Author Archives: paschapp

Over the years I have learned a lot from thousands and thousands of training miles and hundreds of races. As a top level competitor, I put meticulous planning into my training and racing plans and strategies. Some of those things, well….you keep a secret. You want the edge over your teammates and the competition. MyContinue reading “Shh….Here are a few Training and Racing Secrets”

It’s cross-country season for thousands of high school and collegiate runners out there! I can still remember those early mornings riding on the yellow bus to our cross-country meets in high school or the 15 passenger vans in college. We’d arrive with enough time to set up camp, jog the course, stretch a little, andContinue reading “Racing Strategy for 5k runners”

One of my goals for 2021 was to run 5,000 miles. It sounded like a great goal but now half way through the year…what was I thinking? What does it feel like to be on pace for a 5,000 mile year? Exhausting! Currently, I am at 3076 miles at July 16th. I should make itContinue reading “5,000 Mile Year”

So awhile back I wrote and shared with several people about an injury I had to endure for a few weeks. I thought it was piriformis related. However, after talking with a friend who recently saw a really good physical therapist who works with a lot of runners, I’m not so sure. Could many ofContinue reading “Plantar Fasciitis? Piriformis? Could It Be Your Calves?”

Is negative splitting an ultra possible? From the articles I have seen, the hundreds of racing splits I have looked over from various races, and what people have posted all over the internet…..nope. No one who is really trying in an ultra from the beginning is going to negative split an ultra in the laterContinue reading “Negative Splitting An Ultra?”

An FKT is known as Fastest Known Time. You can visit the website fastestknowntime.com to look up routes, follow certain athletes, find out record times, and plan your own attempt at a new course record. There are different categories and lots of guidelines and verification standards to follow to confirm your run/walk/hike. This website isContinue reading “Setting an FKT”

The Marathon is 26.2 miles. A distance once thought impossible to some and a distance that has humbled even the best runners in the world. Yet, the marathon doesn’t quite have the same daunting reputation it once did. There is a new distance in town and I believe it is the 50k. I was outContinue reading “A New Marathon Distance In Town”