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January 8, 2013

Super Safety Tip #1

by pyrad
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Like the Monday nutrition tips, you can look forward to safety tips! The tips will look rather familiar because they’re based on the Running Rooms Running/Walking Safely page I’ve rearranged and elaborated on them.    Super Safety Tip #1: Run with others whenever possible, especially when dark When running in the winter it will usually be dark. You don’t want to be alone! If you are with a group you are more likely to scare off shady characters and animals. It also means that if something happens to you, someone can be there to call for help! There are other[…continue reading]



January 7, 2013

Weekly Nutrition Tip #1

by pyrad
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This is my first in weekly installments of simple nutrition tips. I hope to release these nutrition tips every Monday for the next 18 weeks. As a general note, I’m not a nutritionist, dietician, medical doctor, personal trainer, or even a good cook. Any advice from me is runner to runner, not necessarily professional advice. Tip #1: Eat something with 30 minutes of finishing a workout After exercise, especially long runs, it is particularly important to get food into you quickly. When you’re exercising for a long time, you will burn your free sugars, and start to dip into your[…continue reading]