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Strength Training for Runners – A Missing Link

Many runners start lower body strength training to help prevent injuries and get
stronger/faster. They find a routine that likely has them doing various squats, deadlifts, hip bridges, and calf raises. Done, check, lower body strength training is in the books, bring on the rewards! Unfortunately though, those rewards don’t always happen, and often times that is because the strength training was not running-specific enough.

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4/7/24 - Dignity Health Bakersfield Marathon (Bakersfield, CA)

4/7/24 - Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon (Knoxville, TN)

4/7/24 - Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon (Xenia, OH)

4/13/24 - Horse Capital Marathon (Lexington, KY)

4/14/24 - Athens Marathon (Ohio) (Athens, OH)

4/27/24 - GO! St. Louis Marathon (St. Louis, MO)

6/8/24 - Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon (Covington, VA)

6/9/24 - Independence Series - NY (New Paltz, NY)

6/11/24 - New England Series - RI (Coventry, RI)

4/7/24 - Baloise Namur Marathon (Namur, Belgium)

4/7/24 - Brighton Marathon (Brighton, United Kingdom)

4/7/24 - The Canberra Times Canberra Marathon (Canberra, Australia)

4/14/24 - Deutsche Post Bonner Stadt-Marathon (Bonn, Germany)

4/28/24 - Kaunas Marathon (Kaunas, Lithuania)

5/12/24 - Leiden Marathon (Leiden, Netherlands)

6/8/24 - LGT Liechtenstein Alpine Marathon (Bendern, Liechtenstein)

6/15/24 - Salomon Trail Marathon Wales (Snowdonia, United Kingdom)

Here is a roundup of some of the top stories from this week:

Here's how "gratitude miles" can make you a happier, healthier runner

Record-breaking 2024 Wuxi Marathon celebrates 10 years of running excellence

Kenyan Ekesa, Colombia's Berrio claim marathon titles

Phil Sesemann sets his sights on the Olympic marathon

aris-bound: 'Mileage mutts' help Leeds marathoner achieve Olympic dream

Despite Losing Out on Paris Olympics for Marathon, Jessica McClain Signs Brooks Running Contract

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Here are some recent results:

Appalachian Series (Bluefield, WV - 3/27/24)
Appalachian Series (Bristol, TN - 3/26/24)
Appalachian Series (Mills River, NC - 3/25/24)
Modesto Marathon (Modesto, CA - 3/24/24)
Mill Town Marathon (Everett, VA - 3/24/24)
Appalachian Series (Seneca, SC - 3/24/24)

That's it for this week! Have a great weekend, everyone!

- The MarathonGuide team

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