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And not one of them was prepared, truly prepared to believe that it had not so much to do with chemicals and zippy mental tricks as with that most unprofound and sometimes heart-rending process of removing, molecule by molecule, the very tough rubber that comprised the bottoms of his training shoes. The Trial of Miles; Miles of Trials.” - John L. Parker Jr., Once a Runner he theme of this issue of our happily agreed. I have summarized his magazine is health. So, we have answers from our interview below. invited members of the TPCBA to Tsubmit short articles describing what they What advice would you give someone do to stay in shape. (pgs. 32-39). On the who is not in condition and wants to take subject of fitness, for those of you who are up running? Start by walking. If you want runners or who wish to be runners, there to be able to run for 30 minutes, first start is a running coach I would like you to walking for 30 minutes. meet. His name is Matt Ellis and I think it is fair to characterize him as Tacoma’s unofficial dean of running. Ellis ran cross country and track at the University of Puget Sound, where he earned All-American honors in 1994. After graduating, he took a job teaching history at Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma. He Paving began coaching the girls’ cross country our path team in 1998 and his teams have gone to State every year since. He is now the head Forward coach for both cross country and track and field and was named the Washington State Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2013, and the Track Coach of the Coach Ellis coaching at a cross country meet. Year in 2009. How about someone who is already In his spare time, Ellis still runs competi- jogging three or four times a week, how tively and has won the Napa Valley and the can they improve as a runner? Try to add Capital City Marathons. Ellis also coaches another day of running to your schedule the Tacoma City Running Club, a team so that you are running five or six days consisting of about 30 adult runners of a week. Adding mileage is important to varying abilities. becoming a better runner. Ellis loves the sport of running. So when How do you get faster or retain speed? I asked him if he would be willing to give As you grow older, you must work on some running advice to attorneys in the speed or you will lose it. The best way to TPCBA, I was not surprised when he retain speed without getting injured is to 4 PIERCE COUNTY LAWYER | November/December 2016 BY MATTHEW H. THOMAS the shoe is a good fit. What advantage is there, if any, to varying the length of runs? The best running program is one in which you vary the course, meaning the length and difficulty of the runs. Each week you should do at least one workout during which you push yourself more than usual, and you should do one long run. What other general advice would you offer to make running an enjoyable lifelong hobby? Runners often run alone. Find other people who would do hill work once a week. Start with when you’re in a race, focus on racing. like to run with you. It’s always better to a short hill, about 30 to 60 meters is Focus on beating the person in front do your workouts with other runners enough, and sprint up the hill as hard of you. This allows you to think about because they will push you to improve. as you can. Then, walk down the hill something other than how tired you Also, you should try to run with people and do it again. Hill sprints help you are and gets you to push yourself. who are faster than you, because that build your alactic system and increases Improving your time will follow. will make you faster. your power and speed. Older runners tend to have a lower strength-to-weight Is the food you eat important? When ratio, meaning they are heavier than I was running in college, we used to they used to be. Running hills improves say, when the furnace is hot you can your strength-to-weight ratio. feed it anything. So, we ate whatever we liked. The philosophy about eating Another way to retain your speed for has changed. Food is your fuel, so long distance racing is to increase your you should eat healthy food. Getting aerobic capacity by running more often enough sleep is also very important to and longer. Do a long run once a week. performance. In short; more time, more distance. How does one avoid injury? The Try adding 10-20% more distance or surface you run on matters. Try to run running time to your workout schedule. on soft surfaces. Trail running is good, particularly on the day when you do How should one prepare for a road your longer run. race? At first, you should not vary from your usual routine. Run the race and In addition, as runners we are not then assess where you need to improve. always good at listening to our bodies. If you notice an injury you should back Is racing a good thing to do if you off and give yourself time to heal, rather want to improve as a runner? My wife than try to run through it. An injured I hope Ellis’ advice is helpful to Nancy says, why would you want to runner can’t race.