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Mental Health Tips All Runners Can Use Right Now

Article added June 4, 2020 Categories Featured News, Health, Motivation

Written By: TAYLOR DUTCH

These tips from the U.S. Olympic sports psychologist can be applied to runners at every level. Despite the stress and uncertainty that is affecting every runner navigating the coronavirus response—including tracks and parks limiting access, race cancellations, and stay-at-home orders—there are several mental strategies and coping mechanisms that can help. Sean McCann, senior sports psychologist for the […]

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Coronavirus Is Taking a Toll on Our Running Motivation. Here’s How to Handle That

Article added May 20, 2020 Categories Featured News, Featured Training, Motivation

Written By: HEATHER MAYER IRVINE

Your K’s might be low or nonexistent—and that’s okay. There’s undoubtedly a shadow cast over everything we do (and can’t do) right now, amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Running is supposed to be a cure-all, but these unprecedented, trying times are making it hard for many to muster the strength to lace up and head out […]

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How Quarantine Is Changing the Mindsets of Runners

Article added May 4, 2020 Categories Featured Training, Motivation, Training

Written By: JORDAN SMITH

RUNNERS WANT THEIR FUTURE SELVES TO REMEMBER THESE 6 LESSONS Taking time to realise what’s important can help put training into perspective. Here’s how runners are going to change their routines for the future. Continued physical distancing to help flatten the curve and stop the spread of coronavirus is important, but that doesn’t make it […]

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How to Stretch Your Training If Your Goal Race Was Postponed Due to Coronavirus

Article added March 17, 2020 Categories Featured News, Featured Training, News, Race Training, Training

Written By: ASHLEY MATEO

For starters: Stop the thoughts that your training was wasted. Even with everything else happening in the world right now, the ever-growing list of race cancellations and postponements comes with a certain sting. Not only because it’s unprecedented—for example, this is the first time in 124 years there won’t be a marathon run on Marathon Monday in Boston—but also because […]

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How to Run Safely Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Article added March 17, 2020 Categories Featured News, Featured Training, Health, News, Uncategorized

Written By: Jordan Smith

Answers to your most frequently asked questions as the virus continues to spread. While the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, causing running races—and many other large events—to be postponed and cancelled, you might be wondering what you should do for your own personal health and how this could affect your training. We tapped David Nieman, Dr.PH., health professor at Appalachian State University […]

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