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How to fuel before running - Too many athletes show up for training, but they don't show up for meals. They might as well not show up for training. So true! Pre-exercise fueling makes a big difference in terms of how well athletes can enhance their performance.
Running with the silent spectators - During my run I constantly felt this friendly human-like presence but with an awkward silence. It is like running the New York City marathon with silent spectators. Come to think of it, I had run New York City marathons in the eighties where I had found a few sections of the course with silent spectators, but glad to say that I found them vocal and involved during more recent runs.
Running nutrition on a budget - A limited food budget creates a fueling challenge for many athletes, including runners traveling to foreign races, college teams or students responsible for their own meals, parents of active kids, and semi-pro players hoping to get to the next level. The name of the fueling game is: How can you buy enough healthy calories with the least amount of money? These practical tips can help optimize a low-budget sports diet.
Mom wins an ultramarathon while breast pumping - Sophie Carter didn't want her eight-month-old son to go without breast milk while she took part in the race last month, so she decided to pump milk for him while running an ultramarathon - she crossed the finish line in first place.
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.