Run Slow, Who Cares
I admit I’m not a fast runner. But if I run slow, who cares? You may notice that when you finish a race, no matter what place you finished in, there are plenty of people around to give you a heart felt congratulations. So why knock yourself down because you don’t think you run fast [...]
A Truly Simple Water Bottle
Who would have thought that someone could make a water bottle for running even simpler? Well the folks at Simple Hydration got a good idea that works. Just shove the water bottle down the back of your pants and off you go! Seems a little strange but check out this review by Garry Dagg from [...]
Lose 50 lbs, Start Trail Running
So you want to lose some pounds, what is the best way? Start trail running! That’s what Bill Day from RunKeeper decided to do. Bill was a desk jockey that was 50 lbs overweight with no running experience. Read his story and watch his video and learn how, starting from scratch, how he managed to [...]
Trail Running and Pooping
When I first started running longer trail runs, I would fight the urge when it felt like a #2 was on it’s way. I would do the same when I started running ultra races. I just didn’t feel comfortable trail running and pooping. I figure it was from all those years of road running and [...]
CPR for your Trail Running Dog: Video
Nothing like taking your trail dog out on a long hard trail run. But what if you run your dog too hard? What if your dog’s ticker goes out? This funny video by Runner’s Pulse shows all you need to know to give your Trail Running Dog CPR. CPR for your Trail Running [...]
Do Not Eat Crap: Video
We all want to eat healthy and lose some pounds. It shouldn’t be rocket science. A famous running coach said to be a successful athlete you need to “train for 6 days and don’t eat crap!” (If anyone remembers who that was, let me know) So what does that mean? Don’t eat sugar! A calorie [...]
Best Price for Eat and Run by Scott Jurek
Eat and Run by Scott Jurek has been on the best seller list for a long time. Jammed with inspirational running stories, trail running tips and vegan recipes, it’s his best book yet. Now it is available in Kindle and Paperback for around $10 bucks! If you don’t have this on your shelf, now’s the [...]
Should You Stop Stretching
We have all heard it before, you need to stretch before running to loosen those muscles up. First we did static stretching before starting to run, then the coaches told us to warm up first then do some static stretching. But should you stop stretching altogether? The following article from the Soc Doc gives a [...]
Best Tasting Energy Bar
Outside Magazine ran a taste test of a couple of energy bars to write a quick article. “What’s the Best Tasting Energy Bar?” The only problem is they left out a strong contender. My vote goes to organic Hammer Bars. They come in 5 different flavors including my favorite Almond Raisin. Gluten free, kosher certified [...]
Strength Training with a Foam Roller
A lot of us have a well deserved love/hate relationship with our foam rollers. It could be that you left it in the back of the closet, gathering dust. But now you have another good reason to pull it back out. You can also do strength training with a foam roller! The roller creates an [...]
