A Quick Background: What is Socks and Hops? Socks and Hops is an annual event in Kansas City hosted by Swope Health to raise awareness for their Homeless program as well as their Mobile Medical Unit. The event has collected...
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...
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...
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...
Plantar fasciitis is the root of all heel pain for runners and affects an estimated 15 percent of 50 million who lace ‘em up worldwide. The plantar fascia is the taut tissue that makes up the arch of the foot...
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...
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 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...