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Save money by making your own Gatorade - Nothing beats the fresh air and solitude of covering big swaths of ground in nature's gymnasium. And when running and sweating, nothing feels better going down than a cold sports drink. But here's the thing - those drinks are not cheap.

Running and twitting don't mix - James Coleman, a jogger, has become the first man in Britain to suffer a "twinjury", an injury sustained while using Twitter. He was "tweeting" to his followers on his Blackberry while jogging to work when he cracked his head on a heavy low-hanging branch. The force of the impact sent the dazed runner crashing to the pavement and left him with a badly bruised black eye.

Running logs show exaggerated mileage - On a crisp Sunday afternoon last month, Lou Aurichio finished an out-and-back training run along a popular pathway that follows the Lake Michigan shoreline. Measuring 5.4 miles, the route is one he runs regularly a couple times a week, year-round. A week earlier, Aurichio agreed to have his favorite running route measured after being approached by someone from the Extra Miles Project.

Top 10 injury prevention tips - Common distance runners injuries may include shin splints, stress fractures, patellofemoral knee pain, plantar fasciitis and soft tissue tears. Here are a few basic tips that may help prevent injuries occurring in the first place.

Running the Apple logo - Using two iPhones plus his legs to map the equivalent of a digital heart for Steve Jobs, a marathon runner from Tokyo, ran 13 miles in 2 hours with a specific route in mind: the Apple logo.

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