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3 Ways ChiRunning Helps Battle Depression
E.A.Fife
This post has taken me several months to write mostly because there is so much information to digest and I am having a hard time determining how to form my thoughts.  I wrote a draft about what ChiRunning is and how it helps prevent injury, but it just didn’t feel right.  So I shelved it…
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Don't Let Opportunities Pass You By
E.A.Fife
         “Opportunities go right by you because you think you’re not ready.” David Goggins, Retired Navy Seal and Ultra-Endurance Athlete Over the summer, I was debating whether or not I should do Antelope Canyon as my first 50 mile ultra.  I wrote about how it seemed meant…
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Finding Progress Not Perfection…An Update on HR Monitor Training
E.A.Fife
As a recreational middle of the pack runner, I often question the validity of my running. Am I a real runner if I am not super fast?  Lots struggle with this question and my answer to anyone else  – “Of course you are a runner no matter how fast or how slow!!” To myself I am less…
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HR Monitor Training Requires Focus
E.A.Fife
Running according to my heart rate requires an intense amount of focus. Throughout the summer, I did every single run within an aerobic heart rate zone. This means that at the beginning of each run, I had to focus on starting slowly and building up my heart rate to the max level over about 10-15…
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The Beginning of My Running Story
E.A.Fife
In college, I ran a mile here and a mile there to keep the freshman 15 off. It worked for the most part. Leading up to my wedding, I ran a mile here and a mile there to fit into my dress. It definitely worked that time. After getting married, I ran a mile here and a…