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Running isn’t enough! Runners need strength training, too.

It seems ironic, but if you’re training for running—especially long distance—running isn’t enough. Strength training will make the difference between good and great on race day.

Runners tend to do one thing: run. It’s a notorious source of repetitive stress injury and you’re much more likely to get hurt if you don’t do strength training. The bonus, strength training will likely make you faster, too.

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The runner’s nemesis: IT band

Runners love to hate their IT bands. Trouble there can keep you off the road, the runner’s worst nightmare.

Short for iliotibial, the IT is a long band of connective tissue on the outside of each leg, running from hip to knee. When it gets inflamed, it usually causes pain on the outside of the knee. But it can also cause pain at the hip or lower back.

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Joe’s Run 5k – Walk – Palmyra Natures Cove

Joe’s Run 5k — Joseph L. Manghan IV was a talented Pennsauken grad who fought a long, hard fight to annihilate Ewing’s Sarcoma. He was 23 years old when he passed in 2018. Joe’s Run is dedicated to his fond memory, and is a fun, scenic race which will raise scholarship money for a deserving […]

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The Lucky Run – Sewell NJ – SUN MARCH 12 2017 – South Jersey 5k Race

LINK:  https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Sewell/TheLuckyRun2017 Place: The Village Pub 139 Egg Harbor Road Sewell, NJ US 08080 Description: Get Lucky at The Lucky Run and After Party at The Village Pub in Sewell. Features Include: Chip Timed 5K Race with Instant Results Awards for Overall Winners and Age Group Winners Post Run Party Includes 1 Guinness Beer (or […]

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Polar Bear 5K Run Walk for Autism 2017 – February 19, 2017 @ 12pm — Sea Isle City, NJ

LINK:  http://www.active.com/sea-isle-city-nj/running/distance-running-races/polar-bear-5k-run-walk-for-autism-2017 About This Activity The Polar Bear Run Walk for Autism is a hallmark event that takes place in one of the most attractive places at the beach in Sea Isle City, New Jersey. Proceeds benefit Autism Speaks, Special Service Schools, Autism Support Groups, and Families of Special Needs Children. Please consider this your personal […]

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Hey South Jersey Trail Runners – Google Maps is Mapping Hiking Trails with a 50 Pound Backpack

Remember the Google Cars that drove around just about every major highway and roadway in the United States and Canada.  Well now they have taken it to another level and are hikiing major trails in the USA and Canada with backpackers wearing a 50 pound pack that takes several pictures as they and tags them […]

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