Category: training
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3 reasons why a rest day is important while training
Being active is great for your body and soul but we need to incorporate rest when we train. It’s part of a healthy training week. It won’t make you lose momentum if you rest. It helps you to recover, rebuild and then repair. Here are…
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Why it’s important for runners to set goals
Whether you are a beginner or a professional runner setting goals is very important. Goals help to motivate you, they give positive reinforcement for what you do and they help you set a purpose. It’s ok to run without those three benefits of goals but it’s a…
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What to do with your hair before and after a workout
Big hair don’t care! That’s the first step to hair care while working out – don’t put too much emphasis on your hair, it’s just hair. As long as you take steps to take care of it before and after workouts it will be fine. …
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5 reasons strength training can help runners
Incorporating strength training to my running workout plan has really benefitted me. Here are my 5 reasons for adding strength training to my training plan. 1. Power/strength- muscles give you power. Building some muscles in the right places will help me to be stronger and…
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4 Tips that I Learned while Recovering from a Foot Injury
Sometimes small injuries can have a big effect on our workouts. We train and we get injured. Most times when we get injured we don’t see it coming. It makes us evaluate ourselves. Was it my form, shoes, was I tight, didn’t stretch, not hydrated……
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Friends with Benefits: How Running with a Partner Helps Your Results!
There are so many benefits to running with friends. Before I had friends or belonged to run groups of like interests I would only run alone. I never really timed myself properly, I didn’t push myself to go faster and there was no one making…
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Finisher! DC Rock and Roll half
Running gives me an opportunity to be invincible. Runners are often faced with challenges on the run…snow, ice, rain, cold, hot, hills, etc. It’s not always exciting but we do it. When it’s over we get the sense that we can overcome more than just…
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DC Rock and Roll
I’m in DC and there’s no turning back! Tomorrow will be my first race in DC in forever! Looking forward to all the runners and sights! Good luck to all the Rock and Roll runners and all the NYC Half runners!! Happy running sole-mates xo…
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Tip: Breathing Techniques During Your Run
There was a time when I would breath through my nose with my mouth closed when running. When I had to learn how to breath through my mouth. It was hard at first but we tend to find a rhythm and then we zone out…
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Shopping For New Running Sneakers?
Most running shoes can last up to 500 miles. Some can last up to 300 miles. Its good to find out your shoes life span when you buy them! Also keep track of your mileage so you know when it’s time to get a new…
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Coping With Foot Arch Tendinitis 1 Week Before Race Day!
Today I was introduced to Posterior Tibial Tendon disorder or Foot Arch tendinitis. While on an 11 mile run I began to feel pain around my ankles then on the side of my arch. This happened around mile 8 and I limped/ran on my toes…
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When You’re Not Running…
When You’re Not Running… Take time to relax. I like to visit a spa that has a freezing cold dip and a hot steamy pool..