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April 1, 2016
Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series Coming To Mississauga!
In the noise of social media and so much other noise clouding our airwaves and blogospheres, you may have missed an exciting piece of news: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series is finally coming to the Greater Toronto Area! Actually to Mississauga, which is the GREATER area than Toronto anyways. With Vancouver and Montreal hosting Rock ‘n’ Roll series events, many Ontario runners felt left out. Why should Vancouver and Montreal have such a huge, trendy, expensive, corporate-driven monstrosity of a tour race? Enough of this running for the love of sport or “charity.” Vain people in Toronto want to[…continue reading]
April 1, 2015
Run Backwards to Reverse the Effects of Running
It’s crunch time for those training for the spring marathon season, so any and all tips to help get you through these last tough weeks. Today I’m going to talk to you about a new form of running that will magically help you reverse the negative effects of running long distance! The secret is RUNNING BACKWARDS! Backwards running, or “retro running” has long been known as a good form of cross-training. This alternative form of running helps strengthen stabilizing muscles by exposing them to unexpected motions. But wait, there’s more! Dr. Jim Bean, a contemporary of Dr. Jack Daniels, takes[…continue reading]
