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6 Moves To Protect Your Knees And Prevent Runners Knee

February 9, 2016

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Fitness

Exercises For Runner’s Knee Prevention Runner’s knee is all to common among runners and is named for obvious reasons. Symptoms include pain behind the knee or around your patella (knee cap) when you are running, particularly when going down hills or stairs. You may also feel popping or a grinding sensation as […]

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How To Avoid And Fix Common Running Flaws

Strength Training For Runners

January 12, 2016

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Training

Training For Runners Logging the major miles it takes to train for a marathon can take a heavy toll on your body. Especially on your ankles, knees and hip joints. But a little targeted stretching and strength training for runners can help keep you on the road or […]

Positive Results From Negative Splits

7 Tips For Tapering Before A Marathon

January 9, 2016

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Training

Marathon Tips Tapering before a marathon is so important because your body needs it to get ready for your big day. Time to cut back and get some sleep. Here are some great tips for tapering from Beth Kaufman, a competitive runner since 1998 who has run many racing including the Boston Marathon […]

Post Run Recovery Tips

December 5, 2015

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Training

After Your Run What do you do just after you finish your run or race? Do you stretch, eat, or go pick up the kids? Developing a ritual afterwards is beneficial because it will help you transition out of your workout mode and back into your daily schedule safely. Hopefully these 4 […]

Strength Training For Runners

Positive Results From Negative Splits

November 17, 2015

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Training

Marathon Tips It seems counter intuitive, start off slower so you can be faster, but that is exactly what negative split running is all about, with the goal in the end is to become faster. Many runners start off too fast, trying to store time to give themselves a cushion at the end of a […]

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Best Half Marathon Tips and Advice

August 26, 2015

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Training

If you are training to run a half marathon, congratulations! According to Women’s Running.. [pullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”#ff9900″ class=”” size=””]In recent years, the half marathon has become America’s fastest-growing race distance, as the number of 13.1-mile races has swelled along with the number of participants. In 2012, 1.85 million people finished a 13.1-mile […]