- Eat more sources of Leucine, an amino acid that promotes muscle repair and growth. Leucine can be found in cottage cheese, yogurt, eggs, chicken and pork. Choosing organic products from happy animals (raised on farms and treated respectfully) is the best option.
- Do exercises to give you strong glutes and lower back. There are 29 muscles that make up your core and keeping them strong helps you run more smoothly and ward off injury. Go to www.runnersworld.com/muscleimbalances to watch a video of recommended exercises.
- Hill workouts improve form and stride efficiency = running farther and faster with less effort. Learn more at www.runnersworld.com/hill.training
"Even when our heart aches, we summon the strength that maybe we didn't even know we had, and we carry on; we finish the race."
President Barack Obama at the Boston Marathon memorial service
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