Breathe with Your Feet: Syncing Running Cadence and Breathing for Better Performance

Breathe with Your Feet: What Science Says About Syncing Breaths to Running Cadence (and How to Train It) By Coach Nicole Ford Three Things to Know About Breathing Cadence When You Run What the research says LRC (locomotor–respiratory coupling) is real and common.  Runners often coordinate breathing to stepping at integer ratios (e.g., 2:2, 3:2).  […]

Why Every Runner Should Do Strides: The Small Habit With Big Payoffs

by Coach Nicole Ford If you’ve been running for a while, you’ve probably heard about strides.  They’re short, fast accelerations, usually tacked onto the end of easy runs, that sharpen your mechanics and give your legs a taste of speed. Strides don’t take long, they don’t leave you sore, and they don’t replace harder interval […]