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If you are training for a half, full, or ultra-marathon, long runs are a fact of your life. But just because you are running long distances, 10-, 15-, 20-miles or more, doesn’t mean you need to be uncomfortable for the entire run. Here are five tips to help you survive your next long run. Plan… Read more »
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“Just a few weeks ago, running three miles was a big deal, now I’m running three times that distance,” remarked Molly Mesnick, just moments after she completed a ten-mile training run combined with a 5K Get Your Rear in Gear fundraiser race. Molly echos a common sentiment. When training for a marathon or half-marathon, within… Read more »
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My senior year of college I was introduced to a friend of a friend and as he shook my hand his eyes lit up with recognition: “Oh, you’re the crazy runner girl!” When asked to elaborate he stated that his entire apartment complex called me the “crazy runner girl” as I was always running. I… Read more »
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Still working through Halloween candy? Give the chocolate a rest and try our recipe for delicious Quinoa Salad! This recipe will not only help you PR on the course but also help you set a new PR in the time it takes you to put a healthy meal on the table. Recommended by the one… Read more »
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Neither wind, nor rain, nor body aches can stop Molly and Jason Mesnick of The Bachelor as they train and prepare to set new PRs at the Las Vegas Rock n Roll Half-Marathon. Molly and Jason Mesnick are officially halfway through their six-week training program and despite recently hitting a string of training hurdles, the couple… Read more »
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Somewhere around mile 6 of my first half marathon race I felt them forming, a runner’s worst nightmare: blisters. With more then half of the race still in front of me, I had quarter-sized blisters forming on the bottom of both feet. After the race, I sat down frustrated with my coach and examined my… Read more »
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The Pacific Crest Trail spans 2,256.5 miles and the entire west coast—from Canada to Mexico. It climbs nearly 60 major mountain passes and descends 19 canyons. Fewer people have thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail than have climbed Mt. Everest. Yesterday morning, Sam Fox completed his journey across the entire Pacific Crest Trail. It took Sam… Read more »
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One of my running pet-peeves is when I step outside for a crisp fall run and shortly into the run realize I’m either dress too warm or too cold. This typically results in either turning around for a thicker running top or (when I’m too warm) shoving my jacket into my mailbox for safe keeping… Read more »
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Just five days and counting! Brooks is headed to DC this week to support the sold-out 36th Marine Corps Marathon. This event should be huge! We are expecting over 100,000 visitors to the three-day Marine Corps Marathon expo at the Armory, and will be cheering on the 43,000 participants running the Marine Corps 10K, half-marathon and… Read more »
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