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5 Ways to Increase Running Mileage Fast and Safely
You can increase running mileage much faster than you’ve been led to believe without increasing your risk of injury. Yes, yes, I know—the 10% rule. Whether you’re new to running or a veteran, you’ve probably heard that you can’t increase your weekly mileage by more than 10% without risking injury. This is bunk. Before we go over the ways to increase running mileage much faster than that let’s get this discredited old rule out of the way first. The 10% rule looms over the running world like natural law. Break it and you will pay the price—in bodily injury and time away from running to recover. Seriously—break it. First, the…
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12 Ways to Smash It While Stuck Indoors
I hated being locked down, and locked in. Then I began to love it. Wait. No. But I’ve come to appreciate it. What changed: pushing through the discontent and moving my life forward in ways that are actually available to me. Since we’re going to spend this time largely indoors, often in our heads, and we can make the most of it. We may as well. I admit, it isn’t always easy. We live in a downtown apartment. It’s confining and crazy making sometimes to spend so many hours at home. And yet it’s becoming one of the most productive times I have had in years. I’ve found new home…