Run Better in 2027
The 2021 version of this post said run less and get stronger. The 2027 edition takes that off the pavement and onto the trail, because the Facet Seven Fitness Hippies are running the Bandera 50k on 1.10.27. Trail multiplies three things mileage alone cannot fix: stability, eccentric strength, and recovery. Layn Chess walks through the four questions that tell you when you are running too much, what actually breaks runners down (size to weight ratio, movement patterns, stride and foot strike, footwear), the three energy systems and where a 50k spends them, why power shortens ground contact time, DOMS and the recovery window, sleep stages, and a sample trail week of three runs and two strength sessions. Ends with a FitnessEQ baseline and the Sunday 7:00 AM Memorial Park run.
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