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How to Find Your Running Pace: Tips for Beginners

You start your running feeling strong, but within minutes your heart is pounding and you're gasping for air. Does this sound familiar? Learning how to pace yourself while running is one of the hardest lessons for new runners. Even experienced runners need help with how to find an easy running pace.

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Running Shoe Lingo: Explained

The most important piece of equipment every runner needs is a good pair of shoes. But when “good” means something different for everyone, how do we choose? Stepping into a running store can be overwhelming, with so many options and technical terminology to sift through. In this post, I will decode some of that running shoe lingo, like stability, pronation, and heel drop.

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Ankle Sprain Recovery

When I sprained my ankle 4 weeks ago, it hurt like hell but I was convinced that I would be back to pounding pavement within a week. I didn’t believe anyone when they told me it would be much longer than that.

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Reflections on a Group Run

We are connected. By the sound of our footsteps, by the breath leaving our lungs, by the beating of our hearts, by the movement of our bodies. We are connected.

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