Thursday, December 15, 2011

Shin Splints Can Slow (and Sometimes Stop) the Best of Exercise Intentions - Diet & Exercise

Shin Splints Can Slow (and Sometimes Stop) the Best of Exercise Intentions - Diet & Exercise: "My friend Sondra recently ran a 5K race on a very cold morning. So when we got together recently, I asked her how the race went. She told me that she now has shin splints, which she credits to not having stretched immediately prior to the race."

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Shorty nominations: It's your turn : News-Record.com : Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis

Shorty nominations: It's your turn : News-Record.com : Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis: "For a third straight year, it’s time for the annual Shorties. These awards – which carry no cash prizes, trophies or certificates, but, oh, the prestige – are the Running Shorts blog’s request for Triad runners to help celebrate the year’s best people, places and races."

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Louis Garneau Carbon Pro Team shoes convert sweat to cool with sugar

Louis Garneau Carbon Pro Team shoes convert sweat to cool with sugar: "Chew on a stick of gum sweetened with xylitol and you may just experience a cool sensation. Slip on a pair of Carbon Pro Team shoes from Louis Garneau and you may just get the same feeling. While it's most common use is as a natural sweetener, properties of xylitol make it useful for clothing as well. Xylitol is woven into fabric under the brand name Ice-Fil, which is used in the insoles of the Louis Garneau Carbon Pro Team cycling shoes to help keep athletes cool."

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