Run for your life! : Postnoon

Run for your life! : Postnoon: "Uma Chigurupati, who holds a Guinness World Record in marathons along with her husband, shares her experiences of running the length and breadth of the globe.

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Resistance Training for Runners - The Ultimate Strength Workout for Runners - Shape Magazine

Resistance Training for Runners - The Ultimate Strength Workout for Runners - Shape Magazine: "The secret to running stronger, faster, and longer? Forget about running (at least, for a little bit)! Cross training can help build muscle, boost agility, and fend off injury."

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Marathon running you’re never too old

Marathon running you’re never too old: "Today baby boomers are present more than ever today when it comes to marathon races. You may think those over fifty running a marathon can lead to cardiac problems but new research from the University of Manitoba reveal marathon runners over the age of fifty have no greater health risks than their younger competing runners."

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Barefoot Running May Not Improve Performance Results - Should I Run Barefoot - Men's Fitness

Barefoot Running May Not Improve Performance Results - Should I Run Barefoot - Men's Fitness: "Abebe Bikila ran sans shoes in the 1960 Olympics in Rome and took first place. Bikila's shoes didn't fit comfortably, so he ditched them pre-race. His choice was due to circumstances, but today's runners are choosing to train and race without their sneakers in hopes of better performance results."

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Run for your life

Run for your life: "Inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. According to Harvard School of Public Health epidemiology professor Dr I-Min Lee inactivity causes some 5.3 million deaths a year and is threading on becoming a pandemic."

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Running Doc’s advice on how to measure and evaluate body fat - NY Daily News

Running Doc’s advice on how to measure and evaluate body fat  - NY Daily News: "I just had a body composition test, which found that I'm at 7.8% body fat. (I'm 5-11.5 inches tall and weigh 172 pounds.) I was pleased with the results, as I was down from 8.6% body fat since my last test in July 2008, but it got me thinking: Just how useful is body fat percentage as a barometer of overall health? - Mark, Pa."

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RUNNING: Good reads for the runner - DailyFreeman.com

RUNNING: Good reads for the runner - DailyFreeman.com: "We’re kind of at that in-between stage from closing out the summer running season and moving full steam ahead into the fall with a short break from actual races."

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"Running helps me to cope" | News.com.au

"Running helps me to cope" | News.com.au: "Carrie Bickmore has a new outlook on life, and it's thanks to running. "I'm in a better mental state at the moment," Bickmore, 31, says on the phone from Melbourne, where she lives and works as one of the hosts of Channel Ten's The Project."

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10 Interval Training Mobile Apps To Download Right Now

10 Interval Training Mobile Apps To Download Right Now: "It's time to amp up the intensity. Circuit, HIIT and Tabata training produce killer results in little time. Circuit training involves moving from one workout directly to the next, HIIT is short bursts of intense exercise followed by quick rest and Tabata (a form of HIIT) is strictly 20 seconds of intense work followed by 10 seconds of recovery for eight cycles. These workouts help burn fat, increase endurance and improve overall fitness."

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Time to go harder

Time to go harder: "From the excitement of the mass start to running through some of Sydney’s most iconic streets and then the chance to swap stories over a coffee down at the beach afterwards, it’s the biggest running party of the year."

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The nature and nurture of running for fitness | Reuters

The nature and nurture of running for fitness | Reuters: "Are modern men and women born to run, or must our 21st century bodies be carefully cross-trained to stay fit and healthy?"

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Best gear for summer running | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Best gear for summer running | MNN - Mother Nature Network: "The dog days of summer might technically be winding down, but with July 2012 in the books as the hottest month on record, avid runners face a dilemma when they hit the trails in August or the "Indian summer" months of September and October."

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