Tag: marathon
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Runner’s Road Kill! How This Mindset Can Improve Your Running
Road kill: n. a runner left in your dust. Traditionally Runner’s Road Kill counts are only kept when running 200 mile team relay races. While you are running your leg of the race you tally in your head the number of runners you pass. Once you have sufficiently fueled (with a sandwich and Coors Light of course, micro-brew if it’s…
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Running Drills to Improve Your Running Form
You know it is important to have good running form, but often it is developing that good running form that is hard. The 3 main keys to good running form is: Mid Foot Strike Angles: Dorsiflexed foot and knee to 90 degrees Forward Tilt Here are some running drills to improve running form: [leadplayer_vid…
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Local Parks: The Free Gyms
One of the biggest excuses to avoid jump starting your fitness and healthy lifestyle is the cost. I understand, gyms can be expensive! One way to avoid high prices is to studio hop. Many privately owned cross fit gyms, yoga studios, and barre method gyms offer specials for new comers. During the winter you can…
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Runner’s Strength Workout: Stay Injury Free and Power Up Those Hills with These Moves!
Often runners spend all their time running.–Sound Familiar?? Doing this, leads to overuse injuries as well as that “skinny fat” look none of us want to have. It is important to do strength training a couple times a week, to keep you running injury free and keep your body looking toned and fit. I developed…
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Basic Foam Rolling for Runners
Check out this video to learn basic foam rolling techniques to keep you running fast and injury free! [vsw id=”qXKKLVRyNp8″ source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]
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5 min Strength Workout for Runners
Check out this video for 5 min Strength Workout for Runners designed to work the entire body and strengthen to prevent injury! [vsw id=”nDMLJ4VfLDM” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]
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How to Properly Execute Your Speed Training Workout
Check out this video to make sure you know how to properly execute your speed training workout! [vsw id=”tt9pkI4wg0Q” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Key Tips: Finish your last interval fastest. Workout on breathing. Think about your form
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Easy Runs Will Get You Back In Shape
Have you ever taken a period of time off from running? Or maybe you didn’t mean to take time off, but when all was said and done you ran so infrequently you couldn’t keep up with your old pace. Getting back into running shape is probably the most frustrating thing! It is even worse than…
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2013 is the year you will run a marathon!
Now before you start thinking to yourself, “I can’t run a marathon.” Think about this: “Anyone can run a marathon. Oprah Winfrey did it. Senators, presidents, and movie stars do it all the time. The hit reality show The Biggest Loser even culminated in a marathon for the contestants who have lost the most weight–as if to…
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2013 Goals
What are your goals for 2013? I ask about your “2013 goals”, because I’m sure quite possibly you want to improve more than one thing in your life. Maybe you want to learn to cook, lose weight, make money, etc, etc. Whatever your goals are, I suggest you also add a physical goal to your…