Running without roads | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper

Running without roads | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper: "It's in a place often described as isolated where ultrarunner Geoff Roes trains daily. Tucked against the mountainsides and hugged by the ocean, those who live in Juneau know there's an end to every road, a summit to every trail and only two ways to get out of town; by boat or plane. So for a sport that requires hours spent logging miles, Juneau's small footprint may pose a problem. But not for Roes."

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CoolRunningNewbie / MarathonReady

CoolRunningNewbie / MarathonReady: "Let's get this straight right from the start: There's a big difference between Finishing and Running a marathon. This isn't elite snobbery and it has nothing to do with the Galloway Run/Walk controversy. It's all about what YOU want out of your first marathon"

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Go Green: 5 ways to make your running shoes last longer - Camdenton, MO - Serving Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks region including Osage Beach, Camdenton, Lake Ozark, Eldon and Sunrise Beach

Go Green: 5 ways to make your running shoes last longer - Camdenton, MO - Serving Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks region including Osage Beach, Camdenton, Lake Ozark, Eldon and Sunrise Beach: "Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. —
With all the attention paid to the fundamentals of reducing, reusing and recycling, it's easy to overlook one of the simplest ways to maximize our resources. Getting every last bit of use out of our purchases is a frugal move but also an environmental one."

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How did I make myself… healthy? | Jill Will Run

How did I make myself… healthy? | Jill Will Run: "I feel like I’m a constantly evolving work in progress… but I think I wouldn’t be as open to evolving and changing if it weren’t for some of the things I’ve tackled in life. And running has been a big part of helping me to define myself and allowing me to take on new challenges."

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Science of Running: Recognizing patterns, winning workouts, making connections, and making it blatantly obvious

Science of Running: Recognizing patterns, winning workouts, making connections, and making it blatantly obvious: "I’m generally not interested in the stock market or any business related information, but when former Super Bowl winning coach with the Baltimore Ravens Brian Billick tells you to read a business book, you do it. So I picked up the book Good to Great by Dr. Jim Collins with the hope that I would find a useful nugget or two that was useful. "

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Diet for Marathon Runners - Competition

Diet for Marathon Runners - Competition: "Competition nutrition is an extension of training nutrition. The correct nutritional strategies before, during and after competition will help you achieve your marathon goal."

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Running ‘Round the World | Wend Blog

Running ‘Round the World | Wend Blog: "Running is one of those things that sounds miserable on a cold, dark morning but is actually really great once you get your butt out of bed and go do it. For one, there’s something about how the air feels in the lungs and the power pulsing through your legs to keep your body propelling forward that is fantastic and uplifting."

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UltRunR - So You Want to Run Ultra's

UltRunR - So You Want to Run Ultra's: "I've been in ultrarunning now for 9 years, which is pretty much mid-pack in terms of longevity. There are a few things I would say in my experience as a runner and coach of ultrarunners that are true for MOST runners:"

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Inspire to Run

Inspire to Run: "I run for many reasons, many of which I rarely give thought to at this point in my life as a runner. One of the reasons to run that I take frequently take for granted is weight control. I love food and if I did not run, there is a decent chance that I would be overweight as a result of that love. Running allows me to eat whatever I want and as number of miles I run increase, food becomes more necessary than ever to keep my weight and energy up."

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4 Speedy Steps to Faster Running

4 Speedy Steps to Faster Running: "I may not be doing much any running right now, but that doesn’t mean I can’t talk about it, right?

{In case you don’t know, I’m sidelined with a running injury- my IT band revolted against me. I might have possibly mentioned it once or twice or a billion times.}"

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Hacking Plantar Fasciitis: Curing the Vampire Bite of Running Injuries

Hacking Plantar Fasciitis: Curing the Vampire Bite of Running Injuries: "I crested the top of the hill, the hot summer sun beating on my bare shoulders. I had just finished my eighth hill repetition on a narrow, winding trail near my home town of Lexington, MA.

It was August, 2004. I was running close to 80 miles a week and preparing for the fall cross country season of my Junior year at Connecticut College. My mileage had almost doubled since my spring training in outdoor track."

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Table: Half marathon: An eight-week programme | Life and style | The Guardian

Table: Half marathon: An eight-week programme | Life and style | The Guardian: "Half marathon
An eight-week programme"

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