Running Sucks

Running Sucks

Want to run faster? Slow down then!

It doesn't make sense but that's what the science says. I talk to Matt Fitzgerald, bestselling author of 80/20 Running about why everyday citizen runners need to run slow to run faster.

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Raziq Rauf
Oct 05, 2023
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Whether you’re talking about ancient, barefooted South Americans running further than Courtney Dauwalter on a daily basis or the Japanese niko niko jogging method of focusing on smiling while running, as pioneered by Hiroaki Tanaka, ideas about running slowly have always persisted.

In 2016 Matt Fitzgerald’s 80/20 Running was released. A best-seller then …

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