In theory, coming home after a run and making a healthy recovery smoothie should be easy, right? Running short on time and not having the right ingredients in the fridge are two reasons why making a smoothie at home isn’t always so simple. A third and more expensive reason is that stopping at the local smoothie bar is quick when you are too hot and too hungry after a run to wait any longer for … [Read more...] about Cherry-Limeade Smoothie
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The Right and Wrong Way to Handle Injury
I experienced my first running-related injury in the fall of ninth grade. Our high school’s cross country course started with a significant downhill through a grassy field. Moments after the start of one of our weekly meets, I bolted downhill and immediately twisted my ankle. Diagnosed with an ankle sprain and sent home with a pair of crutches, the one thing that I remember most was the doctor … [Read more...] about The Right and Wrong Way to Handle Injury