I was sitting on my couch, drinking a cup of coffee and beating myself up for not getting up at 4:00 a.m. to run seven miles. It was Monday; the second Monday in a row that I had missed my…
Fueling Your Run: What to Eat Before, During, and After
Whether you’re lacing up for an easy morning jog or gearing up for a long training run, what you put in your body matters just as much as the miles you log. Proper nutrition can be the difference between feeling…
A Note from Brandon & Autumn: Our Next Chapter
In 2018, Jeanne and Pete Snell blessed us with the opportunity to acquire Southwest Endurance Training when they were ready to move on to their next entrepreneurial challenge. We were handed something incredibly special — a community of runners with…
How to Run in the Desert Heat
If you train and race in the desert, triple-digit temperatures aren’t a rarity — they’re a reality. Whether you’re deep in a marathon training block or just trying to keep your base miles going through a brutal desert summer, learning…
Running Philosophy
“Running” has as many definitions as there are people. Some folks run to win races. Some run to lose weight. Some run to eat. Some run to manage stress and/or to get away from life’s stresses. Some run to spend…
SMART Running Goals
Setting SMART Running Goals Having coached amateur runners over the years – from beginners to seasoned folks – I’ve found that 99 percent have a goal. For some, it’s getting started running, for others its to achieve a certain distance,…