Try these tips to improve your running speed and form.

Run symmetrically.  If you run favoring one side, you’ll slow down and eventually suffer a muscle imbalance.  You can practice this by running on a treadmill in front of a mirror.
Breathe correctly.  Use a rhythmic pattern, breathing from your diaphragm and stay controlled in your exhale.
Run upright.  Many runners slouch because their core is weak.  With a strong core, you’ll run more efficiently/ waste less energy.
Don’t flex.  By relaxing the tension out of your muscles, running will come freer and easier.
Run as quietly as possible.  If you hear a thud when …read more

Usually the more effort you exert, the better off you are. Running is different. Trained runners actually try to use the least amount of effort possible so they can maintain higher speeds for longer. This blog contains some additional tips to running more efficiently.

Run softly.  This promotes a shorter, quicker stride.
Land on your mid foot.  If you’re landing on your heel, you’re breaking.
Don’t tense up.  Tension makes you slower.
Run tall.  A verticle run is more efficient than if you’re hunched over.
Lean forward.  Run vertically, but keep your momentum headed forward.  This keeps your steps close to your …read more

In conjunction with b5media’s promo day, I will show you all how I have fun in the summer.
For the last three baseball seasons, fans of the Detroit Tigers have become spoiled. We have witnessed the franchise turn into one of the most competitive in the MLB.
We expect the team to be very good. World Series contending good. Period.
This summer of baseball has been too wild for my liking, as the Motor City Kitties have been unpredictable and downright, well, unpredictable.
It has a lot of fans worried and quite frankly, many “fans” are jumping off …read more