Training
If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it. Join a training group, try our online training program, and read the best running and health tips we could find. Ready? Set? GO
Before you take a peak at the 10k schedules and all the training tips--oh, you already did?--well then, get excited! Millions of people just like you have taken on the challenge of completing a 10k, and they too didn't believe that they could make it to the finish line without CPR. But I'm here to tell you that they did, and you will too. I think you will also realize that the real miracle of training is not that you will have finished a 10k, but that you started! You will surprise yourself by how darn good you are at this running stuff! And how much fun you can have along the way.
Thanksgiving Day Race Training Program
Bob Roncker's Running Spot/New Balance stores has a training program just right for anyone.
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Unlike that horrible high school history, the Thanksgiving Day Race history is outrageously fun. We highly recommend that your training program include some reading!
From the event's first step in 1908 with a few men in skippy shorts, to the misstep in 1924 when the whole race came to a complete halt for a passing streetcar, to the first women's step in 1970, to an Olympic step—four runners became Olympians, to a heroic step when a 16 year old saved a man's life at mile 5.
There are over 100 fast stories compiled by our race historian and turkey day runner himself, Jim Pleshinger.
Step Here & Step Right Into History
But Wait! The Warm Up
Warming up is not a widely practiced routine. You know you should do it; but chances are you don't, or at best, I used to grudgingly spend a token minute or two throwing myself around a little...Read More
The Best Time to Run?
The most wonderful time to run is when you have the time. Profound statement! However, there are some other little strategies that may help you stay on a consistent program:Read More
Strengthening Can Add Years to Your Running…
And Your Life
The secret to your strength program is that it should complement your running. It should work the muscle groups of the upper body and lower body (yes, we strength-train the legs even though they get a big workout on the run!) that are used in running...Read More
Treadmill Training is one of the Best Ways to Train!
By Mark Becker, Exercise & LeisureContrary to what many marathon runners believe, training on a treadmill will improve performance...
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Strength Training
The Secret to Weight Loss and LongevityBy Mark Becker, Exercise & Leisure
Strength training is just as important as cardio training. Adults typically lose five pound of lean muscle weight and gain 15 pounds of fat weight every decade of life...
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Why I Love Running
And I hope you do too!?Running has always been a treasure in my life. I may have crossed a lot of finish lines---from the imaginary line at the end of my driveway to the Olympic Marathon Trials-but I will never finish running. There really is no finish line, just like there's no such thing as a finished person...
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Finding the Motivation to Run
Go out and play...like you were young againI am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8 year-old again...
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Small Change
It's the Little Changes in Life that Make a Big Difference in Your HealthI have learned one tiny humble step at a time that if you make good choices for your body and your spirit each and every day, then suddenly, miraculously, you awake one fine morning and notice you have changed. The trumpets won't blare, the crowds won't cheer, and you won't be featured on the nightly news. But you will have one of those special moments with yourself-"Self, I'm healthier and more importantly, I'm happier."...
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Know your Road to Health
The Vital Signs-Family Medical History, Your 'Numbers', and Your ScreeningsI know that we all know numbers-but usually useless ones. You probably know your first test score in 5th grade, the miles on your car right now, and the price of gas. For men, it's their last five golf scores, and for women-what the scale said last Tuesday...
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Happily Ever After...
Running and Walking into 'Older' Age with a SmileAt the age of 73, Helen Hayes said that the hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy. But running doesn't have to be that hard. Really...
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The Best Time to Run and Walk
The most wonderful time to run or walk is basically when you have the time. Profound statement. However, there are some other little strategies that may help you stay on a consistent exercise program...Read More