Running and Music - A Match Made in Heaven
When I run, I run with music. When I’m getting ready to head out, no matter what, the minute I start my music, I am ready to roll. With each song that comes on, I am taken to a whole...
The Run Down — Running Tips
Born to Read - 6 Great Books for Runners
People have often asked me, “What do you think about when you run?” Oddly, the answer is that I think about everything but running while I am doing it. I think about what I am going to have for dinner,...
Top 10 Running Trails Across the Country
Good running trails are like children. They give you ups and downs and just when you think you’ve got it down, there’s something major to stumble over. They tire you out and push you beyond reason and yet, you always...
Running Form Basics: Tips for Optimal Efficiency
Runners have individual styles-their running “signatures”, yet improving your form can help to both prevent injuries and enhance movement economy. There are four basic parts to good form: arm drive, footstrike, stride, and body posture. Here are a few areas...
How Mixing in Trail Runs Can Brighten One's Perspective
I’d done my reading and my asking around enough to know trail running had certain benefits. Fresh air. Synapses firing because trees and rocks and streams and being like a caveman. The actualization of that aspirational rave run image: gliding...
Running with a Purpose - The Bigger Picture
Running can be a selfish sport. Training for a marathon takes several hours away from your family each week. Long runs typically take place on a weekend when you could be doing something else fun with your loved ones. Sometimes...
Why Group Runs Make You a Better Runner
I didn’t become a runner to be a part of a group. I became a runner to gather my thoughts. I became a runner to come up with new ideas. I became a runner to hear the crunch of autumn...
How to Get Motivated When You've Slacked on Training
How do you like your steak? Nice eyes or great smile? Which flavor ice cream? Snowy mountain or white-sand beach? Who’s your hero? ...What motivates you to run? I’ve run enough now—on teams, in groups and as an individual—to understand...