Runner's Answer The Call

As is often the case when it comes to charities, runners love to run for a cause and Haitian earthquake relief was no exception. Fleet Feet Mahwah has been collecting shoes and sending them to Sole4Souls, a charitable institution that sends shoes to the worlds needy.

Mall "Stomping" in DC!

 

I had the good fortune to travel to Washington DC for what's becoming our annual travel destination when we close Fleet Feet for the New Years Holiday.

Our nations Capitol is not only a beautiful city to visit for all it has to offer, but it's an outstanding city to run in as well.

Barefoot Running Re-Visited

Not too long ago in this blog, I wrote about the topic of barefoot running. In this blogs short history, the topic of barefoot running has gotten the most response from it's readers.

Arthritis & Running!

A few months back I wrote about about running and knees. Lately, this topic's the most often talked about here at Fleet Feet Mahwah when people come in to be fit for shoes. News Years resolutions abound and more and more people are committed to hitting the roads as well as signing up to run races of half marathon distance or more!

As a result, this issue is worth writing about some more.

The "Inner" Side of Running

As the owner of a running specialty store, I've met literally thousands of runner's during Fleet Feet Mahwah's seven plus years that we've been in business! Each runner has a special reason for running and each of those reasons are as unique as the runners themselves. Once we get talking, the topic of "personal best" often comes up, and that usually ends up with me and the customer trading stories about our running experiences.

For most, a "personal best" revolves around speed or a time goal for a specific distance. But, can a personal best be measured by other factors than speed?

Cold Weather Running Myths Debunked

Well, Mother Nature must've been reading the deleted e-mails out of East Anglie because this week she's sure put global warming on HOLD!  BRRRRR!

When the weather gets cold, some folks resort to the "dreadmill" to get their miles in but, there's really no need, especially with the technology behind today's modern running apparel.

None the less, when it get cold out, we here at Fleet Feet Mahwah get many questions about cold weather running--we also hear quite a few "whoopers" about outdoor running in the winter.

Let's examine the most popular to separate "Myth" from "Truth!"

Slow Marathoners Re-visited

Not too long ago in this blog, I responded to a NY Times Op-Ed that felt slower marathoners should be banned from racing. You can scroll down to read that post so I won't bore you and repeat that here.


Fleet Feet Mahwah, over the last seven years, for our marathon training program, worked in conjunction with Jeff Galloway, who I've called the "Mick Jagger of road running!"