Obsessed Runner Blog
April 29, 2009 - Michigan winter has done its job!
Yo Run Gang,
Yesterdays run, 47 degrees, windy and raining and Im lovin it! Im so excited about every running day above 40 degrees that nothing can bother me; the Michigan winter has done its job!
Warm days are coming and for those of us who ran all winter outdoors, heat adaptation will be important. A good way to start is to overdress a bit on cool spring days. Its tempting to run in shorts, just because you can run in shorts! But even for my run yesterday at 47 degrees, I wore tights, jacket, gloves, hat, the whole bit. Overdressing on the cool days will pay off as the warm days hit. Heat is a serious enemy, an enemy that you cant dress for and need to respect; getting the body heat adapted will help.
One more tip, as the weather warms the combination of bare thighs, sweat and friction equals chafe. Im a huge Body Glide fan. Body Glide is comes in a form like a stick deodorant. It is a non greasy, long lasting chafe preventer. Try it on you nipples! (A guy thing).
Tis the race season! Join me this weekend at the races, Saturday, Live Like Andi 5k, 10k, 10 mile in Wixom, www.livelikeandi.org, and Sunday, Burns Park 5 & 10K in Ann Arbor, www.burnsparkrun.org.
Run, run, run, run, run, run,
Randy Step, an obsessed runner with no bare skin showing Yet!
August 20, 2008 - My last Olympic comments.
Yo Run Gang,
Watching the Olympic coverage offers us a great opportunity to analyze form. A time to study arm carry, forward lean, stride length and all that goes with efficient running, heck, why not learn from the best? While watching the mens and womens 10K I was in awe to see what seemed to be effortless sub 5 minute miles. I also noticed that the form of the elite athletes did not change much during the cool down and warm up miles, showing that we really can learn good form from world class runners and that pace is not a factor. Yes, even us schlock runners can learn to slog more efficiently!
My last Olympic comments Dont you just love the sports that dont need judges? Sports whose outcome is determined without opinion or politics? Sports where the winner goes the fastest, longest or highest? Bring on the running events!
Any cross country runners in the family? One last plug for spike night! Details are below.
Yes, Dances With Dirt is sold out but you can still have a chance to experience this wild event in the dirt by being a volunteer on The Dirt Crew Sept. 6th! Join me as we put on this impossible event, I promise a good time and lots of swag! Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and say, yep, its my turn to give back! Thanks.
Run efficiently forever,
Randy Step, an obsessed runner who is now thinking too much while out on the run.
2012-09-26 - Cool Morning Mist
Yo run gang,
We are fragile, we are invincible, we are warriors and we are pacifists, we run alone and we run as one ... I'd say this running gig gives us much of what we need, enough that we have some to share. Amen.
These are some lively days indeed, I wake up ready to run into the cool morning mist ... and fight the instinct to stop to rub my head on a tree, fall, bring it on! That said, join me Saturday Morning October 6th at Wiard's orchard in Ypsilanti as we run 5k or 10K through farms and fields at RUN SCREAM RUN! The perfect fall run through Michigan's number one horror theme park! OK, I admit, the reality is that is that it all seems cute, harmless and fun in the light of day, OK by me! We also run through the country fair with its corn maze, petting zoo and U-pick apples to round out a perfect fall color run! And yes, you can win prizes by having a great costume, running fast, or both! Enter today at runscreamrun.com.
Run Scream Run,
Randy Step, an obsessed runner diggin' the change of seasons ... and praying for Amy.
PS: A follow up on one of Michigan's premier athletes, Amy Gluck, who was struck by a truck while training just over a week ago: Amy seems to be trying to come out of the coma, she has opened her eyes a bit, moved her arm and may have tried to speak, all very good signs but all so real and she is far from out of the woods. Your positive thoughts, prayers and support can only help. Thank you.
PS: For the runner who likes a good deal (All of us!) Running Fit is clearing out the warm weather gear this weekend! Deals to be had! The more you buy, the more you save on summer clearance items. 1 item 25% Off, 2 items 35% Off, 3 or more items 50% Off. All other apparel 10% Off. Select Shoes on Sale!. Heck, what a great time to shop for summer stuff before joining Running Fit for its annual winter break & run trip, February 15th - 22nd!