Luke Humphrey Running

Luke Humphrey Running


Latest Episodes

A thought on what makes the shorter long run work
February 07, 2023

When we talk about long runs, the long run for the marathon is always the primary debate. For shorter races, even up to the half

Tempo Terrain
January 25, 2023

In my Boston Marathon training plans, I have a lot of specific hill-based workouts. Some straight uphill repeats, some workouts I call Tired Hills, some

Ketone Esters? Worth It?
January 04, 2023

So I got done a bit of a rabbit hole the other day. I follow the accounts of My Sport Science and the feed is

Treadmill VS Overground Running
December 07, 2022

From my experience, you have a deep division in the running world when you mention the word treadmill. For some, its a necessary part of

Identifying true training weakness
November 16, 2022

Recently, I had a new athlete sign up for coaching and we have them complete a training profile. One of the questions is what are

An off-season for Runners?
October 10, 2022

I remember in high school everyone had had these team shirts with motivational quotes. My favorite was Runners have no offseason! Soooo tough! Looking at

Does the 80/20 rule work for marathon training?
August 09, 2022

So, I am cruising the social media and lately, Ive been seeing a lot about the 80/20 rule in running. As I write this, fall

Individualizing your heat and humidity calculations
July 22, 2022

I have made the summer of 2022 the summer of reinforcing heat and humidity adjustments with my athletes. It has had some pretty solid success

Bonking and Pacing
June 09, 2022

If you have followed me for any length of time, you know that I am a big proponent of even to negative splits. When we

Practical usage of HR metrics
April 29, 2022

If you have followed my writing for any length, you will know that you wont find me prescribing workouts by heart rate any time soon.