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Light, Soft, Fast, the New Balance Fresh Foam Beacon V2 Does It All

Article added October 17, 2019 Categories Featured Shoes and Gear, Shoes and Gear

The thick sole remains unchanged but tweaks to the upper improve the fit. The RW Takeaway: High mileage and competitive runners will love this soft, zippy trainer. Lightweight midsole is soft but not mushy. The upper fits a little loose and breathes well. Don’t sweat durability—the foam sole held up well in our testing. Price: $170 […]

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The New Asics Gel-Kayano 26 Is a Heavy-Duty, High-End Stability Shoe

Article added October 17, 2019 Categories Featured Shoes and Gear, Shoes and Gear

Written By: DAN ROE

Asics spared neither foam nor rubber in constructing its latest marquee stability trainer. The RW Takeaway: The Gel-Kayano 26 features a softer heel but retains its stability features and high-mileage construction. The new heel has more gel and a softer foam compound for a plusher touchdown. The slightly reworked upper features an external heel counter that […]

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Olympic Marathon Plans to Move Out of Tokyo to Cooler Location

Article added October 17, 2019 Categories Featured News, News

Written By: ANDREW DAWSON

The proposal comes just weeks after marathoners struggled in the brutal heat at the IAAF World Championships in Doha. With dangerously high temperatures expected in Tokyo for next summer’s Olympic games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is proposing moving the marathon north, outside of Tokyo. The current proposition is to move the city north to Sapporo, the host of […]

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Can Drinking Beer Wreck Your Weight-Loss Progress From Your Workouts?

Article added October 17, 2019 Categories Featured Nutrition, Nutrition

Written By: DANIELLE ZICKL

New research looks at whether a beer or two messes with fat loss and muscle gain during a HIIT workout routine. According to a new study published in the journal Nutrients, drinking beer didn’t influence body composition markers like fat loss in participants who regularly did HIIT workouts. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends no more than one drink—12 ounces (oz) of beer or […]

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Women Deserve to Run Without Fear

Article added October 16, 2019 Categories Columns, Featured Columns, Motivation

Written By: Christine Yu

Eighty-four percent of women we surveyed have been harassed while running. It’s time for that to change. On the last Saturday of June 2019, Bryanna Gondeiro-Petrie left her in-laws’ house in eastern Washington state around 5:30 a.m. and headed down a lightly trafficked road. She needed to get out earlier than normal to squeeze in […]

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