Alex Mrosczyck-McDonald writes: Some people are natural born runners, while others have to encourage their inner runner to emerge.  Here are 5 tips that, if incorporated regularly into your training, will help you to work your way up in the pack.

Tim Crowley, CTS Pro- Level Coach, writes: Running and swimming have an important thing in common: in order to go faster, you need to either increase the distance per stride (or stroke), increase the turnover rate, or both.

Jon Lauder of Endorphin Fitness takes us through some training tips and advice for preparing for that local 10k race.

So you've been training for eight or maybe 12 weeks and marathon day is getting closer by the minute. You've put in countless miles and have one last hurdle to clear before you can tackle race day: the long run.

If you look out the window right now chances are you won't see the sun. If you go to the mall then you'll probably have to park a mile away, and if you walk into your favorite grocery story you might be greeted by a ten foot tall dancing Santa - the same one that your obnoxious neighbors have proudly planted on their front lawn. That's right it's December!

As a connoisseur of running form, I often observe a type of arm mechanics I term “the robot.” This means the runner has a long arm motion, open elbow angle, and the arms are working more forward

The treadmill is a great training tool. It helps to accurately quantify sessions, set up great structured workouts and fitness progressions, and is a controlled environment to work on technique and run cadence.

Adding Mileage Safely for Running Brenda Averette writes Avid runners often make the mistake of increasing mileage too quickly. It is better to conservatively build mileage—and thus avoid injury—than to be too aggressive in adding mileage, only to incur an injury.

Coach Wendy writes: The similarities between ultra distance racing and the ironman are very clear. Regardless if it is a 6 day race, a 24 hour run or a 1000km point to point race.

During the winter you should be focusing on two things - building base mileage and building strength. The majority of your efforts and training time should be spent on those two goals. Racing During Base Phase Training