Monday, April 17 was a very special day for 3 of our HKRS family members- Boston Marathon Day! Brooke Magni (Lancaster, PA), Manager at the National Office, Lindsay Vogt, Deephaven, MN Coordinator, and Luke Krebs, Wayne, PA Coordinator, all completed the 121st Boston Marathon. This 26.2 mile race winds through the streets of Hopkinton through […]
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Not all of us are lucky enough to live to live in the suburbs with quiet streets and a gigantic back yard, however, there are places to exercise everywhere! City streets are perfect for running, walking, and biking, IF you know the rules. When crossing an intersection it is your job to be conscious of […]
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Are your kids excited for another season of Healthy Kids Running Series, but a little apprehensive about moving up in distance? Give them a great base to work from by getting started this winter. Here’s some advice for making it a family affair! Write a plan along with them. Running longer distances is not something […]
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In order to run well, you of course have to run, but there are also series of exercises that can make you even faster. Plyometrics are a great way to develop the elastic tissue components to maximize efficiency and power. Explosive dynamic moves that incorporate jumping and bounding as well as quick changes in direction […]
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It’s that time of year again…Healthy Kids Running Series registration!! Our spring Series registration will open today, Monday, January 16th at noon, and we will have additional new sites opening throughout the rest of January. Spring Series races will begin on the weekend of March 17th-19th and continue through late April, so keep an eye […]
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At one time or another a large percentage of middle and high school athletes experience a heart breaking and season ending stress fracture. Long distance runners in particular tend to experience stress fractures due to the constant pounding of the pavement. While it simply might just come with the territory, runners can make a few […]
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Side stitches are a huge pain, literally and figuratively. In the most general terms, stitches are just a cramping-like pain that typically occurs under the lower ribs. Mostly, this will be localized pain on one side or the other, but depending on severity it can feel like the entire abdomen is a giant ball of […]
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There are very few times in life in which you want to tell your kids to explicitly break rules, but sometimes in sports this is just what you have to do. Now, I am not remotely eluding to encouraging a kid to cheat or intentionally put themselves in harm’s way, but breaking the classic rules […]
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At HKRS we get asked how we decide how far kids should run based on their age, and there are a dozen different schools of thought about this specific subject. We age grade our races by recommendations from similar events, grade school athletics, and our own parental thoughts about the subject. While looking into the subject, […]
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It’s getting colder, a lot colder in some areas, and motivation to get outside may be lacking, but this is the perfect time of year to incorporate some different types of distance running into your child’s exercise routine. Not only will these 3 types of runs help them for the Healthy Kids races, but speed […]
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