I’ve been getting a bunch of “Hey Coach, do you think I need new shoes?” lately. “Let me see.” (runner presents the bottom of the shoe for inspection, the tread is paper thin and the foam is flat) “Holy mother of God! Go buy new shoes!” My running peeps, you gotta keep an eye on […]

I stumbled on this “gem” today while I was doing some research to update our website: You absolutely, positively, do not have to “run like a legend” to run the marathon.  It’s garbage attitudes like this one that discourage new runners joining that 5K group, stepping up to a 10K, taking on the half marathon […]

Southwest Endurance Training is proud to be the official training group for the Arizona Distance Classic. The Arizona Distance Classic (ADC) is a Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon and 5K taking place in Oro Valley, AZ on March 15th, 2020.  ADC is one of our favorite Tucson area races with beautiful views and challenging, but achievable, […]

Don’t hibernate this winter, get out and run!  We hear a lot about “I don’t like to run in the summer, it’s too hot (even though it makes me a stronger runner)”.  Your excuses have run out, Heat 2019 is behind us!  Best yet, our Winter 2020 training groups start by the middle of December […]

You should be trying new running nutrition strategies. I had a seven mile run scheduled for yesterday afternoon, a medium length run according to my marathon training plan.  It occurred to me that I had left the house without a gel, and probably should take one on this run.  The rule of thumb is that […]

What is STaT? SWET recently completed its STaT pilot program.  STaT, Strength, Track and Trail is a departure from SWET’s typical training profile of running slow distance on only roads.  STaT’s goal was to take pre-conditioned runners and give them two days a week of training at or above lactate threshold for 4 weeks to […]

We are one week into the fall 5K and 10K/13.1 Groups… We are super excited about the enrollment numbers for 5K Running Start, and the 10K / Half Marathon Training Groups.  Between both sides of town, the count is: 10K/13.1 Group – 51 Marathon Group – 3 5k Running Start– 24   That is 78 […]

Fall Running Groups Start is Still A Few Weeks Off, But… The links for fall running groups sign-up have been live for a few weeks, here is an update on enrollment numbers thus far.   10k/13.1M Group – 8 Marathon Group – 3 5k Running Start– 5 Track only – 1   I wouldn’t call […]

That Was Me… All 300 Pounds of Me. I was a hot mess.  Well, let’s be honest, I am still a hot mess, but I am a mostly healthy hot mess now.  I have struggled with my weight and living a healthy lifestyle most of my adult life. In 2009, I gained 50 pounds..  I […]

I’m looking forward to Run With the Roosters on July 14th.  Here’s a few reasons I love this race: It’s a five mile race.  I think it crosses the threshold for just long enough that it’s worth getting up early in the morning to go racing, but it’s not an all morning event. It’s a […]