Sidelined by Love: 5 Ideas for a Happy Home With a Spouse Who Doesn’t Run

In an ideal world, the person you call your mate would just love getting up with you at the crack of dawn to train and run — then run some more. Right alongside each other you’d go, footfall for footfall, into the sunset of eternal togetherness and endorphin bliss.

But this isn’t an ideal world. More often than not, your partner doesn’t share the same level of passion for your hobbies as you do. Often they’re not interested at all.

3 Mental Habits of Successful Runners

We’ve all heard the term “mind over matter,” but how does that apply to the running lifestyle? No doubt, this hobby of ours is physically demanding — some days, I might call it grueling. So how much does mental attitude play into becoming a successful runner? A lot.

1. It All Starts With Discipline

Go Deep: Breathing Techniques for Beginning Runners

Why would beginning runners need to learn how to breathe? Breathing is something we all do every day (and all night) without even thinking about it. But chances are that new runners may not be making the most of each breath they take. In fact, improper breathing technique while running could lead to premature fatigue or even injury.

Breathe From the Belly

Baring Your Sole: The Benefits of Barefoot Running

Recent years have seen a surge in runners shunning fancy shoes in favor of running barefoot. While that may seem hazardous, especially in harsher climes, some experts believe that barefoot jogging may have advantages.

10 Tips for Safe Hot Weather Running

As the August sun blazes down here in Texas (and other regions of the northern hemisphere), now is an excellent time to review tips for remaining safe and comfortable during your runs. Many of the following suggestions may seem like common sense, but sometimes sense isn’t all that common. It never hurts to revisit the basics.

Try some of these tips for running in warm weather:

1. Start Out Hydrated and Stay That Way

How to Know When You Need New Running Shoes

Arguably the most important piece of gear for every runner is a quality pair of shoes. In fact, many serious runners own at least a few pair that they wear in rotation. Most shoes are good for around 400 miles of road time, depending on factors such as the texture of the running surface, the runner’s weight, and how his or her feet impact the ground. A heavier runner with an imperfect stride will likely have to replace shoes more often than a lighter runner or someone with a more balanced footfall. Obviously, the quality of the shoes plays a significant role in longevity as well.

On the Road to Inspiration: Running as Meditation

I hope that I’m not alone in my belief that running can serve as a spectacular form of meditation. When I floated this blog idea past my friend, RM, she jokingly(?) replied that running is simply pain — worse yet, pain we willfully inflict upon ourselves. The opposite of a Zen-like state. But I disagree with her sardonic answer, whether or not she really meant it.

The Ritual of Running

Social Distancing and the Avid Runner: 5 Common Sense COVID-19 Tips

Across the nation, state and local governments are issuing “Shelter in Place” or “Safer at Home” decrees in an effort to flatten the curve of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. At the time of this writing, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has not issued such a mandate, but many Texas cities have expressed their own orders. Likewise, hundreds of thousands of mindful Texans have entered “self-quarantine” to help quash the spread of COVID-19.

Virtually Happening

With the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a sudden proliferation of virtual races.  With the stay at home orders and social distancing measures in place, it has become impossible to have a physical race so enter the virtual event.  What the heck is a virtual event many of you have asked?  A virtual event is simply an event where you participate but at a different location and possible time from the actual event.  For a race, that means you run on your own at a location of your choosing but at the same distance as the advertised race.  When you are done, you provide

Coronavirus Concerns

The Coronavirus pandemic has many concerned and rightly so.  While none of us has a crystal ball to really know what the downrange medical fallout will be, we do know that the financial effects will be felt far and wide.  As event coordinators, we are very concerned about the repercussions to the non-profits that we work with.  These non-profits host these events because they help to raise much needed funding to satisfy their organizational needs.  While participants attend these events to have fun, win an award, have social interaction, meet a goal, or possibly to just