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The Perfect Run
If there’s one thing that runners love more than running, it’s talking about running. From deliberating on which new shoes we’re currently longing for, to hashing out training plans for…
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5 Performance Enhancing Substances You Should Consider Using
Can nutrition and/or dietary supplements enhance your performance? You put time and effort into your training. Don’t sell yourself short on the gains you could be making or the goals…
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Finding Your Joy
One of the most fun parts of working at the store is that I get to meet lots of people. I get to hear their stories about what their plans…
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Have You Ever Been in a Running Slump?
Have you ever been in a running slump? And I don’t mean your pace and race times slowing down… I mean have you ever just not felt like running for weeks…
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What is Value?
Sometime in the early 1980’s, I mopped floors, wiped tables, washed dishes and unpacked boxes at a local sub shop for months in order to squirrel away enough money to…
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What’s In Your Cookie Jar?
This year we tried to start a Q&A section in our weekly newsletter. When you guys come into the store, you always have so many great questions that we thought…
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The Miles of Trials and the Trial of Miles – an Antidote to Negativity
Like many runners, in the week leading up to a major race I can’t help but notice the negative thoughts lingering in the back of the mind. “You didn’t train…
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What’s Your One Thing?
Have you ever had an incredibly busy day, but looked back when it was over and wondered if you actually got anything done? Worse yet, have you experienced days (or…
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The Roller Coaster of Running: Setbacks and Surges
Recently, I experienced something that every runner dreads almost as much as shin splints or icy sidewalks. Seemingly out of nowhere, a promising training block took a turn for the…
My Tribe
There is a great quote by John Bingham that says “If you run, you are a runner. … It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve…