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The power of Ted Lasso is in making the leap toward love in a world that often rewards cynicism. Maybe we could all learn from that.

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You pull up to the trailhead. You get out of the car. And running feels impossible. That’s where a warm-up comes in.

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We might be runners, but we love the Tour de France! Let's look back at some of our favorite commentator pearls of wisdom.

The best way to improve your climbing long-term is probably not to go out and climb a lot. Let's power hike our way through the reasoning.

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When we get into a routine of skipping runs or a negative thought cycle, our brains can latch onto that familiarity, even if it isn't healthy.

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Self awareness is a key to both the mental and physical sides of trail running. Here's how to build your sense of self.

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It's tough to self diagnose when you think you "might" be injured but can't quite tell. When in doubt, take a break.

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Getting started in trail running can feel daunting, and you might have questions about how to make your start. Here's some encouragement.

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Walking drills, which take only a few minutes, can help increase mobility, boost recovery and reduce your risk of injury.

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Focus isn’t about fixating on a certain thing for a long time, it’s about paying attention to the right thing at the right time. 

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Rest days are a critical part of staying injury-free as a runner. But what should you actually do on your rest days?

60 x 400 meters is a workout that almost killed Quenton Cassidy in the book Once A Runner. This workout is fake. Don’t do this workout.

While approaching a challenge with curiosity helps to create a healthy relationship the vulnerability, the performance-enhancing qualities of this mental skill go even further.

There are lots of benefits - both psychological and physiological - to running long mileage feeling really fresh.

Yasso 800s are legendary in the annals of running workouts. What's the magic behind 10x800, and how can you apply it to your training?

Our country is facing a reckoning when it comes to its history of racism, and the trail running community isn't immune to that. Change will take relentless work, but that is one place where runners shine. 

Going into a race with rigid assumptions about how you think it’s going to go creates the perfect environment for unhelpful thought patterns.

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When the urge to run is waning and you need a fire under you, PFKTs are the way to go.

Dr. Frankenstein is Ron Warhurst, the legendary Michigan track-and-field coach. And Frankenstein’s monster is The Michigan workout.

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There is no such thing as an easy run on Magnolia Road. Mags is brutal and unforgiving. All it demands is your soul.

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It might be a challenge, but you can undoubtedly make ultra training work in a city. Here's how.

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Easy is not a constant pace each day. And sometimes, keeping it easy physically and mentally requires a run to be very, very slow.

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It doesn’t take many stimuli for the body to adapt to sustainable, fast downhill running. It’s free speed, you just have to show up at the counter and grab it.

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We love the Olympic Marathon Trials, but not because it’s the race that chooses Team USA. For us, it’s about the stories.

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These workouts are designed to suck. That way, future workouts and races will suck less.

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The message is simple: emotions are not math equations. You’re enough right where you are, even if it’s not where you think you should be.

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