Category: The Five
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1. DC Rainmaker reviews the Garmin vivofit 2. Pete Larson explores accuracy issues with Garmin’s Forerunner 620 3. Does KT Tape really work? 4. When to run and when to rest 5. Running up for air
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1. Heat wave at LA Marathon 2. The greatest distance runner in history 3. Interesting story of a guy who wore activity trackers (4 at a time) for 6 months. 4. Fit people tend to fidget more 5. The way you lace your shoes can transform the type of shoe you have: from minimal to…
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1. LA Marathon was yesterday 2. How should runners train their core? 3. The Girl Scouts are sponsoring the “thin mint sprint” in Illinois 4. Heard of fitbit? How about “dog bit?” 5. For those of us who use the first mile of our run to warm up: change.
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1. Seems the convention wisdom on IT band rehab/preventive maintenance is shifting 2. That One Hill (For me: Chimney Peak) 3. A coach’s view of a 50K victory 4. Prepping and training for your first ultra (pt. 1) 5. What’s your story?
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1. The nuances of running courtesy 2. Nice review by Pete. (I’ve considered some bluetooth earbuds, too, when I return to running. Hate dealing with wires) 3. This campaign was in my twitter feed last night. Really like it 4. Nice review of a shoe I really want to try 5. Crossfit comes to Disney?
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1. Kayla Montgomery is a runner with MS 2. Chicago Marathon is having registration problems 3. Running too fast on easy days is the worst and most correctable mistake runners make in training. If I had a dollar for how many Facebook posts or tweets I have seen with “I know it was supposed to…
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1. Deena Kastor will run the Dallas Rock-n-Roll marathon 2. So you want to be a college Track & Field coach 3. Ryan Hall is in Boston (insert higher than reasonable prediction of his performance here), Mosop and Dathan are out. 4. Don’t let downhills in ultras be your downfall 5. How Scott Dunlap can…
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1. Ironman vs. Ultramarathon (loved this) 2. How to stop freaking about about marathon pace (great tip!) 3. Why breakthroughs can be dangerous 4. Interesting (especially if you are a baseball fan) 5. This was a crazy few hours, to say the least
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1. Five reasons Disney needs a Stars Wars themed race 2. Stillness on the run 3. Thirteen best ultra running excuses (no. 13 gave me a snort) 4. Characteristics of a sound training program 5. Six running apps you have likely never heard of
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1. On youth and ultra running 2. Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard is a trail runner 3. When Ultra runners go too far (that’s possible?!) 4. Running the Alps? There’s an app for that 5. A coaches training doesn’t stop at “level 1.” If your coach is not continuously improving, end your relationship
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1. Should we nominate Alberto Salazar for this? 2. Get those credit cards ready? 3. Common running pains and how to correct them 4. Garmin Vivo hopes to make inroads in the fitness band market (tried to get a review sample, but I’m not famous enough) 5. Real cool profile of the nations top Masters…
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