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Guest Article on Strengthrunning.com November 8th, 2011 | No Comments
Guest Article on Strengthrunning.com

I wrote an article yesterday on strenght running.com about the importance of finding a shoe that fits YOU.

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Brooks Running is Looking for Wear Testers September 29th, 2011 | No Comments
Brooks Running is Looking for Wear Testers

Check out the Wear Tester Program to learn how you can test new Brooks’ products!

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Running in the Roman Empire August 23rd, 2011 | No Comments
Running in the Roman Empire

Thousands of ancient men crossed entire continents on their bare feet, and were still in good enough shape that they could fight when they arrived at their destination. I’m specifically talking about Roman soldiers.

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Getting Limber with the FlexMassager — Impressions August 20th, 2011 | No Comments
Getting Limber with the FlexMassager — Impressions

The FlexMassager goes under the microscope at RunningShoesGuru.com, providing insights, reviews, benefits, and price information for the massage tool for runners and other athletes

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Too Far, Too Soon? August 17th, 2011 | 3 Comments
Too Far, Too Soon?

One of the most admirable qualities of a distance runner is ambition. Beginners often start thinking about running their first 10k within months of discovering the pleasures of running. And sometimes, those who have just run their first 10k immediately start planning for their first half-marathon or marathon

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An Ounce of Prevention: Avoiding Running Injuries throughout your Training (Part I) August 12th, 2011 | 1 Comment
An Ounce of Prevention: Avoiding Running Injuries throughout your Training (Part I)

Helpful tips and techniques for avoiding common running injuries, broken down by body region and common complaints. Part I of

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SofSole CoolMax Running Socks – Impressions August 11th, 2011 | No Comments
SofSole CoolMax Running Socks – Impressions

Ever since I began running, I’ve been obsessed with picking the right socks for the job—thin socks for hot summer days, heavy wool pairs for bitter winter mornings, and even the occasional $15-a-pair number for long distances and races. While some people love to experiment with different shorts, shirts, or watches, I’ve been on an unending quest to find the perfect pair of socks that don’t cost as much as my shoes themselves. With that in mind, I gave the Sof Sole CoolMax Runner socks a two week test, running over my favorite dirt paths, trails, and a stress test at last month’s Queens Half Marathon in New York City

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Runner’s Daily Complete Vitamin – Runners’ Specific Multi Vitamins August 9th, 2011 | No Comments
Runner’s Daily Complete Vitamin – Runners’ Specific Multi Vitamins

With the physical demands of running in mind, Siren Laboratories has created the Runner’s Daily Complete multivitamin—a mix of vitamins, minerals, and supplements designed to provide health benefits that complement the active lifestyle of an endurance athlete.

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Merrell Naked Foot 5K – First-Ever National Barefoot Running Series August 4th, 2011 | No Comments
Merrell Naked Foot 5K – First-Ever National Barefoot Running Series

Run Shod or Barefoot in the First-Ever National Barefoot Race Series

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Running and Age: Too Young? Too Old? July 6th, 2011 | 3 Comments
Running and Age:  Too Young?  Too Old?

In my 54 years of competitive running (so far), I have encountered quite a few misconceptions about running and age. Here are the two big ones

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Entries still available in NYC & Marine Corps Marathon with Malaria No More June 29th, 2011 | No Comments
Entries still available in NYC & Marine Corps Marathon with Malaria No More

Every 45 seconds, a child under the age of five dies of malaria—but with one of Malaria No More’s 45 entries in the ING New York City Marathon or Marine Corps Marathon, you can help change that.

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The Runner’s Diet for Weight Loss June 21st, 2011 | 2 Comments
The Runner’s Diet for Weight Loss

Runners with weight loss goals are faced with two opposing options: they either can eat whatever comes their way and compromise their weight loss efforts, or not to eat at all and thus, sacrifice energy and running performance. Nevertheless, the solution is not all white and black.

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Running on Film: 5 Great Running Movies June 16th, 2011 | 6 Comments
Running on Film: 5 Great Running Movies

Some have approached the sport through documentaries of running legends and landmark races, while others have fictionalized stories that help bring emotional and physical aspects of the pursuit to life. The following five movies stand out as classic films devoted to running

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Running in Heat: 3 Myths about Hydration June 9th, 2011 | No Comments
Running in Heat: 3 Myths about Hydration

When I started running over half a century ago, one of the rules most athletic coaches accepted (believe it or not!) was that if you’re running on a hot day, you shouldn’t drink cold water

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5 Running Apps for BlackBerry for 2011 June 9th, 2011 | 1 Comment
5 Running Apps for BlackBerry for 2011

the BlackBerry App World features a great number of running programs that track running routes, calculate distances and speeds, and allow runners to keep pace with friends and teammates virtually

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Saucony’s new Ad Campaign May 5th, 2011 | No Comments
Saucony’s new Ad Campaign

What is Strong ? Saucony launches their biggest marketing campaign to date.

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Achilles Pain and Running May 2nd, 2011 | 3 Comments
Achilles Pain and Running

Here in this article, we will take a look at two of the most common medical problems which can occur with the Achilles tendon: tendonitis and a tendon rupture.

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5 Running Apps for iPhone for 2011 (plus one bonus app) April 25th, 2011 | 10 Comments
5 Running Apps for iPhone for 2011 (plus one bonus app)

A search for running apps in iTunes yields hundreds of results of varying quality, but among them are five excellent apps which provide a range of mapping, timing, and social networking capabilities for little or no cost.

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