Category: Running Tips
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Confessions of an idiot runner
Every year I think I am a better runner and every year I think I know “a lot” about running. I have even started coaching now and sometimes offering advice or feedback to people. What I learn about my own self every day is that I really don’t know much about anything and that I…
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C is for Chafing
No matter what your shape, weight, or height, chafing and running go together. I was inspired to write this and all my other A-Z posts by Mark Remy who wrote the book “C is for Chafing“. I am a big fan of satire and I love all of Mark’s writing on his blog. Part of…
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Top Tips for Running a Virtual Race
Since the pandemic began, race organizers have reluctantly cancelled in-person events in favor of virtual races, but this new phenomenon has runners around the country feeling confused and hesitant to join in. Newbies and marathoners alike have questions like: What exactly is a virtual race? How do I participate in a virtual run? Why should…
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Marathon Hydration
I have run 20 marathons and have learned what hydration plans work and don’t work for me during a race. I have run multiple races in India, where I was already sweating in the start corral and races in the desert with 20% humidity. I live in Minnesota, where it can be -20f and 100f.…
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Running and Falling
I am a run-shuffler, and I tend to have problems on sidewalks and trails when I am not paying attention. I also run with my dog, which further takes away from my sightline, and sometimes I fall. Sometimes the sidewalk will actually grab my foot and make me fall, and sometimes a tree root will…
