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By Dr. Steve Smith, Pacers Founder and Team Doc
Abdominal strength has a real and immediate effect on your running gait, and the faster you go, the more your abdominal muscles participate in your gait. Many running injuries can be traced back to weak core muscles that result in poor running biomechanics...

By Dr. Steve Smith, Pasadena Pacer Founder and Team Doc
We live in southern California where hot days are a fact of life. As such, it’s important we discuss some tips to keep you safe, healthy, and running.
Run Early. If you are going long, go early. If you are training for a marathon and need to beat the heat, start your run early—6:00am at the latest. We like seeing everyone at the tables at 7:00am; we are a team, a community, a family. We want everyone...

By Dr. Steve Smith, Pacers Founder and Team Doc
There are some people who can bend life to their own will. They can shape the universe to their own liking and they have the ability to shape your life as well.
There have been many such people, these life-benders. You don’t have to look very far to find them. They are among us; take a look. You have been running alongside them and probably don’t even know it....

By Dr. Steve Smith
“I have a pain in my knee, what should I do?” I overheard a runner ask his friend last week. I listened, mostly to see what kind of advice would be given, thinking the friend might be a physical therapist or a doctor. This could be good; I might pick...