A few months ago I was contacted by Hunter House publishers and asked if I’d be willing to review a new book called “The Barefoot Book: 50 Great Reasons to Kick off Your Shoes.” The book, authored by Daniel Howell, Ph.D., is basically a thorough overview of the reasons why a person should consider adopting […]
Gear Review: RecoFit Calf Compression Sleeves and Arm Coolers
December 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
Several months ago I posted a review of a pair of Zensah calf compression sleeves that were sent to me to test out. My review was very positive, and in that post I did a brief overview of the science behind how compression garments are supposed to be of benefit to runners. I’m still not […]
Saucony Hattori Zero-Drop Wear Testers Wanted
December 3, 2010 By 26 Comments
Last week I put up a short post about a new minimalist shoe that Saucony currently has in development. The Saucony Hattori is a 4.4 oz, zero-heel-lift shoe that represents one of the first forays by one of the big shoe manufacturers into the zero-drop market. Shortly after publishing my post, I received an email […]
Shoe Reviews: Mizuno Wave Universe and Mizuno Wave Ronin
December 1, 2010 By 35 Comments
I’m going to do something of a departure from my norm here and review two shoes in a single post. My reason for opting to do this is twofold: 1. both pairs of shoes were provided to me by the same manufacturer at the same time (disclosure – these we both test samples provided free […]
Help a Running Researcher – Fill Out Jay Dicharry’s Barefoot Running Survey
November 28, 2010 By 3 Comments
Jay Dicharry of the SPEED Clinic at the Center for Endurance Sport, University of Virginia is conducting a survey of barefoot runners and is looking for your help. If you run barefoot as a regular part of your training (doesn’t have to be 100%, or even most of your miles), please consider following this link […]
A Quick Word of Thanks on Thanksgiving Day
November 25, 2010 By 5 Comments
Image via Wikipedia On a holiday where we here in the United States stop to say thank you for all of the good things that life brings us, I wanted to take a quick moment to thank all of you who read my often lengthy ramblings here on Runblogger. Your comments, emails and support are […]
Saucony Hattori: 4.4 oz, Zero-Drop Shoe Revealed at The Running Event
November 24, 2010 By 41 Comments
The Running Event, a conference and expo for running specialty stores, was held last week in Austin, Texas. A reader (thanks Benjamin!) alerted me to a photo that was tweeted by Runner’s World UK of an interesting new shoe coming from Saucony. The Saucony Hattory is a 4.4 oz, zero-drop shoe that is described as […]
Make a Difference on Thanksgiving Day: Join the Feed the Turkey Virtual Turkey Trot!
November 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Putting in a few miles out on the roads or trails is a Thanksgiving tradition for many runners. Some of us head out to local Turkey Trots and race with friends and family, and others run a few solitary miles to burn off some calories in preparation for the feast to come later in the […]
New Balance Minimus Trail: First Look Review
November 18, 2010 By 54 Comments
A few days ago I put up a first look review of the much anticipated New Balance Minimus Road shoe. Well, the next day the UPS man stopped by again, this time with a box containing Minimus shoe #2, the New Balance Minimus Trail (disclosure – this was a media sample and was provided free […]
Running in Heels: My Strategy to Overcome Injury
November 16, 2010 By 20 Comments
I have a confession to make. I ran in heels. I did it on purpose. And it worked (I think). I’ve written a few times in the past week about how I strained something in my foot during the Manchester City Marathon. It had sidelined me for 5 days, and then flared up again on […]
New Balance Minimus Road: First Run and More Pictures
November 14, 2010 By 83 Comments
New shoes are bad for me – I simply can’t resist running in them. This contributed to my trouble last weekend at the Manchester City Marathon as I ran the race in the Saucony Grid Type A4 flats – it was only my third run in them, and they were too little shoe for my […]
New Balance Minimus Road has Arrived
November 13, 2010 By 24 Comments
I received a surprise package from the UPS man today – a tester pair of the New Balance Minimus road shoe! I’ve been in touch off and on with a New Balance rep about trying the Minimus out when it was ready, but had indicated only a day or two ago that the New Balance […]
Manchester City Marathon 2010 Race Report
November 11, 2010 By 18 Comments
Last Sunday I ran the Manchester City Marathon, my second and final marathon of the Fall racing season. The 5 weeks between earning my BQ at Smuttynose and my running of this race were both crazily busy and exhausting, and my motivation to train for the race in Manchester was sorely lacking. I did put […]
Running with My Tribe: The Communal Nature of the Marathon
November 6, 2010 By 15 Comments
Image via Wikipedia I just finished reading an excellent article by Christopher McDougall on the New York Times Well Blog. In the article, McDougall discusses how he initially turned down Harvard Professor Daniel Lieberman’s invitation to run the 2011 New York City Marathon with him. McDougall writes that he had always viewed mega-marathons as overly […]
Keeping UPS in Business, Apparently
November 5, 2010 By 14 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Like every runner, I owe a lot to my family for understanding and supporting my need and desire to both run and write about it. Even more-so in my case, I owe a great deal of thanks to my wife for putting up with the seemingly endless stream of shoes and other […]
