Running tips

Running Tips

Each month we're bringing you running tips designed specifically for this event! Don't miss valuable advice from Eladio Valdez, running coach for Runner's Edge.

This information will be valuable to athletes at any level of running and will

help you prepare for the marathon, half marathon or 5K.

September Tips:
Specificity of Training

"Now that the big day is a month away, it becomes more important than ever to practice what you plan to do on race day. Just as an athlete in any other sport practices a specific play or routine over and over until it’s second nature, so should you. Here are some of the more important things to practice:

Adequate sleep 2 nights before – The amount of sleep you get weeks before is more important than the final few days. But, if that’s a tall order given your busy lifestyle, the amount of sleep you get 2 nights before the race is more important than the night before. 2 nights before your remaining long runs, make it a priority to get adequate sleep..."

Continue reading Coach Valdez’s September tips

Virtual Coach! Hear Eladio's training tips as if he were your own personal trainer!

June Podcast - Learn how to create and follow a training program for the Kansas City Marathon that is right for you.

July Podcast - Learn all about hydration while running, how to monitor hydration and why drinking fluids is important to your performance.

August Podcast - Coach Valdez explains how to diminish the effects of "the wall", or the 18-20 mile mark when your fatigue sets in..

September Podcast - Coach Valdez discusses the pros and cons of creating a time goal and the best way to determine your goal.