a point that it needs a break. Days and weeks of training take their toll on my emotional and physical well being. I have come up with a few ideas of mine that will help you fight fatigue. F... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Curt Shryack Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=174424&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet From time to time I like to do two workouts in less than a 24 hour period. The popular term for this is doubles. Reasons for doing doubles include improvements in aerobic conditioning and adding extra mileage. The most common time for doing doubles is during base building. Marathoners and Elite runn... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Curt Shryack Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=173383&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet When the temperatures start to approach the 90 degree mark, running can become quite challenging. There are many ways to beat the heat. Running during the cooler parts of the day, planning running routes that go past drinking fountains, taking fluids with you, and when the temperatures get too hot r... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Curt Shryack Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=167962&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet I would like to share a new idea that I have come up with. My idea is combining a hill workout with tempo paced running into one workout. Using this method can save time and add a little spice to your weekly workouts. I have been training for an October marathon since the middles of May. For the pa...