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“What’s the best post-run recovery techniques?” Injury Prevention and Recovery Q&A with Mario Fraioli

Posted May 29, 2013
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Before I start… Did you know Strength Running is becoming one of the largest running blogs around thanks to you? I’m humbled!

Technorati is a site that ranks blogs and to make sure that I’m the owner of SR, …

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Confusing What “Can” Work with What Works Best: Revisiting Crossfit Endurance

Posted May 21, 2013
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Last week I posted an article that shows why CrossFit Endurance is not an effective training program for runners.

If you haven’t read it yet then you should before reading this post.

I received a lot of criticism and …

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Advice from the Pro’s on How to Pace Your Next Race

Posted May 16, 2013
BY Jason Fitzgerald

There are countless ways to run a race. Should you run even splits or a negative split? What if you’re trying to run a new PR?

Last year I wanted racing advice from the best – Olympic Trials qualifiers, …

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CrossFit Endurance: The Best Way to Hack Endurance or a Total Sham?

Posted May 13, 2013
BY Jason Fitzgerald

The claims are bold: run less mileage with more intensity (and a lot of lifting) to race faster. But does it work?

That’s the million dollar question. Is CrossFit Endurance (CFE) an effective training program for runners?

Here’s …

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I Won a Marathon! (Plus Another Almost Unbelievable Announcement)

Posted May 9, 2013
BY Jason Fitzgerald

It’s true: last Sunday, I won the Potomac River Run Marathon in 2:50:27.

Before you think that this is super impressive, know that it was a small local race capped at a mere 350 runners. So I didn’t …

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Jessica’s 34 Minute Half Marathon PR (with no injuries)

Posted May 6, 2013
BY Jason Fitzgerald

The biggest lie I hear runners say is, “Coaching is just for fast people.” Ha!

Today I want to share a story about Jessica, a 28 year old runner from Colorado. While she knew she wasn’t very …

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Video Q&A with Coach: What Shoes Should I Wear When I’m Not Running?

Posted April 29, 2013
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Successful running – and injury prevention – is really a full-time job.

Hopefully that didn’t scare you off from accomplishing your race goals. But truthfully, what makes you faster is often what you do in between workouts than …

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Newton Gravity Running Shoe Review (Boy, Was I Wrong)

Posted April 25, 2013
BY Jason Fitzgerald

I used to say that using technology like “actuator lugs” to promote a neutral, natural foot strike was ironic and totally unnecessary.

Of course, I’m talking about Newton running shoes which have a very distinctive sole:

I refused to …

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50 Surprising Lessons Learned From Running Around the World

Posted April 22, 2013
BY Jason Fitzgerald

I usually hate running when I’m traveling – I don’t know the locations, trails are hard to find, and out-and-backs on city sidewalks are boring.

But for three months, I traveled to Pennsylvania, California, Hawaii, up the eastern coast …

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We Are Runners, And We Will Run

Posted April 18, 2013
BY Jason Fitzgerald

This is the third time I’ve sat down to write about Monday’s Boston Marathon.

But yesterday – and the day before – I couldn’t articulate my feelings about what happened near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

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