Use Your Breath and Your Gaze to Get the Perfect Running Form

Use Your Breath and Your Gaze to Get the Perfect Running Form: With the proper alignment, you'll be able to run more easily and prevent injury. Here's a tip for naturally straightening up while running and avoiding poor posture: let your breath and gaze correct you.

Swim, Bike, Run: Finishing My First Triathlon

Swim, Bike, Run: Finishing My First Triathlon: Firsts are special because you only get one of them: your first kiss, first car, first job, and of course, your first triathlon.

Friday – “Reader’s Choice” – 40 Random Facts you didn’t Know about Running… | Fit-Zaang

Friday – “Reader’s Choice” – 40 Random Facts you didn’t Know about Running… | Fit-Zaang: 40 Random Facts about Running and Runners:

Burn More Fat: Just Add Intervals to Your Run

Burn More Fat: Just Add Intervals to Your Run: "Interval training—speeding up and slowing down at set times—is one of the best ways to burn more calories during your run (plus improve speed and stamina). It’s also a great way to turn walking workouts into running ones. Here are two plans to try"

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The Upside To Disappointment | Blog Of Impossible Things

The Upside To Disappointment | Blog Of Impossible Things: "Every once in a while, I’ll have a race that doesn’t go as planned. This race this past weekend was one of those.
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Perfect Running Form, Perfect Race | RunAddicts

Perfect Running Form, Perfect Race | RunAddicts: "Everyone dreams of running the perfect race but not everyone has the drive to work on their running form. That’s a shame, because when it comes to marathon running, form is incredibly important. If you can perfect your form then you have a much better chance of getting the time you want at your next marathon."

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Hacking the Perfect Runner’s Diet: Food Lessons from a Lifetime of Obsession

Hacking the Perfect Runner’s Diet: Food Lessons from a Lifetime of Obsession: I have a confession. I’m obsessed with optimizing my life. Whether it’s finances (yes, I have a Roth IRA!), marathon workouts, decluttering and living more like a minimalist, or getting the best night’s sleep, I’m fascinated by learning how to be the best.

Advanced Interval Training Treadmill Workout | BuiltLean.com

Advanced Interval Training Treadmill Workout | BuiltLean.com: This interval training treadmill workout below I did with my buddy David Aaron (check out our 30 minute interview: White Collar Job, Professional Athlete Body) who was a wide receiver for the University of Texas AND on the track team.

Traxee | Women's Running and Women Runners Plyometrics For Runners

Traxee | Women's Running and Women Runners Plyometrics For Runners: We runners do some pretty strange looking things. The other morning my husband turned the corner in our backyard to find me doing some exaggerated high-knee prancing.

Washington Running Report -- Feature Article

Washington Running Report -- Feature Article: The ability of runners to perform at peak levels is limited by how quickly their muscles recover and repair themselves after strenuous training. Although many factors contribute to recovery, nutrition, which may be the most important, is often neglected, misunderstood or surrounded by many misconceptions.

Fast Forward: The rise of Kenya's women runners

Fast Forward: The rise of Kenya's women runners: ITEN, Kenya -- The day that changed Emily Rotich's life dawned like any other. By the time the sun's rays touched the green and gold hills along Kenya's Great Rift Valley, the women who live there were already hard at work.

9 Little Steps to an Awesome 5K Run - by Dumb Little Man

9 Little Steps to an Awesome 5K Run - by Dumb Little Man: Five kilometers is a great distance for runners of all abilities. Its 3.106-mile length is perfect for the beginner looking to test their stamina.

What’s Your Total Work Volume? Running High Mileage and Reaching Your Potential

What’s Your Total Work Volume? Running High Mileage and Reaching Your Potential: "A lot of runners are looking for a silver bullet that’s going to make them faster. They think they just need that “one special ingredient” to their training plan and they’ll feel great, never get injured, and run PR’s every weekend."

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Runner reinvents the water bottle with Simple Hydration | Washington Times Communities

Runner reinvents the water bottle with Simple Hydration | Washington Times Communities: "NEW YORK, August 1, 2011—Brian Hock describes himself as an average runner living in Cincinnati, Ohio. He ran his first marathon at the age of 12, competed for the top-ranked high school team in Ohio, and then ran at Bowling Green State University."

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Higdon's Marathon Training Novice Supreme

Higdon's Marathon Training Novice Supreme: "I DESIGNED THIS PROGRAM FOR NEW RUNNERS, specifically those individuals new to the sport of long distance running who would like to start in the spring to get ready to run a marathon in the fall. Individuals who plan to get serious about their training and dedicate six or seven months to training for their first marathon."

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{ Kaileen Elise } Make Every Day Extraordinary » Blog Archive » Half Marathon Playlist

{ Kaileen Elise } Make Every Day Extraordinary » Blog Archive » Half Marathon Playlist: For the last three months, I have been in search of fun pump-up songs. Through my half marathon training, I collected upbeat pop tunes and dirty hip hop jams. The night before my big run I sat down for one last time, perfecting the order and making sure I didn’t have any songs I would want to skip.

4 Easy Ways to Become a Morning Person - Healthy Living on Shine

4 Easy Ways to Become a Morning Person - Healthy Living on Shine: I've always wanted to be one of those women who jump out of bed and into a pair of running shoes at 7 a.m. What an amazing feeling: to stroll into work after a three-mile jog, a Spinning class, or a series of sun salutations. But I wouldn't know.

10 Excuses To Be A Runner

10 Excuses To Be A Runner: Is your heart ticking a little too fast, even when you’re lounging on the couch, watching television? Does your stomach feel incredible pressure when you bend over to tie your shoes? Need to take a break at the top of the stairs? Running might be just what you’re looking for.

Running Barefoot: Heel Striking & Running Shoes

Running Barefoot: Heel Striking & Running Shoes: Approximately 75% of shod runners heel strike (Hasegawa et al., 2007). While we do not know the definitive reasons why the majority of shod runners heel strike, we propose several potential explanations:

Training for Your First Half Marathon

Training for Your First Half Marathon: The biggest question most first time half marathon runners face when they look in the mirror is, “Can I do it?” Let's answer that right now. Yes, you can. Absolutely. There are a bevy of training programs out there to ensure you are well prepared-mentally and physically-for race day.

7 Training Ideas That Changed My Running Forever

7 Training Ideas That Changed My Running Forever: Over the last 13 years of competitive running in high school, college, and beyond, I’ve picked up certain training strategies that I’ve incorporated into my current training. Some of these training principles are well-known while others are less common.

Cool Running :: Runner's World Ranks the 25 Best Running Cities in America

Cool Running :: Runner's World Ranks the 25 Best Running Cities in America: With running participation numbers continuing to grow to record levels, it's a question that probably elicits a few million opinions or so. But Runner's World magazine, the world's leading authority on running information, mixed a bit of science in with all that subjectivity to come up with the first-ever ranking of the nation's 25 Best Running Cities in its July issue, on newsstands this week.

Running With The Rabbit and Other Ways To Defeat Running Boredom | Runners Training Guide - Training for Runners and Beginners

Running With The Rabbit and Other Ways To Defeat Running Boredom | Runners Training Guide - Training for Runners and Beginners: If you’re like me (and god help you if you are), your number one problem on a run is not coming up with enough energy to complete your run, it’s keeping your mind from going crazy during the run. If you’re just running 45 minutes, it’s easy enough to keep your mind entertained with scenery on the way out and back

Runningtools.com: Running schedules, Fatpercentage, Run training, Running training, Jogging, Heart rate monitor, Ideal Weight.

Runningtools.com: Running schedules, Fatpercentage, Run training, Running training, Jogging, Heart rate monitor, Ideal Weight.

Running Times Magazine: Myths About Running in Heat

Running Times Magazine: Myths About Running in Heat: "After hundreds of thousands of years, you might think that we as a species would have our physiology down pat. The process of working hard, recovering and getting stronger seems almost instinctual these days, even if in many ways its application to running is somewhat recent. Yet if science has shown us anything since the days of Descartes, it's that one minute's moment of genius insight ('Drink as many fluids as you can in a marathon') is the next moment's blunder ('Drink too much water and you could die of hyponatremia'). Science, it seems, is an evolving art."

10-Minute Plyometric Workout for Runners | Active.com

10-Minute Plyometric Workout for Runners | Active.com: "You got home from work late. You were going to run for 45 minutes, but now you've only got 10 minutes before your best friend picks you up for dinner."

Strength Running – Online Running Coach – Run Faster in the 5k – Marathon

Strength Running – Online Running Coach – Run Faster in the 5k – Marathon: "With a good hill, you can train almost perfectly. Hills build leg strength, increase your running economy (efficiency), prevent injuries, reduce impact forces on your legs, increase stride power, and improve the neuromuscular communication pathway."

Improve Your Running Form From Head to Toe

Improve Your Running Form From Head to Toe: "Good posture, an efficient stride, and having all your parts moving as a cohesive unit is the first step to becoming a faster runner."

Parkour / Free Running / Urban Acrobat - StumbleUpon

Parkour / Free Running / Urban Acrobat - StumbleUpon

Fun Runs for Runners Who Hate Running Races | Bizarre Bytes

Fun Runs for Runners Who Hate Running Races | Bizarre Bytes: "For many runners, running races takes the fun out of running, especially for those who run for fun instead of competition. Indeed, running is often a solo sport in which you can compete against yourself, breaking your own time or distance in order to improve, so some runners may not feel the need to run in groups or take part in races."

Exercises That Help You Get Faster At Running | LIVESTRONG.COM

Exercises That Help You Get Faster At Running | LIVESTRONG.COM: "Whether your goal is to qualify for the Boston Marathon or finish in your age division in the local charity 5K, there are a variety of effective exercises that can improve running speed. When adding any new exercise to your program, it's important to listen to your body and not attempt to work through pain or injury."

First Triathlon: The Training

First Triathlon: The Training: "When my good friend Tania, who helped cheer and pace me to a personal best in the 2009 Chicago Marathon, suggested we do a triathlon together, I figured now was as good a time as any. I could swim, bike and run, right?"

Perfect landing | Harvard Gazette

Perfect landing | Harvard Gazette: "New research is casting doubt on the old adage, “All you need to run is a pair of shoes.”"

Running While Traveling: Why You Should and How to Go About It | BootsnAll Travel Articles

Running While Traveling: Why You Should and How to Go About It | BootsnAll Travel Articles: "When I set off on my around the world adventure nearly six months ago, I decided to run marathons along the way to do some fundraising. Excited about my latest and greatest idea, I immediately shared it with friends and family. The responses, sadly, were not so positive."

Running Shoe Buyers Guide - Dick's Sporting Goods

Running Shoe Buyers Guide - Dick's Sporting Goods: "Few activities put more stress on the feet and body than running. Finding a shoe that offers the cushioning and stability to match your running style and foot shape is essential not only to your comfort, but also your overall health. The wrong shoe can move the stress on your feet all the way up to the hips and the lower back, where it can cause serious problems"

15 Shoes That Mimic Barefoot Running | Active.com

15 Shoes That Mimic Barefoot Running | Active.com: "In response to all the current interest in barefoot running--spurred on by Chris McDougall's Born to Run book and the recent study published in the journal Nature by Dr. Daniel Lieberman suggesting that barefoot or minimal-shoe running creates less impact on your legs--I've come up with a list of recommended shoes to try if running barefoot is just not what you're drawn to"

Most Popular « Running Advice and News

Most Popular « Running Advice and News: "As the number of articles continues to expand on our site, I thought it might be helpful to provide a listing of some of the most popular, most important or most interesting articles."

Barefoot Running | InvisibleShoe.com

Barefoot Running | InvisibleShoe.com: "Getting a blister from barefoot running was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.
Let me back up and tell you the whole story so you can understand why.
On my second barefoot run ever, I was so fascinated by the sensations, and so transfixed by experimenting to see the effects of different stride patterns, that I didn’t even notice I had run 5k. Now that may not sound like much to you ultra-marathon guys, but I’m a sprinter. I’d never run more than a mile before!"

Should You Breath Through Your Nose, Mouth, or Both While Running and Exercising? | Naturally Engineered

Should You Breath Through Your Nose, Mouth, or Both While Running and Exercising? | Naturally Engineered: "Anybody who is interested in barefoot running or has read the book Born to Run is probably familiar with the lore surrounding the running exploits of Native Americans."

Traxee | Women's Running and Women Runners Barefoot Running/Minimalist Shoes Decrease Injury Risk – Fact or Myth?

Traxee | Women's Running and Women Runners Barefoot Running/Minimalist Shoes Decrease Injury Risk – Fact or Myth?: "Barefoot running/minimalist shoe is not a new phenomenon. Olympian, author, running guru and IAWR Faculty Member Jeff Galloway writes: “I’ve seen this fad come and go 5 times during my 52 years of running”."

Run, Karla, Run!

Run, Karla, Run!: "Brian Hock is more than just your average runner. He ran his first marathon at the age of 12, competed for the top-ranked high school team in Ohio, and then ran at Bowling Green State University."

MovNat - Erwan Le Corre - Barefoot Running - StumbleUpon

MovNat - Erwan Le Corre - Barefoot Running - StumbleUpon

35 Ways to Become a Better Runner | MadeToRun

35 Ways to Become a Better Runner | MadeToRun: "For anyone looking to becoming a better runner, consider this the Holy Grail of “how to become a better runner” lists. The below compilation includes expert advice, first hand knowledge from casual and competitive runners, and suggestions from the average Jane and Joe you might run into at the local 5k. Let the listing begin…."

Running T Shirts Online.com | Running T-Shirts for Runners Who Love to Run

Running T Shirts Online.com | Running T-Shirts for Runners Who Love to Run

Health: Barefoot Running - nytimes.com/video - StumbleUpon

Health: Barefoot Running - nytimes.com/video - StumbleUpon