It is that time of year. Many of us are dusting off our trainers and starting our shiny new training schedules for the spring marathon season. As blogger Mark Matthews, recently explained, there is a lot more than just registering for a race. You have to own it and get ready to put in a lot of commitment and hard work before race day rolls around. Or do you? Related PostsThe more » Read more
The Gift Race Directors Don’t Want Us to Give: Race Bib Transfers
My fastest race ever was the one I didn’t run. A few years ago, I registered for a trail race in New Hampshire: the Jack London 10K, named for the author of “The Call of the Wild.” It was in another state. On Nov. 1. Can anyone see the problem here? Captain Oblivious here didn’t, and so yes, I paid money to run a race in another state early on the more » Read more
Smile, and the World Runs with You
Fresh off a six-mile run, I got an email that made me wince. “If running is so good, why do you seem to be in so much pain while you’re doing it?” asked a neighbor who’d passed me in his car and waved merrily while I was staggering up the last hill, apparently complete with ugly face. I replied, “You saw me on mile 6. I was positively euphoric on more » Read more
Run Green! How to Be a More Earth-Friendly Runner
This time of year, with the holidays just around the corner, my thoughts tend to focus on green. And no, I don’t mean the lovely evergreen that inspired “O Tannenbaum” – I mean making eco-friendly choices. The holidays have me thinking green because of the increased focus on commercialism and “stuff”, as well as the tendency to look ahead and make plans for the coming year. So with that in more » Read more
Crossing Party Lines: Repairing Runner Relations after the 2012 NYC Marathon was Canceled
The results of the 2012 election are in. It was a highly contentious race, ugly even. Close enough for the entire voting country to go to sleep with hope, but also close enough that 50% of the population is unhappy today. Really unhappy. Angry, even. And that’s the beauty of America. The parties will continue to attack each other, and half of the country will shout from the rooftops with more » Read more
Running with Friends: How to Handle a Difference in Pace
It’s no secret that we here at Salty Running love running. It’s our outlet, our stress reliever and our passion. We have dedicated ourselves to balancing our love of running with our careers, family life and relationships, which can be a big challenge. So, when we find that one friend who shares our same love of running, it just becomes more meaningful. Running with friends offer many advantages, and here more » Read more
Equal Pay For Women Athletes: Elite Prize Purses
It’s Election Day, and here at Salty Running we’re a binder full of opinionated spicy women! And this spicy lady would like to talk about equal pay. Now that the election is almost over though, I don’t want to get into the candidates’ opinions on equal pay for women in the work force, I want to talk about the dynamics of elite prize purses for professional running and triathlon. My boyfriend more » Read more
5 Guidelines for Wearing the Shirt From a Race You Did Not Run
In my newbie running days, I ran with two great training groups who taught me many things about the world of post-collegiate running. One of the lessons that stands out the most from that time was the cardinal rule of race shirt etiquette: wearing a shirt from a race you hadn’t run was a huge no-no; I mean it was the equivalent of lying! For years I didn’t dare wear more » Read more
The Benefits of Running: How Running Can Get You Free Stuff
I love all the new technology that allows us to monitor our pace and distance, but there’s a drawback to my beloved NikePlus: When I’m on a timed run, I’m not nearly as inclined to stop and smell the free stuff. You know…the free stuff on the side of the road. Call me a Hoarder in Motion, but it’s tough to keep going when something glistens on the side of more » Read more
Runners Unite Against Speedism
Our running selves are made up of lots of things: our level of ambition; the amount of time we’re willing to commit to the sport; our life circumstances; our athletic history; our DNA; and even our finances determine who we are as runners. With all these variables defining us, it’s no wonder we’re all so different and that there is about 5 hours between the winner and the last person more » Read more