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I know you've been there. You're just be-bopping along on your run, enjoying being outside and getting your feel-good exercise on when out of nowhere a twinge of pain starts to form somewhere in your body. Perhaps it's growing discomfort in your side or pain that's causing your leg to seize up...either way, you know it's not good. Running cramps are the pits, and they can turn an enjoyable run sour very quickly. It may seem...

Do you feel like you're working hard, but are constantly asking yourself, "Why am I not getting faster at my running?" Improving at running can be a lot more complicated than just lacing up and heading out the door. Chances are you're making at least a few of the following mistakes and that's what's holding you back. Top Reasons You're Not Getting Faster at Running 1.) You always run at the same pace.2.) Your overall mileage...

Even when you think you've finally found a pair of running shoes that's working for you, when someone mentions the "next best thing" you listen, right? You're apt to get on board if someone can convince you this is the pair that will give you all the miles and the fastest time. Perhaps you've recently heard someone mention zero drop running shoes and you're wondering if these are the "it" shoe that you need. No running shoe...

Though it may sound like the latest workout fad, fasted running is actually something that endurance runners have been utilizing as a specific training tool for quite some time. The question is, is fasted running right for you or is it just something that sounds cool when you tell your friends you went for a run without eating any breakfast? Here we'll talk about what fasted running is and the purpose behind running on an...

With so many popular races scheduled in the fall, many runners find themselves doing the bulk of their training during the hot summer months. As someone who just spent the entire winter training for Boston (my first ever winter training for a marathon), moving into summer training again has definitely been an adjustment. Though I think runners need to take the time to get acclimated as the temperatures begin to rise, the...

As someone who has run for many years, I throw out acronyms related to the sport like it's my job. When you use something so widely in your vocabulary, it's easy to forget it's not an actual word in the dictionary that everyone knows. I've made the mistake of stating on social media that my race time was a "PR" assuming that everyone would know to hand out virtual high fives. But then someone wrote, "What the heck is a PR?"...