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Friday Q&A: Alcohol in Sports Drinks?

Q: Should I put alcohol in my sports drinks?
A: Of course not, it will ruin the taste of the alcohol.
Alright, admitily I am cheating with this week’s Q&A mainly because I am so lazy and haven’t had the best week in terms of running.  But this came across my radar screen this morning and was […]

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Friday Q&A: Choosing a Marathon

How do you choose which marathon to run?- Janet W.
Hi Janet, I have used several different processes for picking marathons in the past.
I picked my home town marathon (Austin Marathon, 2002) to be my first just from a logistics perspective, and because I didn’t know if I wanted to run another one afterwards, so […]

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Friday Q&A: Wearing Race Shirts

Is it okay to wear the shirt for the race you are running in?-Jim, Vermont
Ahh, I love the really tough questions. Hahah.  Well, this gets talked about a lot among runners.  The majority, I believe, come down on the fact that you shouldn’t ever wear the current year’s shirt in the race you are running.  […]

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Friday Q&A: Balancing Training and Recovery

What motivates you to do so many? How do you balance training and recovery?
-Ann
Sorry for the late post today, but Word Press ate my earlier one and then I actually had to do my job.  Ann had asked several question of which I’ll take a couple now and answer the rest in a longer guest […]

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Friday Q&A: Am I ready for an Ultra?

I’ve done 8 marathons over the last six years.  I never finishing feeling super great but I haven’t totally bonked yet.  I’d like to try an ultra but I am not sure if I am ready. Do I need to change my training for trying an Ultra? -Ryan in Houston
First of all, congrats on the marathons.  […]

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