Running uphill is hard. But running downhill sometimes can be even harder on your body. We’ve got six tips from Active.com on how to improve your downhill runs and how to train more effectively when downhills come across your running route.

Many KT Tape athletes like Kerri Walsh and Rebecca Rusch will testify that the human mind is the real powerhouse behind success in sports. As Yogi Berra once famously said (or perhaps misspoke) “Baseball is ninety percent mental; the other half is physical.” But your mental state may actually help keep you from getting injured, and get you back on the field faster if you are hurt.

KT Tape finds itself treating a lot of running injuries. Some of the most common problems in running are caused by overuse. While you’ll see KT Tape helping athletes with problems such as runner’s knee, Achilles tendinitis, shin splints and sore feet, the injuries might not originate at the knee or below. According to a new research review, the problems start much higher, at the hip.

KT Tape Pro Athlete Rebecca Rusch weighs in on injury, altitude and winning her division win at the most popular mountain bike race in Ecuador. At this race “mountain” is the key word, since it’s between 9,800 ft and 14,100 ft in elevation! Hear how she and her partner won their division by an hour.

One KT Tape user finds benefit of using KT Tape after a hard opening day of ski season.

Adam Campbell from Runner’s World Magazine outlines a plan for a strength-training workout plan designed just for runners.

Humans designed for distance running. Establishing a presence at every major marathon in the country is no easy task. KT Tape has been to at least 52 different marathons just since September, handing out KT Tape samples and taping up thousands of runners before each event.

Some tips on hamstring injury prevention. Hamstring injuries frequently start small, and then grow to agonizing proportions. They are also notoriously slow to heal, keeping athletes out of the mix for weeks at a time. Stretching can mitigate the risk, but according to many experts, over training your quadriceps may put extra strain on the hamstring.

Treadmill running can cause foot pain. With the weather changing to winter many of our favorite trails and running routes are covered in mud or ice, making some of us head inside to run on a treadmill. Many athletes supplement their training routine with time on the treadmill. From bad weather to wanting a more controlled environment, the reasons for logging your miles in the gym instead of on the road are as varied as the people you see trotting along in place.

An excerpt of Leo Kormanik, a student at Life University Sports Chiropractic Council, who aided KT Tape at Atlanta Marathon Expo by taping up athletes. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, the KT Tape team made their way across the country to yet another major marathon, this time in Atlanta for the Atlanta Thanksgiving Day Marathon. However, this time, the team received a little help from some students from Life University’s Chiropractic School.