5K Training Plan | Men's Health

5K Training Plan | Men's Health: "How can you run faster but train less? Cut out the junk. “Junk miles” are what experts call runs without a goal or purpose. And they're as common as they are pointless. “When people train for endurance events, the biggest mistake they make is logging too many junk miles,” says Rachel Cosgrove, C.S.C.S., owner of Results Fitness in Santa Clarita, California. Every workout should lead you to hitting the goal pace you want to run, Cosgrove says. “Don’t just run miles to run miles."

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injury prevention - Foot and calves pain when running - Physical Fitness Beta - Stack Exchange

injury prevention - Foot and calves pain when running - Physical Fitness Beta - Stack Exchange: " know there seem to be a lot of similar questions but most are about pain on the top of the foot, mine is located on the inside of both feet when I run."

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Take that stitch out of your side

Take that stitch out of your side: "Running, hiking, fast walking and even swimming can create that terrible “side stitch,” or cramp. Side stitches usually affect the right side, but occasionally can be felt on the left or even as shoulder or upper back pain.  Before you decide to call it quits, there are a few things you can do to avoid and get rid of these stitches."

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First steps to fitness

First steps to fitness: "Talking about his experience, he says, “There is a preconceived notion that only athletes can run a marathon. That is not true at all. I started running marathons ten years ago, when I was 38. "

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