1. Kenenisa Bekele wins his marathon debut in 2:05:03 at Paris
2. Jared Campbell’s Barkley Marathons race report--you need to read this
3. How to be mentally tough for a 100-mile race
4. This was a great read, and funny, too
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1. Interesting study about low-fat diet vs. low-sugar diet (spoiler: neither is good for you)
2. Patience is necessary for runners. Good tip from Caleb
3. 100-mile backcountry ride on a unicycle? what?
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1. How to replace the battery on your Garmin 3045 (I am totally doing this!)
3. Volleyball coach will run marathon blindfolded
4. How to be an ultra runner (From Trail and Ultra Running–check out their newly refurbished site)
5. Outdoor companies go a little crazy for April Fools Day
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1. The fallout from the USATF indoor championships continues to grow
2. Take your selfies, but don’t be a jerk about it
3. Always ask why
4. Know who YOU are
5. How to stay safe running on the roads
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1. A better Achilles stretch?
2. Confessions of a rookie race director
3. Just seeing this, an Instagram challenge for runners
4. The perfect run
5. Regular exercise may stave off age-related vision loss
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1. Gearist reviews the Mizuno Wave Hitogami, the new shoe that’s making quite a splash
2. Self-recovery techniques for runners
3. The 10 commandments of runner safety
4. Sage Canaday’s race report from his victory at Tarawera
5. Really strong words about brands, athletes, and sponsorships. Read it.
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1. An oral history of Florence Griffith-Joyner’s world record 100M
2. Train to recover, don’t recover to train
4. Man who attacked runner in 2004 Olympic marathon banned from running London marathon
5. Runner wins race after dog pees on shoes
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1. Jay Johnson introduces “Core X.” I don’t know what that means, but I’ll give it a shot
2. Deena Kastor kills the Dallas RNR half marathon
3. Tensions
4. The concept of “core stability” of the foot
5. Good analysis of the Goucher move to Oiselle
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