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Top 5 tips for surviving summer cookouts.

Fall PR's are earned during summer training months. Learn how to maximize your training potential and limit the caloric fallout at summer cookouts!

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Heart rate training: It's time to think big picture!

Why train to heart rate? Because you can't fake science!

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Five MORE running shoe questions, answered!

Do socks really make a difference? How should I lace my shoes if my feet are different sizes? Do the feet really grow throughout the lifespan? All these answers and more...

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Your top 5 running shoe questions, ANSWERED.

When should I replace my shoes? Will running barefoot make me stronger? Why do I get plantar fasciitis flare-ups in the summer/fall? And more! Your questions, answered!

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Running shoes demystified: Seeing beyond the brand.

It's time you put your brand loyalty aside and begin to learn about the four main shoe categories.

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Running shoes demystified: How to know when it's time to invest in new running shoes?

Five ways to tell if your running shoes have been loved to death! ... and you need a new pair of shoes.

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Coach-to-Athlete Q&A Time!

Coach-to-Athlete Q Time. Open to all Run Formula Athletes!

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Meet The Run Formula's NEWEST Coach!

A year ago I met my soon-to-be coach, Beth Shutt for coffee. For several weeks before we met in person we talked on the phone here and there and emailed routinely about my Boston marathon training. Out of the kindness of her heart Beth put up with my incessant questions about anything and everything running related. I say this because at that point she wasn’t my actually my one-on-one coach, rather I had simply paid for the mission-plan option with The Run Formula. With this option a coach creates your training plan and to some extent you are sent on your merry way (well, not really - there is an online group forum where you can post any/all run questions and get a response back within 24 hours).

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There’s no magic in marathon: The five pillars of race day success.

There's no magic in marathon. Maximizing your race day performance requires months and weeks of practice learning the ins and outs of your body and what is truly capable of at the big event. You put it the work, you reap the rewards. It's really just that simple!

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Saying ‘so long’ to your sole-mate: The benefits of training in two shoes.

Many runners spend their days scouring the earth’s surface to find that single special set of shoes that will take them to marathon greatness. These runners mistakenly hunt for their soulmate as they believe there is only one special shoe out there that can get them to the starting line unscathed. But what if you not only could- but possibly SHOULD train in more than one shoe to prepare for race day? What if training in two shoes actually has real physical, psychological and training benefits that can enhance your race day performance?

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Top 5 tips for surviving summer cookouts.

Fall PR's are earned during summer training months. Learn how to maximize your training potential and limit the caloric fallout at summer cookouts!

06/30/2016 | | Kassandra Berry

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Heart rate training: It's time to think big picture!

Why train to heart rate? Because you can't fake science!

06/15/2016 | | Kassandra Berry

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Five MORE running shoe questions, answered!

Do socks really make a difference? How should I lace my shoes if my feet are different sizes? Do the feet really grow throughout the lifespan? All these answers and more...

06/01/2016 | | Kassandra Berry

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Your top 5 running shoe questions, ANSWERED.

When should I replace my shoes? Will running barefoot make me stronger? Why do I get plantar fasciitis flare-ups in the summer/fall? And more! Your questions, answered!

05/20/2016 | | Kassandra Berry

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Running shoes demystified: Seeing beyond the brand.