Gear

Dansko – Making running feet happy when not running

June 26, 2009

Monica and Jean are too polite to mention that, when it comes to my devotion to Dansko shoes, I sound like a broken record (a quaint term!) I was introduced to them during a bleak bout of plantar fasciitis. The fit was extraordinarily comfortable. The heel height seemed to relieve the pressure of fasciitis. The [...]

Read the full article →

What’s in your running bag? 10 essential items for taking your run on the road

June 10, 2009

Now that I have started training again I had to locate my running bag and examine it’s contents. I threw out the old Power Bar wrappers, collected the sticky pennies from the bottom and washed my favorite “after a run soft sweatshirt”. Running bag? Yes, I think every runner needs one while training (it does not have to [...]

Read the full article →

I Love Lucy : Lucy.com that is – for running gear with zippered pockets

June 8, 2009

Running clothes with zippered pockets-why aren’t they everywhere? Isn’t every runner clamoring for them? I covet a pocket for my keys and, on long runs, to carry my ipod and GU (but never in the same pocket: Boston Marathon, 2009). The fitness retailer, Lucy, understands me. I first encountered Lucy in the hip and green [...]

Read the full article →

Need a Personal Shopper for your running gear bargains? Shop It To Me Running does it for you!

June 4, 2009

“Get the heads up when retailers put your favorite running shoe models, running clothing and gear on sale in your size! Plus it’s Free!” Shop It To Me Running This new web service could not only be a recession buster, but a time saver for us busy running women. My savvy niece Devon Ruth sent [...]

Read the full article →

*Clif Note — liking the new Quench Sports Drink

May 16, 2009

Obsession takes hold – I am out of my boot cast and into the grocery store health food aisle. The Chicago Marathon is imminent. I noticed the new Clif Quench Sport Drink on the shelf from Clif Bar. I get genuinely excited about new electrolyte drinks (I know…scary thought). It is 88% organic (and yes, wondering about that other 12%…), [...]

Read the full article →

The After Life — Fashionable Post Run Gear

May 12, 2009

It was a great Mother’s Day this year. My son and his girlfriend surprised me by showing up on the doorstep late Friday night (hungry and tired from a week of finals:). They were amused at my declaration to my husband that no present was needed this year as I had already ordered mine online. Running stuff again? “Not just [...]

Read the full article →

Nike Naked — Funny Bare All Camp Video

May 7, 2009

If you haven’t already seen this very entertaining video put out by Nike to sell their Nike Free Products…enjoy! It is amazing how they got all these world class runners to appear in the buff (bodies of inspiration for us!). Make sure you watch until the end to see a naked Goucher:)

Read the full article →

From Run(ning)way to Realway- Getting Kara Goucher’s Boston Marathon Look

April 30, 2009

Looking for the outfit that Kara Goucher sported in the Boston Marathon? Links to her fushia and black running attire for a little more $ and a little less $.

Read the full article →

New Running Tees for “long distance friends”

April 14, 2009

Since I have been injured I have greatly missed many things about running, but nothing as much as my “long distance friends” (LDFs). LDF’s are the inspiration for these new Remanents’ running tees. If you have clocked miles and miles with your own LDF, then you also know that “distance makes the heart grow stronger”. Now available online only at www.remanents.com.

Read the full article →

[product pre-view] The end of run chafing?

March 3, 2009

There is nothing quite like the moment you get in the shower after a long run and you realized you have been chaffed in a place you were not aware . The sting brings me back to the schoolyard falls that left raw scrapes to be sprayed with Bactine . It can be excruciating and sometimes it makes me [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →