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Can Beer Improve Your Run Time?
Running a marathon in the next year? Drinking nonalcoholic beer could help you along the way.
By Laura Williams

How to Increase Your Endurance by Walking
Is it possible to become a better runner by substituting walking for running?
By Tom Denes

Run Less for Your Personal Best Race
You don't have to race every weekend to reach your best time. Look at Olympian Kara Goucher's race schedule and apply her training to yours.
By Matt Forsman

Runners and Foot Injuries: 4 Causes of Foot Pain
Has foot pain wrecked your training? Learn about the most common ailments, their causes and, most importantly, how runners can avoid the dreaded "I" w
By Caitlin Chock

How to Fuel for a 5K
Fuel right at your next 5K for a strong finish. Here's how.
By Doug Robertson

The Best Stocking Stuffers for Runners
While it would be amazing to receive the latest Nike Vapor Fly or a Nordic Track Incline Treadmill as a gift this holiday season, don't forget about t
By Angela Bekkala

5K Training Tips for Beginners
If you're training for a 5K for the first time, or the first time in a long time, these five tips will put you on the right track to cross the finish
By Tyler Pake

The Best Holiday Gifts for Guys Who Run
From sports nutrition and coffee, to running apparel and shoes, we've listed several holiday gift ideas for the male runner in your life.
By Michael Nystrom

How to Treat and Prevent Runner's Knee
Knee pain is often caused by muscular imbalance, poor form and increased mileage. But you often don't know you have these issues until you experience
By Mackenzie Lobby

Half Marathon Training Tips for Beginners
Use these half marathon training tips for beginners to cross the finish line strong.
By Karen Janos

How to Go From Zero to Marathon in Six Months
If you're a marathon newbie or have been out of the game for a while, you need a smart training approach to get on the 26.2mile saddle.
By Pete Rea

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Can Beer Improve Your Run Time? Running a marathon in the next year? Drinking nonalcoholic beer could help you along the way. By Laura Williams

How to Increase Your Endurance by Walking Is it possible to become a better runner by substituting walking for running? By Tom Denes

Run Less for Your Personal Best Race You don't have to race every weekend to reach your best time. Look at Olympian Kara Goucher's race schedule and apply her training to yours. By Matt Forsman

Runners and Foot Injuries: 4 Causes of Foot Pain Has foot pain wrecked your training? Learn about the most common ailments, their causes and, most importantly, how runners can avoid the dreaded "I" w By Caitlin Chock

How to Fuel for a 5K Fuel right at your next 5K for a strong finish. Here's how. By Doug Robertson

The Best Stocking Stuffers for Runners While it would be amazing to receive the latest Nike Vapor Fly or a Nordic Track Incline Treadmill as a gift this holiday season, don't forget about t By Angela Bekkala

5K Training Tips for Beginners If you're training for a 5K for the first time, or the first time in a long time, these five tips will put you on the right track to cross the finish By Tyler Pake

The Best Holiday Gifts for Guys Who Run From sports nutrition and coffee, to running apparel and shoes, we've listed several holiday gift ideas for the male runner in your life. By Michael Nystrom

How to Treat and Prevent Runner's Knee Knee pain is often caused by muscular imbalance, poor form and increased mileage. But you often don't know you have these issues until you experience By Mackenzie Lobby

Half Marathon Training Tips for Beginners Use these half marathon training tips for beginners to cross the finish line strong. By Karen Janos

How to Go From Zero to Marathon in Six Months If you're a marathon newbie or have been out of the game for a while, you need a smart training approach to get on the 26.2mile saddle. By Pete Rea

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Can Beer Improve Your Run Time?
Running a marathon in the next year? Drinking nonalcoholic beer could help you along the way.
By Laura Williams

How to Increase Your Endurance by Walking
Is it possible to become a better runner by substituting walking for running?
By Tom Denes

Run Less for Your Personal Best Race
You don't have to race every weekend to reach your best time. Look at Olympian Kara Goucher's race schedule and apply her training to yours.
By Matt Forsman

Runners and Foot Injuries: 4 Causes of Foot Pain
Has foot pain wrecked your training? Learn about the most common ailments, their causes and, most importantly, how runners can avoid the dreaded "I" w
By Caitlin Chock

How to Fuel for a 5K
Fuel right at your next 5K for a strong finish. Here's how.
By Doug Robertson

The Best Stocking Stuffers for Runners
While it would be amazing to receive the latest Nike Vapor Fly or a Nordic Track Incline Treadmill as a gift this holiday season, don't forget about t
By Angela Bekkala

5K Training Tips for Beginners
If you're training for a 5K for the first time, or the first time in a long time, these five tips will put you on the right track to cross the finish
By Tyler Pake

The Best Holiday Gifts for Guys Who Run
From sports nutrition and coffee, to running apparel and shoes, we've listed several holiday gift ideas for the male runner in your life.
By Michael Nystrom

How to Treat and Prevent Runner's Knee
Knee pain is often caused by muscular imbalance, poor form and increased mileage. But you often don't know you have these issues until you experience
By Mackenzie Lobby

Half Marathon Training Tips for Beginners
Use these half marathon training tips for beginners to cross the finish line strong.
By Karen Janos

How to Go From Zero to Marathon in Six Months
If you're a marathon newbie or have been out of the game for a while, you need a smart training approach to get on the 26.2mile saddle.
By Pete Rea

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