Detailed guides to painful problems, treatments & more

The DOs and DO NOTs of running your first marathon 

 •  • by Paul Ingraham
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The Oatmeal: “Remember, marathon success does not come from training or perseverance, it comes from waterboarding yourself at aid stations.”