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Winter Ultramarathon Training: Taking Time Off

Taking time off does NOT mean doing nothing. Here's a fact: Careless ultramarathon training is hazardous to your health. Here's how to do it right.

5K Training Tips: How To Easily Prepare For Your First 5K Run Or Walk

I like to walk. But these 5K training tips helped me improve my pace and physical endurance. They'll help you too, if you're preparing for your first 5K!

An Ultra Runner’s Best Tips For Avoiding Running Injuries

If you run a lot, especially over long distances, then you're likely to experience running injuries at some point. Prevent overuse injuries with these tips.

Ultramarathon Training Tips – Here’s How To Train And Run Your First Ultramarathon In 16 Weeks

Ultramarathon training is the next natural step after you've done a marathon or two. You can train and run an ultramarathon in 16 weeks. Here's how!

Running Music Dilemma: Does Listening To Music While Running Help Or Hurt Your Performance?

When you go running, do you take a full music playlist with you? Facts about running music and the degree to which it helps (or hurts) running performance.

Honest Mud Run Training Tips & Tricks From Experienced Mud Runners

Preparing for your first mud run? Tips from experienced mud runners and little-known secrets to help you prepare (and have more fun) at your first mud run.

What It’s Like To Participate In A 3-Day Walking Event Like The Komen Breast Cancer Walk… I Did It, So Can YOU!

Setting your sights on a breast cancer walk like the Komen 3-Day Walk? See what it was like for me... and what you can expect.

Go From The Couch To A Half Marathon In 6 Months! Free Half Marathon Training Schedule + Half Marathon Training Tips

Even if you're a new runner, you can do a half marathon in 6 months! Here's a half marathon training schedule so you'll be ready for your first half marathon.

Training For A Walking Event Like The Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk

Thinking of doing a fundraising walk or a long walking event? Helpful training tips that I learned firsthand after participating in my first Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk.

Training Gear & Equipment: Everything You Need For A Multi-Day Charity Walk Like The Susan G. Komen 3-Day

What do you REALLY need for a multi-day walk like the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure? My best tips after participating in a 3-day walk for charity.

Half-Marathon Training Tips: 4 Keys To Success For Your First Half-Marathon

You've got your heart and mind set on a goal: you want to run a half-marathon race. The problem is that you've never accomplished anything like this before. First and foremost, congratulations on making a decision that will inevitably change your life. You have made a goal for yourself, and regardless of who you are, how old you are, or how much you weigh, you can accomplish your goal if you use these 4 tips.

Running Barefoot – Are You A Triathlete Who’s Tried It?

Do you have an opinion about barefoot running? Have you experimented with barefoot running? I do barefoot running at a YMCA soccer field. Here's the scoop behind athletes running barefoot.

Running Techniques: ChiRunning Focuses On Form Over Speed

ChiRunning is a running technique that results in: injury-free and pain-free running, increased running efficiency, effortless hill running, increased running speed with reduced effort, and greater enjoyment of running.

How To Build Self-Confidence As A Triathlete

Here we delve into matters of sports psychology and the mental side of the sport of triathlon. Athletes often say about their sports performance, "It's mostly mental." In the sport of triathlon this is particularly true. Here's how to build your confidence as a triathlete.

Bodyweight Exercises Build Functional Strength For Triathletes

Bodyweight exercises are exercises that rely on your body weight alone -- no weights and no machines that provide resistance. Bodyweight exercises are stressful on the body without being damaging to the body. Here are the best bodyweight exercises for triathletes.

Staying Hydrated: Dehydration, Overhydration & Body Weight Loss

Water is the number one concern on any athlete's intake list. This is especially true for triathletes. You must stay hydrated for optimal performance as an endurance athlete. As you swim, bike, and run long distances, you sweat -- which means you lose body weight since water comprises the highest percentage of your weight.

How A Cycling Power Meter Can Help Triathletes

What if I told you that using a power meter could help you reach the performance level you desire in half the time you would spend training without it? It's going to cost you on the front end, but the investment may prove quite worthwhile, even more economical in the long run.

Ironman Triathlons: Are You Ready For An Ironman?

The two main questions you need to ask yourself before competing in your first Ironman are: Should you even consider doing an Ironman? and Are you ready for an Ironman? Let's break down all of the factors that go into answering those questions for yourself.

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