From the category archives:

Hints and Tips

When You Can’t Run, Write

December 12, 2009

If you’ve been following Running Buddy over the past few weeks you know that I’ve battled a knee injury since April and have been pursuing a recovery that has kept me out of commission entirely since the beginning of November.  This has been hard on me because I’m usually at my best as a person [...]

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside! 6 Tips for Cold Weather Running

December 7, 2009

A request from Running Buddy reader KN came in this week:
“You need to talk about running when it is cold out.  Once the warm days are done I have a problem going outside and running.  I don’t like not being able to sweat and getting all itchy…..”
On the occasion of the coldest day this winter [...]

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Frugal Running, Frugal Fitness

December 1, 2009

One of the great things about making running your sport of choice is that the financial barrier to entry is very low. Sure, you need shoes, which can sometimes cost more than $100.  But if you’re smart about where you look you can easily find them for much less than that (just be sure you’re [...]

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Run With Others

November 29, 2009

I’ve always known, psychologically, that running with someone else is better than running by yourself. Admittedly, the solitude of running is one of the great things about it – few other sports offer you the freedom of being able to choose your own path, your own pace, your own journey.  It’s also great thinking time.  [...]

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