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The Best Hoka Walking Shoes for Standing & Walking All Day | Stability and Cushion

The search for the best Hoka walking shoes for standing and walking all day is over. The cushion and support of a trainer is a comfort combo.

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Garmin vs. Apple Watch: The Best Smartwatch for Runners

Many new runners reach out to me wondering what’s the major difference: Garmin vs Apple Watch? They already have an Apple smartwatch and aren’t sure if they need to switch to a whole new GPS watch to track their runs. I mean the Apple Watch has GPS, so what’s the deal? The truth is there …

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How to Lose Body Fat: What I Wish I’d Known Before Attempting to Lose Weight

How to lose body fat, I wish that was the question I had asked myself instead of being so focused on the scale. Watching that number like a hawk, listening to my mom talk about her weight and thinking that number meant something...sigh. I tend to buck the trends and do things my own way. …

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40 Celebrity Marathon Times and the Beat Oprah Effect: Why We Care

When I first started running marathons, I had a lot of friends declare they didn’t care what their time was…as long as they beat Oprah! Every single time I laughed and inwardly pondered what is it about Oprah specifically that really fires people up and makes them believe it’s a MUST goal time. Something about …

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Marshall Fire – Boulder County

As noted, I don’t do a lot of personal posts any more. But having started this as a blog in 2007 there is much of my life chronicled here from the crazy bad wedding to the hilarious to the many cross country moves. For that reason, I wanted to take a moment to talk about …

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Half Marathon Training Plans: For All Types of Runners

Whether you're an absolute new runner, an experienced one, or somewhere in the middle, I have a half marathon training plan and tips designed with you in mind.

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Peroneal Tendonitis: Runners’ Treatment and Prevention Guide

Have pain on the outside of your ankle? It could be Peroneal Tendonitis! A complete guide to understanding, treating, and preventing it.

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2021 Another Year of Building

I started this blog in 2005 technically, but I’ve been posting at least 3 times a week since 2007! While now 95% of what I share is educational, once a year I like to keep up with a little bit of the personal. Because let’s face it… I’m still the one running this show even …

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How Long Should You Wait to Exercise After Eating?

Maybe you grew up hearing not to swim for 2 hours after eating and now you’re wondering when can I exercise after eating?? Is there a set time frame? Was that 2 hour rule ever accurate? (hint, no) Most importantly, I want to make sure you don’t use it as an excuse to continue doing …

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Couch to Half Marathon: Complete Beginner’s Training Plan

As a running coach now, the idea of couch to half marathon initially sounds like a bad idea. But the truth is that my very first race ever in 2002 was a half marathon! I was active prior to that, but someone who faked knee pain to get out of running. So yup, I basically …

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