It is my pleasure to introduce you to one of GRIT Performance's athletes, Erin! It was such an awesome experience coaching her this past year. Not only was she uber-positive ALL of the time, she worked really hard, and was committed to her goal. A big THANK YOU to her for guest posting today... My road to the New York Marathon began pretty much a year ago. My husband came home from work one day and said “we should enter the lottery for the New York Marathon”. I think I laug

Here we are. It's the beginning of a new year and everyone is looking forward to the new race season, new goals, new adventures. Gung HO!... right? If you're taking the endurance sport plunge for the first time, may I be the first to say "WELCOME to the family"! It is within the context of training and competition that many discover how strong they are and how much they're able to grow. May I also give you a few words of advice? Many have also entered the waters of enduran

A Running Gait Analysis can be such a great tool to assess and tweak your form, identify muscular and soft tissue weakness or dysfunction, and really... get you running your best. Research identifies that there are certain aspects of running technique that will improve or decrease your running economy (Moore, SportsMedicine, Jan 2016). It's tricky to identify the above factors yourself! Now, some people I've spoken to, have commented, "yeah, I did one of those before, and i