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Ask most runners about their training, and they will talk about mileage, pace, and races. Ask about strength training, and many will admit, a little sheepishly, that they do not do much of it.

Ordering club gear is the task that lands in your lap simply because everyone else looked away. The moment you accept the job, every member suddenly develops a detailed opinion about collar colors and sleeve lengths.

Quitting smoking improves running through six distinct physiological changes, including carbon monoxide clearance, cilia recovery, faster inter-session recovery, better altitude performance, and a manageable craving window, and those changes arrive in a predictable sequence starting within the first…