1. Finding comfort in discomfort
2. Does stretching loosen muscles or tendons?
3. The timing of “heel off” in different running shoes
4. Transitioning to fall marathon training
5. One parent’s take on the growth in High School Cross Country
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1. 103 year old man challenges Usain Bolt to a race
2. This more a history of UltraAspire race vests and not a comprehensive history, but still a decent read
3. Don’t pants a US Marshall (HT to Running is Funny)
4. How soccer can make a runner faster
5. Can exercise cause ALS? (It can if you sustain multiple hits to the head, 2+ concussions heightens it)
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1. Pro tennis player says marathon training helps her game
2. UMTB results
3. How many runners heel strike even if they THINK they don’t
4. Rory Bosio repeats as UTMB champ
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1. Finding renewal while running
2. Wrong pace = race day fail
3. Marathon du Medoc. Run a marathon while drinking wine. Maddy Hribar would love this one.
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1. Cool maps of where runners run in cities (hint: near the water, and in more affluent areas)
3. Awesome. Anatomy of an easy run day from an elite coach
4. Interesting: can a team have too much talent?
5. When parents should speak to their kid’s coach and when not to
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1. Train like the elites if you want to grow as a runner
2. Go Pro + dog mount = perfection
3. The Seduction of Addiction: A Runner’s Confession
4. Beer in gel packs. Why, that’s the best idea since this Billy Blaze!
5. Ultra running’s humble champion
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1. Race report from the Fat Dog 120 miler
2. This feels recycled, but still interesting still: celebrities who run
3. Will the 2-hour marathon happen sooner rather than later
4. Pete Larson reviews the Salomon S-Lab Sense Ultra 3 (I ran in the Sense 2’s last weekend and wasn’t pleased. I should’ve worn these)
5. Also from Pete: Asics shoe previews, including a Hoka-esque version
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1. Pam Smith on how to recover properly
2. A tale of two races
3. Strengthening vs stretching for plantar fasciitis
4. Should you train using gels and nutrition, or “save” them for the race?
5. Go low carb, high fat if you want to run slow
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2. Women’s guide to safety while trail running
3. How to talk like a trail runner
4. This guys is local to me and I love this blog of his
5. Ways to beat the mid-season blues
JUST SAW THIS: Leadville win “tainted”
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1. Rob Krar’s Leadville Strava file (mile 95, he ran a 7:28. Not human)
2. Hoka giveaway on Peter Larson’s blog. Go for it.
3. Is this really the craziest marathon?
4. Now THIS looks interesting!
5. Fitness quotes brought to you by bears
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