One of the things that leads to injury for many runners is overpronation, which is when the arch falls in causing the ankle to roll in as well and sending strain up to the knee and hip. The best running shoes for flat feet can help with this. As always,...

A hilly race requires a different training strategy and a different plan on race day. Not just gentle rolling hills, but one’s that have a known name like Boston Heartbreak Hill or tackling your first trail race with a lot of vert. Once I committed to the insanity merriment of...

The best running socks aren’t just an opinion, there’s a lot of data and science around what’s going to keep our feet blister free and possibly even feeling less tired from the pounding! Unfortunately, we tend to overlook this piece of our running gear because the focus trends towards fancy...

The best running gifts aren’t always what our friends and family assume. While we do love a good GPS watch, sometimes the things that we’re jonesing for just feel like too much to spend on ourselves on a regular basis…even if they aren’t really that expensive! Since many of you...

Many new runners reach out to me wondering what’s the major difference: Garmin vs Fitbit? They already have a Fitbit from tracking steps and aren’t sure why they need to switch to a whole knew GPS watch. The truth is there are some pretty big differences between a fitness tracker...

Probiotics for women have gained a lot of media attention thanks to folks like Jamie Lee Curtis in her yogurt commercials (tell me someone else still remembers those “gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now!). I’m 100% ok with that because I believe it’s an area that can help...

We all know that I’m an uber saver. Not like the car, but like I’m seriously in to finding ways to maximize my dollars because that means more money for runcations and let’s be honest running shoes. But Amazon Prime Day for running gear is a time I can’t pass...

When it comes to fitness gadgets and gizmos for running, I admit to being a sucker for them all. I want to test each little click, clack and whiz to find out IF it really produces results. From a minimalist in all other areas of my life this is absolutely...

Runners who experience groin pain after running have likely torn a ligament, tendon, or muscle. The groin is a complex network of tendons, muscles, and ligaments that attach to the pelvis and stabilize the hips and legs with side to side motion. In SOME select cases, it’s less serious and...

The number of questions that come with a baby are endless, who also realized much of it would start during the 9 months pre-baby. Running while pregnant needs to be addressed to eliminate confusion, shaming and worry! For awhile now I’ve been thinking there was a topic that needed to...