Resources

In addition to the running topics I cover over on the blog, here’s a list of great articles from other sources around the web (including some I wrote for Philly.com’s On the Run column). Have a question you haven’t seen covered? Email me or reach out on Twitter, and I’ll answer or write a blog post.

Running: Form, Racing, etc.

• 6 tips for how to start running
• Speed workouts to gauge fitness
• Foot strike: What’s good, bad and when should I worry?
• What’s it like to run the Hood to Coast Relay?
• The best training for a marathon? A marathon

Gear

• Compression socks/sleeves: Are they worth it?
• Breaking down the different types of running shoes
• Will any running shoe do?
• Choosing the right running shoes

Injuries

• How can I strengthen my “runner’s knee”?
• How can I avoid burnout?

Nutrition

• Carbs and endurance training: Tips for success
• The fats you don’t need to fear, and the carbs that you do
• Set a new PR at the Philadelphia Marathon with this powerful nutrition program
• Cutting sugar improves children’s health in just 10 days
• The close ties between exercise and beer

Cross Training

• The no-equipment workout you can do at home
• The power abs workout

Strengthening Exercises

• 10 essential strength exercises for runners
• Hardcore: Stability exercises to restore your core
• Back to life: Exercises to strengthen your spine
• Create your own exercise program by targeting specific muscles or choosing weights

Aging

• Why runners get slower with age (and how strength training may help)
• 4 things runners over-40 do

General Fitness / Lifestyle

• Does exercise help keep our brains young?
• Weight gain possibly tied to later bedtimes
• Ask Well: a long walk or a short stair climb?

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