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Plantar Fasciitis

By kchealy 228 days ago from http://faster-running.com

What is plantar fasciitis? It's inflammation of plantar fascia - the soft tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot, connecting your heel to your toes. Generally, plantar fasciitis is caused by a combination of overuse, poor biomechanics, ill-fitting shoes, or lack of flexibility, especially in the calves.

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Boost Your Fitness with a Progression Run

By kchealy 243 days ago from http://faster-running.com

Are you training for a distance running event? Do you want to improve your speed and fitness? Then you should try a progression run.

What is a progression run? Well, in basic terms, it's a run that gets progressively faster.

But, there is much more to it than that.

If you'd like to learn more about the be

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Music to Run By | Run Faster

By kchealy 250 days ago from http://faster-running.com

Many runners have the opinion that 'real runners don't wear headphones'. Although I'm generally agnostic on this issue - sometimes I do and sometimes I don't - today I'm going to put that discussion aside and just focus on what's currently on my running playlist. If you'd like to see what a 40+ year old listens too whil

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Does Donating Blood Effect Your Running?

By kchealy 256 days ago from http://faster-running.com

Do you donate blood? Did you know that donating just one pint of blood can help to save the lives of up to 3 people?

I donate blood as regularly as I can, approximately every 2 months or so. But as a runner, I sometimes wonder whether this will adversely effect my training. If you are in training for an endurance event, or a

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Get Off the Couch - 5 Ways to Find Some Motivation

By kchealy 263 days ago from http://faster-running.com

Are you experiencing the winter doldrums? Have you already given up on your New Year's resolutions to exercise more? If so, you might just need to get a new perspective or shake things up a bit.

These tips are geared towards runners, but will work for anyone that needs to get a little motivation. Read on for some ideas on how to pry yours

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Half Marathon Training Plan Update | Run Faster

By kchealy 271 days ago from http://faster-running.com

In this post I discuss my experience with Matt Fitgerald's 'Brain Training for Runners' 20-week half marathon training plan, which I'm using to prepare for a spring half marathon. I review both the 6-week base training phase which I recently completed and the 'build 1' phase, which I'm a couple weeks in to. If you're looking for a hal

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Kara Goucher - The U.S.' Best Hope for an Olympic Distance Running Medal?

By kchealy 277 days ago from http://faster-running.com

Kara Goucher is currently one of the top middle and long distance runners in the U.S. Since moving to Oregon to be trained by Alberto Salazar, she's taking her running career to new heights. Kara is probably one of the U.S.' best hopes for a medal in the 2008 Olympics, particularly in the 10K. Read on if you'd like to learn more about this

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Log Your Runs

By kchealy 282 days ago from http://faster-running.com

For those of you that don’t currently keep a training log or are not happy with your current system, I’ve taken a look at a few free online training logs that I think have some great features and are really a pleasure to use. You’ll notice that I haven’t listed some of the more common ones (Runner’s World, Nike) - not because I don’t think th

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Winter Running Gear Part 1

By kchealy 314 days ago from http://faster-running.com

If you live in a cold climate but still like to run outside in the winter, you’ll need to make sure you have the right clothes and equipment to get through your runs safely. This post talks about possible solutions to help keep you from slipping if you are planning to run on packed snow. Future posts will discuss what clothing layers you'll

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NOVA: Marathon Challenge

By kchealy 334 days ago from http://faster-running.com

This post is a review of the program NOVA: Marathon Challenge. That recent PBS show asked question whether 12 largely sedentary people can successfully train to run a marathon in 40 weeks. This post discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the sho

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Increase Your Stride Rate | Run Faster | Tips for improving your running

By kchealy 337 days ago from http://faster-running.com

There are only 2 ways to increase your speed: increasing your stride length, or increasing your stride rate. Because increasing your stride length is more likely to lead to injury than increasing your stride rate, it is better for most people to foc

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