Core Power Blog

Wish you had more leg speed? Try striders

So you’re never going to be Usain Bolt. Okay, that’s fine -  you’re a distance runner anyway (and you’d prefer not to stay at the club until 4am).  But do you ever find yourself wishing you just had a little more speed? I’ll go ahead and admit it, I … Read more »

Meet the other half of the Running Couple: Isis Hargrave

We’d like you to meet the better, ooops, we mean other half of the Running Couple (@runningcouple), Isis Hargrave. She and her husband Lee form this amazing dynamic duo, whose mission it is to run all over the place, one marathon at a time. The world according to … Read more »

Meet AHM Athlete: Melissa Galyon

Meet Melissa Galyon of Rockwall, Texas

Melissa is very active in both the online and offline running communities. We’ve had the pleasure of connecting with her on Twitter and at the Cowtown Marathon. Good work, Melissa, on all your success!

“I tried Athlete’s Milk for the first time at the … Read more »

Woman Versus Marathon

We recently wrote about the evolution of men’s world records and posed the questions how fast will man go?

Now let’s talk about women. Since March is Women’s National History Month, it seems fitting to take a look at the history of the women’s marathon.

Here is a timeline of … Read more »

Man Versus Physiology

The men’s world record in the half marathon was broken today by 11 seconds by Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea.  The new record is 58:23 which is averaging 4 minutes and 27 seconds per mile. Not too shabby!

Eleven seconds faster than the old record may not seem like a lot for a race that … Read more »