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Hump Day Hill Work-Outs

Natalie — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:13:44 +0000

Wednesdays, hump days, are hill work-outs. I wonder if that’s why Bart Yasso put hills on Wednesdays, to help us get over the proverbial hump. Or, at least that’s the work-out on the fall marathon training schedule he put together that myself and probably hundreds of other runners are following. I will definitely be coming [...]

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Hump Day Hill Work-Outs

Pilates for Runners: Interview with Lynda Lippin

Natalie — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:44:08 +0000

Twitter has been, and continues to be, an amazing resource for me in both my personal and professional endeavors. On a daily basis I connect with new people on twitter who are informative, inspiring, entertaining, and motivational, and who share their passions, resources, ideas, challenges, and solutions with their followers. In the health, running, and [...]

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Pilates for Runners: Interview with Lynda Lippin

Finding Flexibility

Natalie — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:06:31 +0000

This weekend I was in the Sandy Springs area of Atlanta, Georgia, visiting a girlfriend of mine for her baby shower. One morning I went for a short 2-mile run around the neighborhood we were staying in which was filled with hills of all kind, a stark contrast to my own neighborhood. I started out [...]

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Finding Flexibility

Finding The Knots

Natalie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:28:53 +0000

There are several names that came to mind for this post: “That’s the Spot!” “Ouch!” “Digging Deep,” “Seven,” and plenty of others, some of which sounded totally inappropriate and others that could be misleading. So as not to leave you wondering what all these possible post names relate to, they are tied to the deep [...]

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Finding The Knots

Post-Race Recovery

Natalie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:39:47 +0000

For many years, the longest run I ever trained for was a 10K. I usually ran consistently, but would really ramp up a training program about 2-3 months prior to the 10K. Inevitably after the 10K I was always likely to fall off the running bandwagon, sometimes for a week or two, sometimes for a [...]

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Post-Race Recovery

First Marathon: What Went Wrong

Natalie — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:00:17 +0000

One of the things I have enjoyed most about having run a marathon is how much I learned along the way. I am very aware that I have barely scratched the surface of most topics related to running and training and I find it encouraging that there is always something new to learn about the [...]

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First Marathon: What Went Wrong

Running Questions: Knee Know-How

Natalie — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:00:23 +0000

At the end of a long run, the legs are inevitably tired which is to be expected. I understand the important role that the knees play in running and that they certainly carry a lot of the body’s weight and movement. Doing core exercises and strengthening and stretching the pelvis, hips, and legs will help [...]

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Running Questions: Knee Know-How

My Running Questions: Introduction

Natalie — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:45:23 +0000

After more than 11 years of running, I am glad to finally be grateful for how running makes me feel and for what the body can be trained to do. I’ve learned a lot from this marathon training but also from reading articles, blogs, forums, and checking in with my training partner and running friends [...]

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My Running Questions: Introduction