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There’s something about a change in the calendar that seems to inspire (or pressure) many of us into making grand, life-altering goals. But is the uptick from 2019 to 2020 really enough motivation to achieve a healthy, happy lifestyle?  According to Dr. Bettina Höchli, senior researcher of consumer behavior at the University of Bern in […] Read the full article at 5 Goal-Setting Tips That Will Transcend the New Year on Women's Running . source https://www.womensrunning.com/2019/12/health-wellness/goal-setting-tips-at-new-year_103699

It’s not just the New Year when people are trying to find their workout rhythm again, but it certainly is a popular one. If after a few weeks of holidays and celebrating you want to jump back into a routine, do this first: Take a breath. A mistake many people make is going out too […] Read the full article at Here’s Exactly How to Start Running Again After Some Time Off on Women's Running . source https://www.womensrunning.com/2019/12/training/three-week-base-training-plan_103632

She’s been through it three times already, but every Olympic year is different. Here’s how Jenny Simpson is approaching her lead-up to the Trials and, hopefully, the Games. Read the full article at Jenny Simpson on 2020 Resolutions, Winter Training, and Being a Night Owl on Women's Running . source https://www.womensrunning.com/2019/12/training/jenny-simpson-2020-resolutions_103690

It isn’t that Peggy Richko hasn’t always been a runner; she has. But for years, it was the sport she did quietly, behind the scenes. Growing up in the 60s, long before Title IX, running wasn’t something girls did in high school. With no other real athletic opportunities, Richko quietly accepted the roll of cheerleader, […] Read the full article at Meet Oiselle’s Newest Run Team: The “Elite Grannies” on Women's Running . source https://www.womensrunning.com/2019/12/profiles/oiselle-sponsors-three-women-over-70_103678

Desiree Linden has a big year ahead, racing the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, the Boston Marathon, and perhaps the Olympics, too. Here’s how—and why—she plans to do it. Read the full article at Des Linden Explains Her 2020 Decision: “I’m Planning for Three Marathons” on Women's Running . source https://www.womensrunning.com/2019/12/news/des-linden-explains-her-2020-decision-im-planning-for-three-marathons_103630

During the past year the speculation has been widespread. Will Desiree Linden race the Olympic Marathon Trials on February 29? Or will she return to the 2020 Boston Marathon on April 20 instead? Linden finally has an answer—and it’s not what many had predicted: she’ll race them both. “Running the Boston Marathon seven weeks after […] Read the full article at The Olympic Trials? Or the Boston Marathon? Des Linden is Doing the Double on Women's Running . source https://www.womensrunning.com/2019/12/news/des-linden-is-doing-the-double_103629

From masters to pros to recreational runners, the club cross country championships give everybody a chance to mix it up together. Read the full article at All Ages, All Abilities: Club Cross Country Brings All Kinds of Runners Together on Women's Running . source https://www.womensrunning.com/2019/12/news/all-ages-all-abilities-club-cross-country-brings-all-kinds-of-runners-together_103621

The finish line at the 2019 California International Marathon (CIM) on Sunday was a jubilant place for many runners, especially the women who finished the race right before the qualification cutoff for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, which will take place on February 29 in Atlanta. To earn a place on the starting line […] Read the full article at See All the Finish Line Feels When 29 Women Qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 59 Seconds on Women's Running . source https://www.womensrunning.com/2019/12/news/qualifying-for-the-2020-olympic-marathon-trials_103604

It’s almost 2020, and by now, most runners realize that strength training is an essential component of their routine. (If you don’t, consider yourself now properly informed: You should be strength training.) But if there’s a particular subgroup of runners that really needs to get to the gym, it may be the trail lovers. Running […] Read the full article at 8 Tips To Strength Train for Any Terrain on Women's Running . source https://www.womensrunning.com/2019/12/cross-training/8-strength-training-exercises-for-any-terrain_103294