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Bandits: thieves or innocent running enthusiasts?

Lisa | May 24, 2013 | 1 Comment
Bandits: thieves or innocent running enthusiasts?

I recently read this post from Peter Sagal that got me thinking: is running a race as a “bandit” really stealing or is it an innocent enjoyment of a running event? Sagal tells a story of how he ran twenty miles of the Chicago Marathon a few years ago. There was a lot of backlash when he [...]

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Yoga Download II: Return of Yoga Download [Review]

Emilie | May 23, 2013 | 0 Comments
Yoga Download II: Return of Yoga Download [Review]

Last week I wrote about one of two yoga classes I got from Yoga Download, a site that offers a huge variety of yoga classes, pose workshops, guided meditations, and other yoga-related goodies. This week, I’m reviewing the second of the two classes I bought: Yoga for Runners. There are two Yoga for Runners classes [...]

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10 iPhone Apps to Help You Train For Your First Marathon

TheRUNiverse Team | May 22, 2013 | 0 Comments
10 iPhone Apps to Help You Train For Your First Marathon

Today’s guest post comes from KenneyMeyers.com. Ken loves to write up articles on different subjects. Ken is also an executive with over 15 years of experience leading companies serving as CFO, CTO, COO, and CEO of several successful business ventures. You can check out his articles here. Training for your first marathon is going to [...]

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The Clean Eating Handbook [Review]

Jessie | May 21, 2013 | 0 Comments
The Clean Eating Handbook [Review]

It’s no secret that my diet leaves something to be desired.  In fact, I ate out for all three meals today.  I know better, but….sigh.  I would like to clean up my eating act, so I went into a reading of The Clean Eating Handbook: 31 Essential Rules for Health, Wellness, and a Fabulously Fit [...]

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Is a 7-minute workout all you need?

Chris | May 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
Is a 7-minute workout all you need?

Much has been said over the last couple of weeks about the scientifically-developed 7-minute high-intensity circuit training workout.  In the May/June issue of ACSM’S Health & Fitness Journal, authors Brett Klika and Chris Jordan unveil a workout consisting of 10 exercises that can be done with no gym equipment, and only require a common dining [...]

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Update your Feed Settings!

TheRUNiverse Team | May 18, 2013 | 0 Comments
Update your Feed Settings!

Perhaps you’ve heard the rumblings around the web that Feedburner’s future seems a little questionable lately. So in order to be proactive and not have the service yanked out from under us, we are updating our feed settings so it no longer uses Feedburner. Is it a little scary? Yep, we don’t want to lose [...]

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The Neon Splash Dash [Race Review]

Alissa | May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments
The Neon Splash Dash [Race Review]

This past weekend I had the opportunity to participate in the Neon Splash Dash in Scottsdale Arizona with a couple of my workout buddies from the YMCA. It was my first color themed race and the first running event I’ve ever participated in that was completely un-timed. I was surprised on many levels! It was [...]

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Running on the Wall [Review and Giveaway]

Alissa | May 16, 2013 | 15 Comments
Running on the Wall [Review and Giveaway]

In the 12 years I’ve been running I’ve acquired 25 race medals. When I counted them up I was actually surprised there weren’t more. 25 medals take up a lot of space! I’ve never been inclined to make a shrine to running somewhere in my house with all that bling, but I have occasionally wished [...]

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Yoga Download: Yoga on Your Schedule [Review]

Emilie | May 15, 2013 | 3 Comments
Yoga Download: Yoga on Your Schedule [Review]

I do yoga almost every day, but I can’t remember the last time I went to a studio for a class. Don’t get me wrong–I love going to yoga studios, having access to a variety of classes, and finding instructors I like. But these days, when one class can easily cost upwards of $20, any [...]

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Funding Fitness/Health Innovations – May Edition

Jill | May 14, 2013 | 0 Comments
Funding Fitness/Health Innovations – May Edition

Crowdsourcing/crowd funding is a fun online trend and it’s bringing lots of cool products to the masses because consumers can vote with their dollars. We love checking out some of these projects. Some are super useful, some are just laugh-worthy. Here are a few running/fitness related projects we’ve found recently. HAPIfork People in our world are [...]

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