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Tag: running

  • Learn to love your Foam Roller

    If you have been running for a while, I’m sure your very familiar with the infamous foam roller. Although this thing is a pain in the butt..literally, its extremely helpful. Rolling improves circulation, which gets the body ready for a workout and helps it recover afterward. And because rolling breaks down knots that limit range of…

  • Don’t let Shin Splints get in the way.

    Shin splints symptoms can include pain over the inside lower half of the leg. There can be pain at the start of running which often eases as it continues. This pain often returns after activity and may be at its worse the next morning. (TRUE!!) Sometimes you may get some swelling or lumps and may…

  • Stay hydrated!!!

    Staying well hydrated is important to everyone, but to runners it is VITAL! It can impair our performance so it is important to stay hydrated. Water is the most important nutrient for life and has many important functions including regulating temperature, lubricating  joints and transporting nutrients and waste throughout the body. You should always be drinking…

  • Preventing Injury

    There is a few reasons why runners get injured training for their next race. Injuries such as over training  inflexibility, wrong shoes, ignoring the cues your body is giving you, just to name a few. It is a little hard to determine how exactly to stay injury free but there are a few tips to follow and you…

  • We all know you are Goofy, but are you Dopey??

    As a big advocate of the RunDisney family, I’m so excited for the latest news RunDisney has revealed !! Since the Walt Disney World Marathon weekend in January is such a success they have added a new 10K to the series! Which is awesome in my eyes, because if you are familiar with the marathon weekend you…