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I recently had the pleasure of conducting an interview with Olympian, coach and writer Jeff Galloway. Jeff’s quest for the injury-free marathon training program led him to develop group training programs in 1978, and to author Runner’s World articles which have been used by hundreds of thousands of runners of all abilities. His training schedules [...]

I’m still trying to stop daydreaming about Colorado.  Last Friday my wife and I went to Denver for five days, we were there to relax and enjoy the area with a few friends.  We have been to Colorado many times and after each visit I ask myself “why don’t I live here?”. I said in [...]

Do you throw away expensive running shoes only because their insoles have become thin or uneven, although the midsole or outsole still seem reasonably healthy? One way to get more out of a pair of running shoes is replacing the insoles. Recently I’ve been contacted by OrthoLite to try out its performance insole – the [...]

Question for Runner Therapy: Can you recommend deep lower back muscles stretches? Marisa from Runner Therapy Says: The lower back is my nemesis professionally. Not just because it is the subject of the most annoying questions I get at dinner parties and casual meetings…”Oh , your a physical therapist? I have this lower back pain…”. [...]

Written by Amanda, The Running Coach: I just returned from the Boston Marathon, where historically hot conditions (89 degrees, anyone?) made it more of a survival shuffle than anything else. However, I got lots of great advice about handling the heat, and learned plenty out there in that regard. Hopefully it’s information you can use [...]