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FIRST program featured in Running Times


Last updated February 2, 2012

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Rachel Toor and Bill Pierce discuss running strategy (photo by Paul Foster)

The Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training (FIRST) was a topic of conversation in the January 2012 issue of the national magazine, Running Times.  Rachel Toor wrote about attending a FIRST training retreat in an effort to improve her running times, and Furman professor Bill Pierce, director of FIRST, wrote about the challenges of coaching a creative writing teacher who wasn’t convinced that the program could deliver what it promised.

Read Rachel Toor article

Read Bill Pierce article

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