I spent the 4th of July holiday with my parents up in Maine. As a shoe reviewer, I tend to travel with a lot of shoes, and while packing to come home yesterday I loaded them all into the Thule box on top of our car. Apparently I swiped an extra pair…busted on Facebook!
Garmin Vivofit Activity Tracker Review: A Runner’s Perspective
July 7, 2014 By 57 Comments
I was a long time user of a Fitbit Ultra activity tracker. I loved that little device, and used it daily for a few years. Unfortunately, the Fitbit had a bad habit of falling off my waistband and getting lost. Or I’d forget to take it off and it would go through the wash, or […]
This Week in Runblogging: June 30 to July 6 2014
July 6, 2014 By 2 Comments
This is going to be a short roundup due to the fact that last week included the 4th of July holiday here in the US. It’s traditionally a vacation week for many families, mine included, and is typically one of the slowest traffic weeks of the year for my blog (and I’m sure many others […]
How Becoming a Runner Changes You: Feedback From My Beginner 5k Group
July 1, 2014 By 4 Comments
One of the cool things that my 5K Yes I Can! co-coach Erin Girzone (Erin is in the pink shoes in the photo at left) arranged for our group this year was a before-after interview with a reporter from a local paper. She wanted to document how people changed after completing the program. Keith Testa from […]
Nike Zoom Pegasus 31 Running Shoe Review
June 30, 2014 By 42 Comments
For a long time I would not have considered trying a shoe like the Nike Pegasus. I generally like shoes that are lighter and lower profile, but over the past couple of years I’ve come to realize that a higher drop shoe will work fine for me if it has a relatively soft heel. I […]
Giveaway Contest: Win A Garmin FR10 GPS Watch from Trivillage
June 27, 2014 By 1 Comment
Over the years I’ve managed to arrange discount codes for Runblogger readers at various on-line retailers. One of my newer affiliate partners is Trivillage.com, and they offer 18% off select products for Runblogger readers at their on-line store with code RBTri18 (subject to brand exclusions). As the name would imply, Trivillage specializes in providing gear […]
Observations on Cadence Change With Running Speed on the Track
June 26, 2014 By 25 Comments
I did a 5x400m track workout on Wednesday (was supposed to be 6×400, but lightning and torrential rain put an early end to the workout!). As usual I was wearing my Garmin 620, and one of the cool features of the watch is that it computes your cadence for you without any additional gadgets or […]
The Hardest 400m Race in Europe?
June 25, 2014 By 1 Comment
Following up on my post about a killer 4x400m workout, I thought I’d share this video of a 400m race that might be even more likely to make me throw up: The Red Bull 400 in Planica, Slovenia. Only 400m, but looks incredibly painful. I’d still do it.
Try This Killer 4x400m Workout
June 24, 2014 By 8 Comments
One of the things I love about working with Coach Caleb is that he always keeps my training interesting. Each weekend I get a training plan with workouts for the coming week, and the speed/quality work in particular is always varied. It might be track intervals, a tempo run, hill repeats/sprints, or some other form […]
This Week in Runblogging: June 23 to June 29 2014
This week I reviewed the Asics Gel Lyte33 v3, which is a pretty nice shoe if you like a soft feel and a roomy toebox, though my pair has kind of a lumpy forefoot (seems somewhat variably present based on those who have commented). I also wrote a couple of posts about workouts on the […]