Our perspective: Two team members share their thoughts on running barefoot | dailymile community blog

Our perspective: Two team members share their thoughts on running barefoot | dailymile community blog: "Jocelyn A. is a runner from Ann Arbor, MI. She wants to break 20 minutes for her 5k, and hopes to qualify for the Boston Marathon again!"

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How to Avoid Shin Pain : FITBLOGGER

How to Avoid Shin Pain : FITBLOGGER: "As a college athlete and post-college runner, shin splints and stress fractures have beensomething I’ve had to deal with since day one. The AstroTurf on our college lacrosse field was about 1 inch of green carpet on top of solid cement and every season I would play through the pain."

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Dean Karnazes: Running Across the U.S. | Dreams in Action

Dean Karnazes: Running Across the U.S. | Dreams in Action: "Dean Karnazes is expected to go farther than he ever has before. At the end of last month, he set off on a nearly 3,000-mile run across the United States, starting at Disneyland in Anaheim and looking to finish in New York in about 75 days."

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Sweat Science » The priming effect: how a hard warm-up can help performance

Sweat Science » The priming effect: how a hard warm-up can help performance: "Most people who do hard interval sessions will have noticed this mystery: why does the second or third interval usually feel easier than the first one? I always figured it had to do with “getting into the rhythm” or something along those lines."

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America, You're Exercising Wrong - That's Fit

America, You're Exercising Wrong - That's Fit: "Dr. Al Sears, a medical doctor, nutritionist and leading thinker in the field of integrative health, believes that the key to effective exercise for weight loss and overall health is not duration, but intensity. He thinks the long, slow constant speed aerobics that we've all been trained to believe is so good for us is exactly the wrong thing for us to be doing."

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Bike Shop Girl – Empowering women within cycling

Bike Shop Girl – Empowering women within cycling: "Peeling myself out from the warm covers early Sunday morning, the light wasn’t out yet and as I stumbled my way through getting dressed. It was going to…"

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Natural Running Center

Natural Running Center: "As a family physician, I firmly believe that children should play in their bare feet or in activity shoes that complement natural foot development and proper biomechanics of movement. Runners, walkers, coaches, and the medical community are all awakening to the benefits of allowing proper natural foot motion to occur in all of our daily "

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Book review: 'Complete Idiot's Guide to Marathon Training' relavent for beginners | Deseret News

Book review: 'Complete Idiot's Guide to Marathon Training' relavent for beginners | Deseret News: "Jumping into the marathon ring can be a bit intimidating, as can be some of the veteran marathon runners. Those relatively new to the sport are full of questions, but may not want to ask them for fear of being branded as, well, an “idiot.”"

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How to train for the London Marathon 2012 | Life and style | guardian.co.uk

How to train for the London Marathon 2012 | Life and style | guardian.co.uk: "The London Marathon ballot results are in. Running expert Sam Murphy shares eight training tips based on new research: long runs and carbs are out, protein and rest is in (well, sort of)"

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Watch finish line video at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon | kare11.com

Watch finish line video at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon | kare11.com: "MINNEAPOLIS -- The 30th running of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon is taking place today. Nearly 20,000 people will cross the finish line and 300,000 will be cheering them on."

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How Do You Calculate Training Zones With a Heart Rate Monitor? | Run to Win

How Do You Calculate Training Zones With a Heart Rate Monitor? | Run to Win: "As a runner, heart rate monitors are great devices that can help you train because they let you know when you are working too hard or not running hard enough."

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Stretch Your Calf Muscles | Dr Peggy Malone | Running Injuries | Shin Splints | Shin Splints Treatment | Shin Splint Treatment | Take Control of Your Health | Treating Shin Splints | How to Get Rid of Shin Splints | Treatment for Shin Splints

Stretch Your Calf Muscles | Dr Peggy Malone | Running Injuries | Shin Splints | Shin Splints Treatment | Shin Splint Treatment | Take Control of Your Health | Treating Shin Splints | How to Get Rid of Shin Splints | Treatment for Shin Splints: "I'm guessing you don't think much about your calves as you go about your day-to- day activities. There they are at the back of your lower leg, not doing much… so it seems. They have a crucial role in your ability to stay balanced, strong and injury free and so they are worth an introduction."

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