Trail Stability

Prevent injury and run better with a strong core

Core strengthening" has become a catch phrase in the fitness and running world. There is no shortage of ...

Women's Trail Safety

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I run on trails that are not heavily populated and, as a woman, worry about my safety. How should female runners protect ...

Suffocating Sunscreen

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I slathered on some sweat-proof, hypo-allergenic, SPF 45 sunblock and felt smothered. What gives?

Too Much of a Good Thing

How to know if you're overtraining

It was a crisp autumn day, the kind made for finding peace, and even though I was standing at the trailhead, I had zero desire to run. ...

Night Running

Running at night isn't as scary as you'd think

It was three o'clock in the morning in rural northeast Kansas and, watching two steadily moving lights bobbing on the black horizon ...

Convert Cross Training Minutes to Miles

I work out on an elliptical trainer and would like to know how to count those "miles" in my running log? ...