Runner’s World – Cancer Issue

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Runner’s World – Cancer Issue

By Blaine Moore on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 | No Comments

While I will occasionally read something from their website, I very rarely purchase an issue of Runner’s World anymore. When I was younger, I was subscribed for years, but around the time that I got to college it just didn’t seem relevant to me anymore. The other day, however, I picked up a copy. It [...]

Fitness Options During Cancer Care

By Blaine Moore on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 | No Comments

Go to just about any marathon, and you’ll find people raising money for cancer research. We all know somebody that has been impacted by some sort of cancer or another. Today’s guest post is by Kate Flaherty, an outreach coordinator for the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance. She is passionate about nutrition and fitness and believes that [...]

Reader Question: How To Avoid Re-Injuring Your Knee

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 | No Comments

I recently received the following email from Mike Terhar: I am trying to run primarily on trails due to the modulation in pace from obstacles or rocky terrain. I think this is helping me avoid re-injuring my knee. (itb and patellar tendinitis) I run in different shoes and different distances on different paths. I also [...]

Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness

By Blaine Moore on Monday, June 20th, 2011 | 3 Comments

A few weeks ago, I was invited to run Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness, a stretch of the Appalachian Trail where there are no towns and only a few road crossings. The fastest known time for this stretch of the trail is about 39.5 hours, so a bunch of the Trail Monsters and their friends decided [...]

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Archive for June, 2011