Leslie Grommersch, Kimberly Olsen, and Desiree Essler The taper is an essential aspect of training that many new runners need to remember to incorporate into their training program. Tapering means reducing your training load before a competition to optimize performance on race day. It's the rest period before race day to reduce the effects of muscle fatigue brought on by … [Read more...] about How tapering maximizes your potential on marathon day
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Pregnant? Researchers want you to know something about fluoride
Karen Kaplan LOS ANGELES — Adding fluoride to drinking water is widely considered a triumph of public health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the cavity-prevention strategy ranks alongside the development of vaccines and the recognition of tobacco's dangers as signal achievements of the 20th century. But new evidence from Los Angeles mothers and their … [Read more...] about Pregnant? Researchers want you to know something about fluoride
Finding a way back
“You’re insane!” “That’s crazy!” “I could never do that!” I heard this all the time when I told people that I was a collegiate distance runner. More specifically, I heard it when I told them how many miles I ran, and the grueling workouts and races I took part in. But nearly three years after graduating, and losing the end of my running career in college tothe … [Read more...] about Finding a way back