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Kelly has been running for 34 years, attacking every distance from the 5K to the ultramarathon. He enjoys sharing information learned on training, nutrition, and routes, especially in the Houston area.
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Diagnosing and treating common fitness and running injuries index

Running, fitness, and sports injuries are common. Muscle pulls, ligament strains, and overuse injuries just seem to be part of the game. But proper...
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5 stretches for curing runner's knee

Runner's knee is technically known as chondromalacia or patello-femoral syndrome. No matter what it's called, one thing is certain; it hurts. Syntex...
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Houston Marathon training program, week 4

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Week 4 of marathon training is here! Once again, we're using the 10 percent rule to bump the distance up from 17.6 to 19.4 miles. This being the...
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Houston Marathon training program, week 3

Here we are moving into week 3 of Houston marathon training. Once again, we're using the 10 percent rule to bump the distance up from 16 to 17.6...
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Diagnosing and treating runner's knee or chondromalacia

Runner's knee is technically known as chondromalacia or patellofemoral pain syndrome. No matter what it's called,...
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Preventing and stopping a side stitch

Almost every runner has experienced side stitches on one or more occasion. It also afflicts athletes in other sports: aerobics, skiing, and others....
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How to develop a regular running workout routine

Planning a running workout routine is the first step. Then, consistency is the key to sticking to a regular and effective running workout program....
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Improve physical fitness using the Heart Zones training system

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What does improving physical fitness mean? It's many things to many people. For some, it's losing weight to lower blood pressure, eliminate type 1...
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Causes and treatment of shin splints

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Shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome) is a fairly common sports injury among runners, joggers, and even participants of aerobic classes....
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Diagnosis and treatment of iliotibial band syndrome

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Despite a runner's best efforts, it's almost inevitable that a sports injury will occur at some point. In the current economic recession, recreational...
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