Another weekend, another race in Brooklyn. This past Sunday, I ran around Prospect Park not once, not twice, but three times for the Cherry Tree 10 Miler. Originally scheduled for February, this “race for the hardcore” gets a great turnout every year thanks to its versatility: You can cover the 10 miles as a three-person […]
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My Educated Running Trial
Blogger Reviews Blogs Educated Running AthletesThis month I tried out an interactive electronic coaching programme provided by a company in the United States called Educated Running. Educated Running Head Coach and Co-Founder, Patrick Hammond, trained me for four weeks through an interactive, online log. My runs consisted of a combination of lengths and paces. For the first couple of weeks […]
Ethan Fleck’s Reflection on Changes
Blogger Reviews Educated Running AthletesI started training with Coach Miranda six weeks ago, and I must say I have a totally different outlook on training than I did prior to our sessions. I’ve gained a whole new perspective about what it means to train for a run. Never would I have thought to vary running paces and modify workouts […]
Ethan Fleck’s Nutrition Experience
Blogs Educated Running AthletesIf you live in a part of the country where there are Kroger grocery stores, you can find a little item in the frozen food section called the “Kroger Personal 3-Cheese Pizza”. It costs about a dollar on sale. If you look at the nutrition label in between the fat and sodium and all the un-natural ingredients (like I used to […]
Three Ways to Recover from a Terrible Week
Blogs Educated Running AthletesAround the Fleck household, Sundays are for recovery, planning, laundry, cleaning, lunch making, sorting, and other things we never seem to have time for during the zippy workweek. The week ahead becomes totally disorganized if Sundays don’t go as planned, which was the case last Sunday after my wife and I attended our first concert […]
Hello From Ohio!
Blogger Reviews Educated Running AthletesHi there! My name is Ethan Fleck and I’m a marathoner / ultramarathoner. I’ve been a runner for over six years now, but I’m excited about this opportunity because I’ve never had the kind of specialized training that Educated Running offers. I’m currently training for a Half Marathon on October 19th and have set myself […]
Jasmine’s First Track Meet
Articles Educated Running Athletes Educated Running CoachesThis past Sunday EduRunner, Jasmine, competed in her first high school track meet to date as well as her first race under my coaching. Late last fall Jasmine’s father reached out to me interested in finding a coach for his daughter. Jasmine was interested in running track, but had little knowledge or experience in regards […]
Briana Ryan’s 10K Debut
Articles Educated Running Athletes Educated Running CoachesThis past Sunday EduRunner, Briana Ryan, competed in her first ever 10k, and race for that matter. For Briana the week before her race was quite the roller coaster ride of emotions. She felt excited, but also anxious. At times she became so caught up in all that could go wrong that she almost forgot […]