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by Timothy Cashman - 2007-02-13
Let's face it. Running in the winter is a real pain. It's cold, there's ice to worry about and the wind usually drops the already cold temperature from cold to downright arctic conditions.Its times li...
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by Alison Cole - 2007-02-01
You have your jogging shoes on and you're ready to run like the wind. You plug in your iPod, and you are good to go. There's nothing quite like running to music. Of course the die-hard athlete will ar...
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by Alison Cole - 2007-01-25
As people are becoming conscious about their health, they recognize the importance of exercise to maintain a healthy body. These exercises include skipping, jogging, brisk walking and running. Cramps ...
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by Fadly Muhd - 2007-01-23
People always ask me why I still run. I'm not in the army anymore. I don't need to keep so fit is what all my friends and family members always say. 5 years ago, my running journey started not due to ...
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by Gray Rollins - 2007-01-23
When people think of running, they most often picture running on the road or running on a track. But, a lot of runners opt to run on hiking trails in natural settings. Trail running combines the beaut...
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by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. - 2007-01-22
A study from The University of Bern in Switzerland shows that a high carbohydrate, high-fat diet for three days before competition can help athletes store more fat in their muscles and use much mor...
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by Andy Maingam - 2007-01-21
There's a lot of hype today on the importance of quality running shoes and for good reason too if you run on a regular basis. However, it wasn't always like that and even today we have barefoot marat...
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by Patrick Beith - 2007-01-21
There is too much emphasis on running pretty nowadays. Coaches spend all of their time talking about body angles, and positioning, and are neglecting to actually train their athletes. Don't get me wro...
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by Dominique De Rooij - 2007-01-19
Now that it is winter, you are looking at your agenda. You take a running race calendar and find some great races you wish to participate in in the coming year. I always find it quite exciting to plan...
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by Christine Dobrowolski, DPM - 2007-01-14
Many dedicated runners will brave the cold, damp air and dark, slick streets as winter sets in. Running is actually a part of surviving the winter for some. For those of you who don't let a little rai...
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by Andy Maingam - 2007-01-11
After years of fancy diets and lame exercise routines, I eventually realized that I needed to move if I had any chance of shedding a few pounds, so I took up running and training with renewed vigor. ...
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by John Hopple - 2007-01-05
When buying running shoes there are literally hundreds of shoes to choose from. Running shoes are used to protect your feet from the roads and to absorb the tremendous shock the feet will take. Since ...
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by Gray Rollins - 2006-12-26
Running a marathon may seem daunting, but with the right training, 26.2 miles is perfectly doable. Even people who have never run a distance longer than 3 or 4 miles can successfully train for and run...
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by William Milton - 2006-12-21
1. Proper preparation prevents poor performance One of the biggest mistakes you can make before running a marathon is to assume that 'it'll be alright on the day'; 'The crowd and adrenalin will get me...
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by John Hopple - 2006-12-16
When people prioritize sports in the United States the top three are usually football, basketball and baseball. These sports receive a lot of media attention making the athletes superstars and heroes ...
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by Gordon Bryan - 2006-12-16
Shin splints - what a descriptive phrase! It conjures up images of a shattered bone loose in your leg. As descriptive as that is, and that *is* how it feels when you have the condition, in fact that i...
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by Dominique De Rooij - 2006-12-09
When you are seriously working towards a key race, you are using a focused running program. You do your long runs, easy runs, tempo runs and intervals. Great ! But something is missing in this pictur...
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by Jeff Woodruff - 2006-12-01
On a sweltering hot day in mid June the Marathon story began. A midlife crisis, heat getting to me, no one knows for sure how it happened, but non-the-less it did. I looked in the mirror and with dis...
