Amanda Brooks's Blog, page 150
September 19, 2020
8 Running Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Race Day
Ask any experienced runner for their best race day tips and it almost always includes “don’t start too fast” and “don’t try anything new on race day”. While those two tips are critically important, they [...]
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September 14, 2020
Marathon Pacing Strategy | How to Have Your Best Day
When it comes to your marathon pacing strategy there area some major do’s and don’ts to consider, along with some pre-race planning that will help you finish strong. 26.2 miles is never easy. Never. It [...]
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September 10, 2020
Best Reflective Running Gear
While I admit to enjoying the initial cooldown of fall mornings for a run, I don’t love the increasing darkness. Beyond a headlamp to help me see, a big factor in becomes reflective running gear. [...]
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September 9, 2020
6 Ways to Increase Running Endurance and Stamina
How to increase endurance running is a common running goal that can be achieved by ANY runner will to follow a few simple guidelines. Running improvements are often far less complicated than we like to [...]
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September 6, 2020
Marathon Fuel | What to Eat, When and How Much on Race Day
You’ve spent months getting ready to run 26.2, don’t let your marathon fuel plan be an after thought because it could make or break your day. You’ve heard runners talk about bonking or hitting the [...]
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September 2, 2020
CBD Oil for Cramps | Managing Your Period as a Runner
Over the last year, I’ve noticed more women finding a comfort level in talking about their menstrual cycle. And I think that’s HUGE!!! We need to understand how it effects our running, our mood, our [...]
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August 30, 2020
Running in Bad Air Quality and Smoke
Can I run in the smoky air? How are you dealing with running in smog? What are my options for running in bad air quality? These are the questions filling my inbox lately, as I [...]
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August 26, 2020
Couch to 10K | Everything You Need to Succeed
Feeling like you need to set a goal for yourself? Perhaps Couch to 10K is just the right amount of motivation (or maybe you’re getting dragged in to this by a friend), but how to [...]
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August 23, 2020
9 Jogging Tips | Comical Running Stories to Learn From
We hear friends running stories of hitting the wall, massive blisters, lost toenails and ohhh the chafing, but something deep inside tells us “that won’t happen to me”. Let’s say these jogging tips will help [...]
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August 19, 2020
Top 5 Best Marathon Running Shoes
You know a big part of my philosophy is that you need to rotate your running shoes, which means having shoes for different kinds of runs. Today we’re talking about marathon running shoes. What’s going [...]
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