SF Half Marathon

This past weekend I ran my first half marathon. I started my training in February intending to do the full but my IT Band told me otherwise. I hadn't really...

August 05, 2008 | 2 comments | Viewed 351 times |

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Work those muscles out with The Stick

With IT Band issues, I was told to foam roll. When you can't take the foam roll with you this may be a great alternative. My pace group mate had...

August 05, 2008 | 1 comment | Viewed 357 times |

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Serious pain

Do any of you have problems with your IT Band? I'm training for the SF Marathon and I'm having some serious IT Band issues. I've seen an orthopedist and gone...

July 02, 2008 | 3 comments | Viewed 222 times |

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Ice Water Bath

After my recent 14 mile run I decided to try an ice water bath to help with swelling and soreness. I had read about and had secondhand advise given to...

April 23, 2008 | 2 comments | Viewed 287 times |

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MOTIVATION!

In the beginning I looked forward to and was actually a little excited about my weekend training runs for the SF Marathon. But ever since I got severe hip pain...

April 16, 2008 | 2 comments | Viewed 291 times |

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Blister Shield

I've been having a hard time finding help for my blisters. So far Blister Shield (by TwoToms, http://www.2toms.com) has been the best solution for me. It's worked better than Body...

March 31, 2008 | 1 comment | Viewed 323 times |

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Hip Flexor Pain

This past Saturday was a 10 mile run with my training group for the SF Marathon. Before that the longest run we had was 8 miles. I had concerns about...

March 31, 2008 | 0 comments | Viewed 293 times |

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running stores

Does anyone know of any specialty running stores in the North Hollywood/Burbank area?  I can't get to the ones I know of after work since they usually close so early.

March 18, 2008 | 2 comments | Viewed 245 times |

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WRIGHTSOCKS are the right socks for me.

If you're getting blisters while you run then you should try these socks from WRIGHTSOCK - the Anti-Blister Double Layer Running sock (www.wrightsock.com/running.html). I was getting the start of blisters...

March 05, 2008 | 2 comments | Viewed 230 times |

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The wrong shoes or socks?

Hi Traxee Community, I am new to the running community and have started training for the SF Marathon with the National AIDS Marathon Training Program. I recently purchased new running...

February 24, 2008 | 7 comments | Viewed 244 times |

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