1st Prinicple of Good Training

There are 5 Principles of Good Training. We will post 1 principle per week so you can think about it during your training for that week. The first principle is:

Moderation
Injury and burnout are the two biggest problems that any runner experiences. The most common cause is over training. It is better to under train that to over train as a runner ("LESS IS MORE"). You should be able to have a conversation while you are running on easy days. If you cannot do this, then that means you are training too hard on those given days. The stress of hard training all the time leads to injury and sickness (colds and nagging injuries). After most daily runs you should feel refreshed, not tired. Usually after workouts/Wed night practices you may feel fatigued, but not totally spent. The idea is to gain strength from the workout and not have the workout leave you completely exhausted and fatigued (you should get that feeling after a race not a workout). Moderation should always be your first training principle.