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Why You Experience Shoulder Pain While Running and What to Do About It

Article added September 14, 2020 Categories Featured Training, Injury Prevention

Written By: JENNY MCCOY

Expert advice for identifying, alleviating, and preventing the most common causes of this pesky issue. When I first started running about seven years ago, my shoulders would randomly throb midworkout. The shoulder pain while running was definitely annoying (and on occasion, pretty excruciating), but it dissipated the more I ran, so I didn’t think much of it. […]

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You Can Do Quamel Prince’s Total-Body Workout At Home in Your Socks

Article added September 14, 2020 Categories Featured Training, Training, Work Outs

Written By: DANIELLE ZICKL

Track athlete Quamel Prince shares a killer bodyweight circuit that requires minimal space and equipment. You might think the only way to get a good strength workout in is if you have tons of equipment—dumbbells, kettlebells, mini bands, a bench, the list goes on. But Quamel Prince, an Under Armour pro runner who trains with the District Track Club in […]

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Workouts and Expert Tips to Help You Crush Your Cross Country Training

Article added September 9, 2020 Categories Beginners Training, Featured Beginners, Race Training

Written By: JOE RUBIO

Top coaches explain the key elements of proper race prep and strategies for success. One of the most beautiful aspects of cross-country running is that it’s not just you against the competition and yourself; it’s also you versus Mother Nature. Which means you need specific cross-country training to be successful. Running over a variety of surfaces—from dirt […]

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A runner’s guide to strength training

Article added August 25, 2020 Categories Beginners Training, Featured Beginners, Training

Written By: ELIZABETH MILLARD

To run longer and faster, you have to run stronger. Yes, runners should lift weights. Here’s how. Adding tempo runs, long runs, and speedwork to your routine will help build speed and efficiency, but strength training is key, too. ‘Strength work accomplishes three goals for runners: it prevents injuries by strengthening muscles and connective tissues; it helps you run faster […]

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Here’s Exactly How to Do a Lunge (Plus Variations to Try)

Article added July 15, 2020 Categories Featured Training, Injury Prevention, Training, Training Essentials

Written By: JORDAN SMITH

This is one of the best exercises runners can do. Make sure you’re doing it right. Running is a unilateral movement, meaning you use just one limb at a time to continuously propel yourself forward. That’s why it’s so important for us to incorporate unilateral exercises into our regular strength-training workouts. Doing so builds strength, balance, stability, […]

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