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You’ve been at it for months. You try to eat healthy. You hit the gym whenever you have a free moment to spare, and it’s been great. For the past few months you’ve seen significant progress in your workouts, but for the last couple of runs, you’ve just felt drained. If this sounds familiar, stick around to see how incorporating a food diary into your workout routine can help increase your performance.

It is important to develop smart exercise habits from a young age. Children who learn how to exercise safely carry these skills into adulthood. For those of us who didn’t know about proper technique as children… It’s never to late to start. Here are the eight best tips for runners that you’ll wish you had known years ago:

Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road is home to the ‘Eight Scenic Views of Jadani’, a series of scenic valleys and beautiful waterfalls appearing one after another. These amidst the remarkable lush greenery are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated at the foot of Mt. Haku-san in northwest Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Over a hundred traditional thatched roof houses stand together in this quiet mountain village surrounded by rice fields.

Not every man I know pays attention to fashion trends, but as a runner who’s always seeking a new personal best at the finish line, I am discriminating about my running shoes because I count on them to keep my feet safe and healthy when competing in marathons, ultras and triathlons. When the time came to replace my well-worn running shoes, I had heard about the Z Pump design that Reebok engineers invented and thought I’d just try a pair. Frankly, they felt terrific. I walked out the door with a pair of Z Pump Fusions in black/red rush/and white. I know what you’re thinking: Red for a guy’s shoe? What can I say? I’m a little bit fashion conscious after all!