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The Run Down By TRE, Alex OstbergThe Run Down By The Running Effect is our state of the art newsletter that will take your running to the next level.
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Gain Fitness, Don't Prove It
I’ve never met an elite runner who thinks they’ve done enough hard work. There is a pervasive scarcity mindset: another session is always the fix, and the magic always seems to live in the next workout.
Here is the strange part. A runner’s...
The Case For Losing Fitness on Purpose
In her fabulous book Good to Go, Christie Aschwanden shares a provocative quote from Ryan Hall, one of the best American marathon runners in recent history.
In reference to how he would approach his career differently with the benefit of h...
How Quickly Do We Lose Fitness?
Fitness is rented, never owned. And rent is always due. The moment you stop paying, it starts to depreciate. This is one of the more uncomfortable truths in exercise science: every adaptation you’ve earned through training is transient. The...
How To Be Wrong Productively
“Until we know we are wrong, being wrong feels exactly like being right.” Kathryn Schulz
Last week, I argued that the most useful question in coaching isn’t “Is this correct?” but “How do we make this less wrong?” This week, I want to show...
How To Think Like a Scientist
I’m regularly asked to evaluate training programs. Coaches want to know whether their plan is right, whether their workouts fit together correctly, and whether the athletes will peak at the right time. For a long time, that framing made the...
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The Run Down isn’t just a newsletter. It’s a field manual for runners who want to master the mental, physical, and philosophical game of distance running—and life. Welcome to the edge of performance. Let’s go there together.
Current coach. Semi-retired athlete. Trying to run fast enough to stay relevant.
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