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15 Best Foods to Add to Your Grocery List

Add these 15 foods to your must-buy list before your next trip to the grocery store. Then, when you get home, use these tips and recipes to make sure you’re keeping healthy.

Examining Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Part II

What do athletes affected by CFS have in common? Learn the different steps they now take to fight extreme fatigue.

Time to Run: Get Motivated

If the most difficult steps of your run are the ones that get you off the couch and out the door, try our tips for overcoming the running blahs.

10 Steps to Start Running

If you’ve decided to take up running, you’ve completed the first step to becoming a runner. Here are ten more tips to get you started.

Recovery runs increase your fitness by having you run in a pre-fatigued state.

A Fresh Perspective on Recovery Runs

It is widely, and wrongly, assumed that recovery runs help the body bounce back from hard training. But what is their real benefit?

The 10 Types of Runners

We've all seen them on the road or at a race: the Human Cybertron, the Stink Bomber or Dr. 90210. So what type of runner are you?

A Green Guide for Runners

We all want to do our part in helping mother earth, but did you know it can be as simple as greening up your next run? Here are eight easy tips to save the planet all in a day’s run.

Why Run?

Whether you have taken up running to lose weight, to improve fitness, to relieve stress, to compete, or just to kill time, you'll find that the benefits are many.

Customize Your Shoes With These Tricks

Why are your running shoes rubbing you the wrong way? Here are simple tricks for custom-fitting your shoes and relieving that nagging foot pain.

Beginner's Guide to Running

As a beginning runner, your top training priority is to establish a solid foundation for your future development as a runner. How is this done? Beginners, here's your crash course.

Muscle Cramps: Don't Cramp Your Style

Muscle cramps are disabling, involuntary spasms that often occur during exercise or competition. They can ruin a run. Here's how to sidestep muscle cramps for good.

Talent, Guts and Perseverance on Display at the Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials

The USA women’s marathon team is all settled. Three deserving women are gearing up to compete in the Olympic Games this summer. Find out who is headed to Beijing to respresent the USA in the 2008 Olympics.

Understanding the Calf and Shin to Prevent Injury

While a bag of frozen peas might be a quick fix for shin splints, the key to healthy lower legs is understanding how they work.

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Does the Shoe Fit?

Active people take up to 12,000 steps per day--it's important these steps are taken in a suitable pair of shoes. Choose the right running shoe using these tips.

How to Avoid "The Wall"

Through proper training, you can avoid having to deal with the dreaded wall. Here are some tips on how to take control of your race.

Food Rx: Eating for Injury Prevention

There's no doubt that smart training helps prevent injuries. But so will a wholesome diet. Eat these foods at the first sign of injury to get better and get back to running.

Easy Does It: High-mileage or High-intensity?

There's the high-mileage school and the high-intensity school of running. Is it better to train more miles at an easy pace or to run less but run hard?

The Next Best Thing To Running

Is a cross-training mile exactly the same physiologically as a running mile? Nope. But cross-training can elicit the same aerobic benefits. Boost your weekly mileage with these cross-training tips.

Inside Advantage

The cold temperatures and short days of winter can dampen the desire to lace up and head outside. Get strong and flexible this winter with these cross-training tips.

Foods That Boost Energy

When athletes finish their workouts, they might not think about what they eat. Here's how to fuel up and recover with the everyday foods in your fridge.

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