We all expect Usain Bolt and Lolo Jones to draw huge numbers to the TV screen during this year’s Olympics. They are outstanding athletes and most likely will get a spot on the podium, but there are also some absolutely inspiring runners who are competing this year who may not even finish 4th, or 5th, or 20th. I’ve put together … Read More
Beating the Wall – An Experiment
Hitting the wall: A state of physical and/or mental exhaustion, accompanied by pain and nausea, synonymous with endurance sports. For a long time after I started running, I truly believed that you could only hit the wall on really long runs. I mean really, really long runs, like at mile 19 of a marathon, when your body and mind are … Read More
The 4iiii Sportiiiis Review: Using Your Eyes to Train
Manufacturer: 4iiii Innovations Model: Sportiiiis Heads Up Display Base Price: $149.99 As much as I love my Garmin, I am constantly bothered that I can’t read off my pace and heart rate at the same time. Obviously, the two are intricately connected. The Sportiiiis easily solves this problem with a nifty LED indicator that sits below your eye and lets … Read More
Run Fast to Get Faster
“I’m not a real runner, I’m way too slow.” Does that sound familiar? For the first few months after I’d taken up running, I was convinced that my 2-3 mile jaunts at a ten to twelve minute a mile pace were way too snail-like to lump me in to the category of runners who were “real”. As if, somehow, being … Read More
Barefoot Running, The Movie
After seeing the following video bouncing around my Facebook feed the past few days, I finally got down to watching it last night. It is a trailer for the upcoming DVD, Barefoot Running, the Movie, and what a beautiful trailer it is! While I’m a little sad that this is not a documentary on barefoot running as I initially thought, … Read More
Old Shoe Blues
Today, I got to go to the local running store, Fit2Run, here in Gainesville. My boyfriend, Dylan, has been complaining of sore feet and bad shin splints for a while now after running in his Brooks Pureflows, a minimalist shoe with a small foam cushion. Surprise, surprise, our helpful sales assistant, Scott, told him it was time for new pair … Read More
Slow Motion Running
If there is one thing Dave Chappelle had right, it’s that watching things in slow motion is always better. Whether it is a music video, or a person getting slapped in the face, for whatever reason, slow motion video is always enjoyable to watch. Recent innovations in slow motion video capture have increased the power of the effect so much … Read More
Choose Your Own (Running) Adventure
“You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to”. Bilbo Baggins’ famous quote in the Lord of the Rings is spot on for runners. We know that the beauty of running is its simplicity; yes, we can just step out our door and go. But as Bilbo suggests, … Read More