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Amby Burfoot @exerscience

I am the 1968 Boston Marathon winner, former executive editor of Runner's World Magazine, book author, and editor of the "Run Long, Run Healthy" newsletter.

Joined February 2010
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This week’s top new running advice at RunLongRunHealthy.com--Follow The Research To Run Injury Free; The Perfect 30-Minute Workout; How Robo Running Could Protect Your Achilles. And much more. SUBSCRIBE below. runlongrunhealthy.substack.c…
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This week’s best new running advice: Now--At Last!--We Know How Midpack Marathoners Train; Probiotics Boost Runner Endurance; Can You Run A 4:00 Marathon On 20 Miles/Wk? Free at runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/1…
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This week’s best new running advice >>> The Miracle Free Lunch Of Muscle “Cross-Education;” How To Microdose Speedwork; Bananas Are Weird, But Runners’ Favorite Fruit. runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/1…
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This week’s best new running advice >>> 2:09:56--Do You Believe It? The Most Important Exercise Rule; How Mood Affects Food & Vice-Versa; What Makes Super Shoes So Super. runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/1…

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Why it's hard to accept a 2:09:56 female marathon as credible and legal. Some agree; some disagree. But what happened in Chicago on Sunday was other worldly. marathonhandbook.com/opinion…

Opinion: Why It's Hard To Trust Ruth Chepngetich's Marathon World Record

As a fan of distance running, it's hard not to be cynical about the Kenyan's win in Chicago. Its time to talk about the elephant in the room in the sport

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This Week’s Best Running Advice: How to build mental toughness & race stronger; Why exercise is medicine; How the Boston Marathon provides psychological counseling to runners. And more runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/1…
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This week’s best new running advice >>> These 2 Form Fixes Can Stop Injuries; You Can Become An “Ageless Runner;” How To Maintain Marathon Motivation. runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/0…
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This week’s top new running advice >>> The Best Long Run Distance (And Pace); Cooling Headband--Seen In Olympics--Fails Research Test; Careful With Ankle Sprains. runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/0…
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This week’s best new running advice >>> Micro Periodization For Max Results; The Best High-Intensity Workout; Do Facial Expressions Affect Performance? runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/0…
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This week’s best new running advice >>> How To Run 30 Minutes Faster In Your Next Marathon; Vegan Diet Pares Pounds, Boosts Longevity; Why Kenenisa Bekele Doesn’t Like Pace Lights; and much more @ runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/0…

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This week’s best new running advice >>> Sodium Bicarb Boosts Endurance Performance; Build Strength One Leg At A Time; Who’s Going To Win The Olympic Marathons; and much more. runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/0…
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FREE full text this week: The Little-Discussed Secret To Marathon Success; Will A Radical New Running Shoe Again Disrupt The Olympic Marathon? Rumors About Tour De France Riders & Blood Doping. And much more @ runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/0…
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This Week's Best New Running Advice >>> Top training tips (from Kenya); 6 reasons to eat like a Tour de France rider; 5 key marathon lessons; and much more for newsletter subscribers @ runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/0…
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This week’s best new running advice >>> Surprising data on return to running after a marathon-training injury. Beware of fake science promotions related to Olympians. Let’s stand and cheer for this 99-yr-old runner. Much more for newsletter subscribers @ runlongrunhealthy.com/2024/0…
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Best new running advice this week: Coffee vs caffeine pills--Which does more to boost endurance? Outdoor running beats the treadmill. Listen to your feet: They can teach you a lot. Evolution wants you to run strong. And much more at runlongrunhealthy.com #marathon #runners
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Best new running advice this week: The miracle workout, “Yasso 800s.” Nope, what you think you know about marathon pacing is wrong. But, yes, these performance supplements actually work. What goes up ... gets faster. More at runlongrunhealthy.com/
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George Hirsch and I have launched our podcast, "Running: State of the Sport." We talk with Jack Fleming, CEO/Boston Marathon. He reflects on bombs, an incident last April between police and a Black cheer group, qualifying times, and much more. Details at runningstateofthesport.com/

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Best new running advice this week: A new dimension in marathon training could yield the key to 26-mile success. The best diet for optimal performance. Should you try a 10-day training “week”? And much more at runlongrunhealthy.com #marathon #runners
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Best new running advice this week: 4 training essentials you can’t afford to screw up. 6 ways to keep improving in the marathon (year after year). Read this before buying your next pair of shoes. And much more at runlongrunhealthy.com #runners #marathon
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Best new running advice this week: Should you cross-train during a marathon buildup? Eliud Kipchoge’s weird core-training gizmo. The scientific truth about nose breathing. What makes super shoes “super”--the plate, or the foam? #running #marathon More at runlongrunhealthy.com
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