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		<title>The risks of marathon running</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some interesting numbers in this article about the risks of marathon running: based on data from 300 marathons per year, the number of finishers increased dramatically between 2000 and 2009, from 299,018 to 473,354 the risk of dying during or soon after running a marathon is low: .75 per 100,000 yearly incidence of injury in people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthandswellness.com&#038;blog=10881147&#038;post=5161&#038;subd=healthandswellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Go take a hike</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, really &#8212; can someone tell me how to take a hike? Or rather where I can go take a  hike. I only seem to get the opportunity to hike when I&#8217;m traveling. I&#8217;ve done some great ones in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Scottsdale and Rwanda (OK, one of the hikes in Rwanda could be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthandswellness.com&#038;blog=10881147&#038;post=5143&#038;subd=healthandswellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Race report: Sporting Life 10k 2012</title>
		<link>http://healthandswellness.com/2012/05/14/race-report-sporting-life-10k-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday morning I ran the Sporting Life 10k. 10k &#8212; not a big deal in the normal scheme of things as I usually run that at least once a week, but this is just one week after my first marathon (a marathon is 42.2 kilometres for the non-runners reading this). The few marathoners I told I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthandswellness.com&#038;blog=10881147&#038;post=5123&#038;subd=healthandswellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sporting Life 10k. Let&#8217;s do this.</title>
		<link>http://healthandswellness.com/2012/05/12/sporting-life-10k-lets-do-this/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 03:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another Sunday, another race. Tomorrow, I run the Sporting Life 10k. It&#8217;s only the second time I&#8217;ve run this race (something usually comes up the weekend it&#8217;s on) and it&#8217;s only the third 10k race I&#8217;ve ever done. I will try to run it slow and easy (rather than race it) since I really should recuperating [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthandswellness.com&#038;blog=10881147&#038;post=5111&#038;subd=healthandswellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Race report: Toronto Marathon 2012 (aka my first FULL marathon!)</title>
		<link>http://healthandswellness.com/2012/05/08/race-report-toronto-marathon-2012-aka-my-first-full-marathon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Still a bit dazed about the fact that I ran 42.2 kilometres on Sunday. Wowzers. (oh, and it&#8217;s a personal best&#8211;okaaaaay, so it&#8217;s a PB automatically since it&#8217;s my first race of this distance; I still think I set the bar pretty high for myself off the bat :) Sort of lucked out with the weather &#8212; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthandswellness.com&#038;blog=10881147&#038;post=5091&#038;subd=healthandswellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Marathon prep</title>
		<link>http://healthandswellness.com/2012/05/05/marathon-prep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 21:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very short run this morning to keep me limber for tomorrow. Race kit picked up. iPod loaded with music and charged. Outfit chosen and laid out. Gatorade and energy chews purchased. Hydrating all day plus a carb-y dinner later and early to bed&#8230; Oh, and of course, nails done. Ready! Filed under: Fitness<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthandswellness.com&#038;blog=10881147&#038;post=5087&#038;subd=healthandswellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bring on the carbs</title>
		<link>http://healthandswellness.com/2012/05/04/bring-on-the-carbs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 17:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In less than 48 hours I&#8217;ll be running my very first marathon (the Toronto Marathon on Sunday, May 6, 7:30AM sharp!), so what time is it? Bring-on-the-carbs time! (I actually started a few days ago &#8212; all in race prep, of course :) (Jonathan Adler carbs canisters &#8212; I wanted these when I spotted them [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthandswellness.com&#038;blog=10881147&#038;post=5061&#038;subd=healthandswellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The two winners of the spots in the Sporting Life 10k race are&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://healthandswellness.com/2012/05/04/the-two-winners-of-the-spots-in-the-sporting-life-10k-race-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;are Sharon and Ellen! Congrats and good luck in the race on Sunday, May 13th! Please check your email for a note from me. Thanks to Chobani for the spots in the race &#8212; I&#8217;ll definitely be stopping by the Chomobile in the finish area &#8212; and to everyone who entered the giveaway! Filed under: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthandswellness.com&#038;blog=10881147&#038;post=5053&#038;subd=healthandswellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sports and energy drinks are bad for your teeth</title>
		<link>http://healthandswellness.com/2012/05/03/sports-and-energy-drinks-are-bad-for-your-teeth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 17:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So this research isn&#8217;t exactly what I want to be reading just days before I&#8217;m sipping a sports drink as I run my very first marathon (I only drink it for energy for runs longer than 10k, you don&#8217;t need it for short runs, people  &#8211; it blows my mind when I see people drinking sports [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthandswellness.com&#038;blog=10881147&#038;post=5048&#038;subd=healthandswellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Building muscle</title>
		<link>http://healthandswellness.com/2012/05/01/building-muscle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 19:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This research finding is music to my weak arms&#8217;s ears (erm, you know, if my arms had ears&#8230;): For a long time, the belief has been that working out with heavier weights (ones you can complete six to 12 reps with before tiring) is the best way to grow muscle. But new research from McMaster University [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthandswellness.com&#038;blog=10881147&#038;post=5041&#038;subd=healthandswellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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