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A Stage 4 Cancer diagnosis and my Husband’s Death prompted me to Run my first Marathon

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Nancy Gifford fell into a depression. Here’s how running helped her cope with it. COURTESY OF NANCY GIFFORD In 2014, Nancy Gifford, now 46, of Herriman, Utah, and her husband, Randy, had been married for less than two years, and were enjoying life with her two teenage sons, Sebastian and Nathaniel. They decided they wanted […]

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50 Years Ago Women Were NOT Allowed to Run Marathons – Kathrine Switzer Defied Being Kicked Out of the Race

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Only 50 years ago, women were barred from running marathons in the U.S. Here’s why, and the story of the woman who broke that barrier in 1967. Only 50 years ago women were told they were too fragile to run marathon distances, which were for male runners only. Some experts claimed that women’s health would

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How Does Running Affect your Sex Life?

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Runners may have endurance on the roads—but what about between the sheets? Do long workouts sap energy for other types of workouts? And how do elite runners manage to make babies while running more than 100 miles each week? According to experts and runners, it turns out that running can improve performance, and not just