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Shooing It
A flat-footed-over-pronating-mid-packer’s version of minimalist running.
The Sunset & Suds 5K
LK, one of our newest contributors, runs her last race as an Upper West Sider at this small Manhattan 5K.
Training 101
Chad takes a look at why you might want to reconsider what you you think you know about clubs.
Running For Charity
Scott takes a top-down look at the charity running scene and some of the major groups involved.
NYC Marathon: An Uphill Battle
Karla has a bump in the road on her way to NYC, The Montreal Half next weekend. Sacré Bleu!The Latest From Our Intrepid Marathoners
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We've been folllowing Ashley,Tracy and Karla as they ramp up their training for the 2010 NYC Marathon. We want to hear your stories too! Email theteam@nycruns.com with your NYC Marathon story past or present! Here's what's going on with these three!
My training has been going so well lately. I’m much more confident (something I attribute to my lovely friends and family being so encouraging and supportive and also to the fact that I’m rock climbing every week and have largely gotten over my fear of heights/falling) and have hit my “stride” (haha, pun!) in terms of balancing my training/work/life schedule as well as having developed a recovery routine that really seems to be working for me.
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When I went to the doctor last week, I knew I was being overly cautious. I didn't have any complaints more specific than some shin pain - although, to be fair, the shin pain was severe enough that it stopped me cold mid-run two days in a row. But still, I made the doctor's appointment before trying everything. I didn't ice, stretch, or buy new shoes. I figured I'd see the doctor, she'd tell me it was all in my head, and then I'd try those things.
Well. I should have known better. You don't go to a doctor you've never seen before, complaining about leg pain so bad that you physically can't run when it strikes and expect that she'll give you her blessing to continue running.

Four weeks down, 12 to go…
When something clicks, you know it—the snap of a seatbelt, the tick of a lamp switch, the click of a camera shutter. Sure, the sound lets us know we’re locked and loaded, but there’s also a feel to it. When something is in the groove you just sense it.
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