Are We Born to Run?

I was watching this today before my run.

Christopher McDougall explores the mysteries of the human desire to run. How did running help early humans survive — and what urges from our ancient ancestors spur us on today? At TEDxPennQuarter, McDougall tells the story of the marathoner with a heart of gold, the unlikely [...]

Ease Your Way Into Barefoot Running

Disclaimer: I own more than one pair of Five Fingers and I enjoy them a lot. I also have a standup workstation. And the fact that the author has a reference to thinking about walking that engages my fellowship. I walk a great deal, but have never thought about it, and like running, I might learn something thinking about it. [...]

Injury Report: What Am I Supposed To Do?

Injured my calf in January and now find myself with the injury coming and going having to sit for an extended period of time. Off the bike as it seems to tighten the calf and then it injures itself running. After all these years of doing both, it seems odd that I finally am bitten [...]

Videos Teach Running

The New York Road Runners has created 83 free instructional videos that teach the fundamentals of running to coaches, teachers, parents and kids.

The videos, called “A Running Start,” include a variety of drills and activities with easy-to-grasp demonstrations. They are aimed mostly as elementary and middle-school children, but can be used by coaches [...]

Reprint: The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Barefoot Running

This is a reprint of a post written by Leo Babauta on ZenHabits. Read the full post and honor the original author @ http://zenhabits.net/barefoot-running/. I just keep finding the really great articles missing later.

Leo says “When I first heard about barefoot running, several years ago, I was skeptical — don’t we need cushion to [...]

Why Vibram Five Fingers?

It was this article originally published in the NYTimes by TARA PARKER-POPE that finally led me to purchase my Five Fingers Vibram shoes. I have included the article here as I sometimes can’t get to the NYTimes. It is better to click through and read the article on their site as it has all the [...]