Ask Brad: Heel vs Forefoot Striking

Ask Brad: Heel vs Forefoot Striking

Hi Coach Hudson, Do you think I could possibly get your take on the whole midfoot/forefoot vs. heel striking issue. I would really like to hear your opinion. I enjoy viewing all the things you post on facebook. I also really enjoyed what you had to say recently about aerobic training in an interview. Thanks so [...]

6 Adaptive Running Techniques

6 Adaptive Running Techniques

An excerpt from Run Faster: From 5K to the Marathon  Every elite coach has a training philosophy. Mine is called adaptive running. It is based on my belief that a responsive, evolving, creative approach to training is better than an approach that is too structured and formulaic. Simply put, there is no single training formula [...]

Moody Shines Before Hometown Chicago, Sets PB

Moody Shines Before Hometown Chicago, Sets PB

The Chicago Marathon was met with freezing prerace conditions early Sunday morning that had many competitors scrambling to keep warm. Marathon Performance athletes Tera Moody and Boaz Cheboiywo were both ready to take on a collection of the best athletes the planet had to offer. Coming off the Berlin World Championship Marathon in August, Moody [...]

Everything Matters, Brad Hudson’s Targeted Training

Everything Matters, Brad Hudson’s Targeted Training

Taking a look back this week at an article published by Running Times Magazine in 2005. Four years later, many of the same principles for success are still found within targeted training. The general idea remains the same — “Everything Matters”. By Jonathan Beverly As featured in the September 2005 issue of Running Times Magazine Training the [...]

Meyerhoff Takes 5th in US Women’s Marathon Champs

Meyerhoff Takes 5th in US Women’s Marathon Champs

The 2009 USA Women’s Marathon Championships were held this morning along the winding streets of Minneapolis, MN. The rolling course began adjacent the Metrodome and wrapped its way through parkways, lakes, rivers and tree-filled boulevards all the way to the state’s capitol in St. Paul. The region already abuzz with baseball fever (Twins still fighting [...]