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
I Run To Stay In Shape: Am I A Runner?
While chasing after personal records can be fun, not all runners run to race. There are runners that don't typically follow a training schedule and enjoy runs of a variety of distances, for the simple love of running or just...
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,...
Keys to a Successful First Half-Marathon
Half marathons are the gateway drug of endurance events. It goes something like this: You decide on a dare to run around the block hungover in gardening shoes: feel OK. You sign up for first 5k and buy proper shoes,...
5 Easy Tricks to Stay Healthy While Marathon Training
To me, the most remarkable thing about my marathon training is how it’s changed and evolved in the 15 years since my first 26.2-mile journey. Technology has changed. Trends have changed. But, most notably, my tastes (and body) have changed....
Relay Races and the Unique Experience
I have a confession to make: I got booted from my first ultra-relay team. No, I wasn’t kicked out of the van for stinking it up at 4 a.m.—that’s everyone. I was on an elite runner team planning on shattering...
Socks and Hops: The Cure for In-Race Plantar Fasciitis
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...
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...