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Southwest Endurance Training

Southwest Endurance Training

Coach-led running and power-walking groups and training in the Tucson, Oro Valley and Marana areas.

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Blog (page 2)

5K Running Start Groups Resume and STaT Begins May 27

Posted on: May 15, 2020 Last updated on: May 15, 2020 Written by: Brandon Comments: 0
Coronavirus isn’t done with us yet, and we all have a role to play to keep to keep ourselves and each other healthy.   We have been agonizing over the decision to resume our groups over the last couple of…
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Announcing Spring 2020 Running Groups

Posted on: February 7, 2020 Last updated on: February 7, 2020 Written by: Brandon Comments: 0
New program and changes to an old fav.  Gotta mix it up and keep it interesting around here! All of this thinking about spring and summer running while updating the website has got me looking forward to running in a…
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Winter 2020 Enrollment Numbers

Posted on: December 13, 2019 Last updated on: December 13, 2019 Written by: Brandon Comments: 0
It’s beginning to look alot like running season! Southwest Endurance Training’s Winter 2020 training groups kicked off this week.  We’re here with an update on our membership numbers. SWET’s total enrollment numbers for the session, as of this writing, are…
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Running Shoe Life

Posted on: November 27, 2019 Last updated on: November 27, 2019 Written by: Brandon Comments: 0
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…
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What It Takes

Posted on: November 24, 2019 Last updated on: November 24, 2019 Written by: Brandon Comments: 0
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…
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SWET the Arizona Distance Classic

Posted on: November 7, 2019 Last updated on: November 7, 2019 Written by: Brandon Comments: 0
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…
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2020 Winter Training Groups

Posted on: October 10, 2019 Last updated on: October 10, 2019 Written by: Brandon Comments: 0
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…
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Experimenting With Running Nutrition

Posted on: September 12, 2019 Last updated on: September 12, 2019 Written by: Brandon Comments: 0
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…
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SWET STaT

Posted on: August 20, 2019 Last updated on: August 20, 2019 Written by: Brandon Comments: 0
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…
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Enrollment Update, August 11

Posted on: August 11, 2019 Last updated on: August 11, 2019 Written by: Brandon Comments: 0
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…
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