Today, our National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson, shares about tempo training. The goal during a tempo run is to maintain a challenging pace that is comfortably hard but sustainable for a prolonged period. It should be a pace that feels “controlled discomfort.” You’re pushing yourself but are still able to maintain good form while […]
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Jun
Jun
We do a lot of intervals during Moms on the Run workout classes. Today, our National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson, shares a bit more about interval training. Intervals provide an effective way to challenge your body, improve aerobic capacity and enhance performance by pushing your limits in controlled bursts. Listen in!
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May
May
Eau Claire Moms on the Run coach Sarah McCutcheon’s goal is to run a marathon in all 50 states by the time she’s 80. She crossed Massachusetts off her list — her eleventh state — when she tackled the Boston Marathon on April 19. Along with fellow coach Betsy Larson, Sarah ran the grueling, hilly […]
Today, Moms on the Run National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson talks about the three Hs: heat, humidity and hydration. During training, you need to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. This is especially true as the heat rises during the summer months. Remember, hydration is not only refueling with water but with electrolytes. Listen in! Hi everybody, […]
Moms on the Run National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson, is encouraging you, or rather begging you, to focus on getting more sleep. According to an article by the University of Michigan School of Public Health, “sleep is essential to every process in the body, affecting our physical and mental functioning the next day, our […]
So, you’re headed towards the end of a race. What’s your game plan? Moms on the Run National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson, offers tips regarding race tactics for the beginning, middle and end of a race. Today’s video is part 3 — and the final — in our series and focuses on the push […]
As race season gears up, Moms on the Run National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson, offers tips regarding race tactics for the beginning, middle and end of a race. Today’s video focuses on your game plan at the beginning of a race. Listen in and save this for the next time you’re headed for a […]
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Apr
Apr
Thousands of women have been a part of Moms on the Run over the years, but only Heather Mihm (besides our founder) has been with us since we began in 2008. Heather is from the Forest Lake Moms in the Run. She exemplifies our ideal of #MOTRstrong. We’re so grateful and proud to have her […]
Listen in as Moms on the Run National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson, discusses Annoying Things Part 4 of 4. Carrie concludes a lighthearted series about annoying things that people say to runners or that runners do. If you do this, back off!