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Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & 1/2 Marathon broadcast an email message today. The prices of the Marathon and 1/2 Marathon are rising $10 and $5, respectively, on September 1, 2009. This is good news for early birds … and even for procrastinators. Why? Because it says that Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio has …
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Actually, I should have titled this “Avoid injuries as a runner or fast walker with micro-level pacing.” instead. What do I mean by a “fast” walker? I mean someone who can sustain a walking pace at least as fast as 12:00/mile — not necessarily as fast as competitive racewalking (or “speedwalking”), but still pretty fast …
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If you are training now to walk or run a marathon, half marathon, or some other race later this year, then many of your thoughts might go toward your training regimen — how to avoid injuries, how to walk or run faster, and so on. But it is possible to get SO caught up in …
Would you run in Vibram FiveFingers footwear? Some people swear by them. Others question whether people who have always worn traditional shoes can handle the foot strike (on the ball, not the heel) promoted by these shoes. When I first saw them, I thought that they could come in handy while climbing up and down …
“What is a walking taco?”, you ask? It is the name — coined by Scott Burggraf writing in Examiner.com — of a meal meant to be consumed during casual walking. It gets its name from the fact that the starting point for the recipe is a small bag of Fritos-brand corn chips. Crunch the chips …