A new sport means new gear. Having fallen in and out of love with running over the past sixteen years (we’re going steady now, though), there have been more than a couple of occasions when I have had to restock my supply of gear. This has typically meant spending upwards of $100 on new shoes, […]
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Yesterday morning I made my first trip to Jack Rabbit. On the one hand, I can’t believe that it took me so long to go there. On the other hand, I know myself and as a former salesperson I have almost no patience for people who aggressively try to sell me on things other than […]
I have an absurd loyalty to running shoes. I exclusively wore Nike’s in my teens, Asics 21 series in my 20’s and then Asics Gel Pulse when I first got back in to running a couple of years ago. Last year, when my last pair of Pulses wore thin and I decided that I didn’t […]
Alternate title: All You Have to do is Run I had set my alarm for 5:20, but woke at 5:19. I shut my alarm before it went off, and set about getting ready. I checked the weather one last time to find that it was going to be pretty cold at the start. I settled […]
My race day outfit is something that I try to start thinking about 2-3 weeks in advance of a big race. This gives me the opportunity to test out possible outfits on my longer runs leading up to the race. It also gives me the opportunity to test out my outfits in all sorts of […]
One of the many wonders of running is that it can be done anywhere. But how should runners prepare for runs both short and long when training away from home? 1. Choose your path. Running in unfamiliar territory can be stressful. You may have concerns about getting lost, or finding yourself in an unsafe neighborhood. […]
You are pretty. I understand that. What I don’t understand is why I should want to wear you while running, when I wouldn’t want to wear any of your non dry-fit friends for a night on the town. You are the modern-day equivalent of a skirted swim suit. Your skirtier features serve no purpose of […]
At the end of November I posted a round up of running outfits that I wore throughout month, when temperatures in New York varied from 35 to 50 degrees. The temperatures did not fall far below that through December, but these are some of the items that I have added in to the rotation as […]
Chanukah starts on Sunday. Are you still wondering what to get the runner in your life? Here are eight recommendations; one for each night. And with all but one item under $30, they are affordable enough that you could buy them all. You know, if you’re baller. 1. Running Jacket – It is a necessity […]
We’re close enough now that I can start writing about my underwear. Right? Right. When I first got back in to running regularly, about two years ago, I ran in the same undergarments that I typically wore to the gym: various thongs in a variety of fabrics (cotton, modal, nylon); and quickly paid the price. […]
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