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running: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: WebMD - Mental Health Benefits of Running. Jul 21, 2026
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Sports and Active Living - Running Together: How Sports Partners Keep You Running. Jun 10, 2025
Add new Web site: Health Direct - Running tips for beginners. Apr 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Redbull - The history of running - from the Stone Age to the present day. Dec 12, 2024
Add new Web site: The MIT Press Reader - Running and the Science of Mental Toughness. Aug 21, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Libraries - One Foot in Front of the Other - An Introduction to Running. Apr 03, 2024
Media added. Feb 22, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Mental Health Benefits of Running. Dec 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Nature - Human running performance from real-world big data. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - How much running is too much? Identifying high-risk running sessions in a 5200-person cohort study. Jun 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - What are the Benefits and Risks of Running Every Day? Feb 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Mental Benefits of Jogging and Running. May 21, 2019
Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Running and jogging - health benefits. Jul 31, 2015
Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Running. Jul 22, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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