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Running Advice for Beginners: Rotating Shoes and Scheduling Cross-Training

Posted May 26, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

You’ve got running questions. I’ve got running advice.

This article is a continuation of the Q&A style in the Strength Running PR Guide that I released earlier this year. The PR Guide is a Q&A style book with nearly …

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Seven Running and Fitness Articles I’m Glad I Read

Posted May 24, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Everyone knows that I am a huge running nerd. I own an unreasonable number of running books, talk about it with my friends constantly, and read too many studies on performance enhancement. Hell, I even write a running blog!…

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CEP Calf Compression Sleeve Review: Squeezing in More Recovery

Posted May 3, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

I consider myself a little late to the compression scene. Many runners have been rocking compression socks and calf sleeves for over a year while I wasn’t totally convinced that they could provide much benefit.

After reading a great …

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Happy Birthday Strength Running! Let’s Party

Posted April 18, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Today is Strength Running’s first birthday! The past year has flown by and it’s been a wild ride. Thank you to all of my readers who have supported the growth of this website. I wouldn’t be able to put …

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How to Use a Heart Rate Monitor: A Definitive Guide

Posted April 4, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Last week I received an important question from Chris Lipp, who blogs at Waddling Tuxedo:

I know you have mentioned heart rate monitors in passing during several entries, but have you ever considered a post on the importance/unimportance of

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Barefoot Running – A Review

Posted March 30, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

The good folks at barefoot-running.us sent me a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Barefoot Running by Dr. Craig Richards and Thomas Hollowell to review here on Strength Running and I must say… I am pleasantly surprised. I’m …

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Endurasoak Mineral Salt Baths – Soak Your Pain Away?

Posted March 24, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

It was a Saturday afternoon and I was on the verge of dozing off in the bathtub. I was testing Oasis Recovery System’s Endurasoak product, which claims to help you recover from hard workouts. That’s just what I needed; …

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Why the Strength Running PR Guide Won’t Be Available for Everyone (And How You Can Get a Copy)

Posted March 21, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Over the last six weeks, I’ve worked closely with my newsletter readers to create the Strength Running PR Guide. I asked them to send me their running questions and I got an overwhelming response. What was supposed to be …

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The Spectrum of Minimalist Running Shoes

Posted February 24, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

You didn’t think I’d host a Minimalist Running Blog Carnival and not add my own post, did you?! Of course not. To cap off this week’s focus on minimalism, I recorded a video looking at my own minimalist running …

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Unconventional Running Gifts, Offbeat Training Resources, and Personalized Food

Posted February 17, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Last week as I was completing my long run, I ran by about a hundred other runners in Rock Creek Park. I’m a nerdy guy, so I was evaluating their stride rate, foot strike, pace per mile, and arm …

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