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5 Marathon Don’ts To Avoid a Race Day Trainwreck
Make sure you stay on course! img via kalavinka Here at Salty Running we like a dose of levity from time to time. And it’s been pretty serious around here lately, with all the talk about...
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Race Report: Molasses at the Austin Uptown Classic 10k
The first race in the Distance Challenge series: IBM Uptown Classic. The Distance Challenge is a series of six races in the Austin, Texas area sponsored by Austin Fit Magazine, a local resource for...
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The Difference Between Running and Racing a Marathon
No matter the pace, racing a marathon means those final miles are tough! My coach is fond of saying that I have only raced a few marathons. What, you may ask, was I doing the other 20-some times I toed...
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Readers Roundtable: Do You Study Your Goal Race’s Course?
Do you look up every detail you can find about your goal race courses? I spent the bulk of last week in San Francisco. I had a great time running in Golden Gate Park, through Land’s End, past the...
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Reader’s Roundtable: What’s Your Half Marathon Race Strategy?
Are you a half marathon “sprinter” like Des? Photo by Miriam Udosenata/Salty Running© Congratulations to Tara Welling and Christo Landry, the 2016 USA Half Marathon Champions! Not only was the Half...
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Readers Roundtable: Racing and Watches
Watches and racing. It seems like something so simple, but deciding whether to wear one, which one to wear, and what setting to put it on if you choose one with multiple settings can be a maddening...
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Why You Should Include Negative Splits in Your Race Plan
Six years ago, I ran my first marathon. After racing on the track or cross-country, running a road race, particularly one so long, was a shock to my system. I ran like a deer in headlights for the...
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Sesame’s Strategy for Running Your Best 5k
5ks often get a bad rap, and rightfully so. Racing a 5k can be painful, but when approached correctly, it can also be incredibly rewarding! Of course that is assuming that you enjoy challenging...
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Sesame’s Strategy for Running Your Best 10k
Today it is double the pleasure, double the fun for some tips on how to run your best 10k. In case you missed it, I recently wrote an article about my strategy for running your best 5k. From a big...
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Sesame’s Strategy for Racing Your Best Mile
Today we are talking about a short and sweet race distance, with some tips on how to successfully compete in a one mile road race. You may be thinking, it’s just one mile, how much strategy do you...
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Sesame’s Strategy for Running Your Best Half Marathon
We’ve talked one mile, 5k and 10k race strategies, so it only makes sense to move it on up to the half marathon, right? If you’ve read all three posts, you will definitely notice some common themes. I...
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