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Check out Salomon Independence Run and Hike Race Team member John Stroud's blog about the challenges of training while on a European vacation. An early summer family vacation to western Europe, or "holiday" as they say in that part of the world, provided a study in...

Independence Run and Hike Race Team member Laurie Guevera-Stone paced her friend Andie at the Leadville Trail 100 race this year.  100 miles is no joke and just  pacing someone for the effort can be a serious task in its own right.  Check out Laurie's experience...

To the unprepared runner, long, steep, or technical descents can end the bid for a race finish or make it very difficult to be mobile afterward.  Adding focused downhill running sessions into your training schedule will prepare your body for the thrashing that it...

The reality is that as we get older we start to slow down.  Muscle mass begins to diminish, our v02 max decreases, and we start to slow down.  Nevertheless, there are many masters athletes who continue to perform at a high level well into their 40s.  A perfect example...

There are a lot of ways to track our effort running but because of the simplicity  of using pace this is typically what runners use.  Yet heart rate, when used correctly, can be an invaluable tool for runners.   It can help us to pace ourselves properly and can be a...

People often ask were we send all of the donated shoes we receive. Well, the MORE Foundation takes these shoes to Ghana and Honduras and sells them at major metro areas to vendors who in turn create jobs and help improve the quality of life in these cities.  The vast...

Recently there has been a bit of a paradigm shift in how researchers are viewing recovery.  There has been an intense debate about whether or not some of the recovery methods we use actually hinder us in the long run.  Below is an article from Runner's World that...