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New to Running? 4 Tips for Avoiding Injury

You’ve got your brand new pair of running shoes and an energetic playlist on Spotify. The course is all mapped out, and you couldn’t be more excited to start your new running routine.

While excitement is a necessary ingredient to fall in love with running, it’s also important to remember that running can put your body through a lot of stress. If you push yourself too far, or don't properly prepare, running can easily result in injury.

If you're new to running (or even if you're not but need a refresher), these four tips will help you prevent injuries so you can keep up with your plans to get in shape.

Yoga + Running: The perfect combination.

Yoga can benefit runners and non-runners alike in so many ways. You may think that the laid-back, peaceful aspects of yoga wouldn't necessarily mesh well with running -- but, yoga has a place in any runner's training plan. Here's why...

Maximize Your Winter Training With These Tips

It’s that time of year. Autumn is winding down and winter is lurking right around the corner. With the exception of those living in warm and tropical climates, winter means icy trails, dangerous road conditions and sub-zero temperatures. Before you run inside to seek shelter under your electric blanket, check out our tips for making the most of your winter training.

Working with Lily Trotters: Meet a Screen Printer Who Swears by Her Compression Socks

A giant, spider-like apparatus takes up most of Connie Wang's work space. There are boxes full of t-shirts and buckets full of different colored inks scattered around a big table. Her "office" is at home, where she runs her screen...

Fueling On The Run - 5 Awesome Products to Help You Stay Healthy & Energized.

We all know it’s important to fuel our bodies as runners, but learning how to fuel properly during a run can be tricky. How do you find the right fuel for you? What will work for your body? Experimentation is key. It’s also important to have a nutrition strategy dialed-in prior to race day. No one wants to be that person dashing to the port-o-potty every mile during a big race - so DON’T try something new on race day. Keep in mind, what works for one runner isn’t going to work for everyone.