Gallagher Fitness Resources Specialty Running Store - Salem, OR

Half Marathon + Marathon Weekend Final Tips
You Can Improve Your Performance During the Last 48 Hours Without Running a Step
While the physical training has been done, you can significantly enhance the quality of your performance and how you will feel after your race by doing the right things and avoiding the dumb things during the final two days. You’ve done the work. You...

Womens Clinic Pace Groups
Womens clinic pace groups vary from clinic to clinic. At the beginning of each Women’s Beginning Walking and Running Clinic, most people place themselves in the right group. However, for a few, it’s a bit difficult. If this is you, hang in there. Remember...

60-75 percent Effort Is Important
Repeat after me – Endurance. Aerobic Endurance. Gotta have it or you won’t have any fun out there.
Face it. A half-marathon or a marathon is a long way. Pacing yourself evenly throughout the race is the fastest way to the finish line. Guaranteed. But most importantly, you need the endurance and the patience to cover the distance. Running at 60-75...

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) appears on day 2 or day 3 after a more intense workout, race, long run, or hilly run.  The DOMS phenomenon is puzzling to most newer half-marathoners and marathoners because it doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense...