Instead, stepping back and taking a big-picture look at your running can give you a clear picture of what needs an upgrade. Most of the time, I can look at a runner’s training and instantly spot 3-5 areas of improvement that would dramatically help their race times or injury problems.

Recently, I got this note:

So, my big question is “have I ever run a step in my life??”

I’m almost embarrassed about my dismal results from Sunday’s race. I didn’t even look at my “official” time, it was that bad. I thought it started out pretty good but I just did not have any energy. It was just an incredibly sucky performance.

Anyway, I’ve been reviewing my stats from the last several weeks and am seeing a lot of this crappy work. It’s like I have no juice in my legs.