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Why Running by Effort Is the Key to Stress-Free Treadmill Training
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Tired of treadmill data not matching your watch? Learn why running by effort reduces stress and creates more sustainable training.
Why Masters and Menopausal Athletes Can Get Faster (and Why the Old Narrative Is Lazy)
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Masters and menopausal athletes can still get faster with smarter training, strength, recovery, and hormone-informed strategies.
Breaking the Weight Management Myth: Why Masters and Menopausal Athletes Can Still Achieve Their Goals
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Why eating less and running more fails masters and menopausal athletes. Learn how fueling, strength, and hormones change the weight management equation.
How to Run Efficiently in Sand (Without Letting the Beach Humble You)
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Learn how to run efficiently in sand using Chi Running principles to reduce fatigue, improve form, and stop fighting the beach.
If You Could Have Done Better, You Would Have: Rethinking Success and Failure in Running
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A grounded, empowering reframe for runners: why “If you could have done better, you would have” changes how you understand effort, performance, and post-race self-talk.