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Getting back on my feet for youth mental health

Stephen Sax On July 18th, 2015 I suffered my second stroke at the age of 33. My wife noticed the signs right away as I […]

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Training tip: Fartleks

What?? Yes, you read that right. Fartlek is the Swedish translation for ‘Speedplay’. Used in running training it refers to periods of fast running interspersed […]

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Hydration!

Hydration is important to maximize performance during training and maintain body temperature. Adults need approximately 2-3 liters of fluid every day, and active individuals may […]

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Tips for acclimatizing to running and walking in the heat

In some parts of the country we seem to have gone straight from cold winter conditions to hot summer conditions with nothing in between. Luckily […]

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Peeing one’s running pants…

Yes, I’m going to talk about it. Last night my training run was for speed.  After warm-up, Seanna made me run at a very fast […]

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A confession……..

In my last post, I talked about how I was about to ramp up my training with Seanna‘s help. In the days after that post, […]

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