Gate River Run training tips: Easy ways to stretch, loosen hamstrings
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Each week leading up to the Gate River Run on March 20, H2 Health will provide tips for runners. Weโve focused on hamstrings before during our path to the River Run. But this week, physical therapist Michael Bailey covers two very easy ways to gauge just how flexible those muscles are. Hamstrings need to be stretched. Thatโs effectively going to pull your pelvis bones back where they belong, before you run and after you run.โ
5 sisters from two families graduate Marine Corps training together
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. โ Sisters by blood, now sisters-in-arms. Two sets of sisters graduated from Marine Corps training together this weekend, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. said. After deciding to join the Marine Corps, her sister Amber, 22, made the decision to enlist as well. The two will not be attending Marine Combat Training together, however, Ashley suffered a hip fracture prior to graduation and will be remaining on the island while she heals. The three other sisters, Maria, 21, identical twins Melissa and Vanessa, 22, were also in the ROTC program exploring their options of different branches, but it was their younger sister who first spoke with a Marine Corps recruiter.