Obsessed Runner Blog
2013-01-23 - A shameless plug record!
January 23, 2013
To get out there on these cold days takes every trick in the book, perhaps the best one is to join up with a weekly group run. Somehow, taking on the cold or whatever weather conditions, as a group, turns extremes into a fun adventure. Shameless plug #1: join a weekly run at Running Fit or our 101 or 501 group! Running Fit's Group Runs
I'm amazed at how well the new, technical running gear works to keep us dry and warm on our runs. Just double up on what you would wear on a 30 degree run as it gets in the teens and below. Two wicking tops, two pairs of tights (usually a compression pair like CWX as the base tights and a looser tight over them,) a balaclava is a must, along with a vented jacket, double mittens and a hat over the balaclava. Shameless plug #2, get into Running Fit, we'll dress you for success!
As an event company, it's fun to see how many people get online each day and sign up for our year of events. January is a huge month of commitment, and yes, the New Year's resolutions are driving entries but even more sign up early for the lower, early entry fees! Shameless plug #3. Join us, commit today! Running Fit's Event Calendar
The 4th and final "Shameless Plug"!
Some days it's time to toot your own horn. We are proud of what we do at Running Fit and it's great to see that our passion for what we do for the local running community got us recognized with a national award! With about 1,000 Running Stores in the country, to be ranked in the elite "Top 50" is pretty cool!
The specialty running industry hires The Franklin Resource Group, the leading retail merchandise company in the sports industry, to send their secret-shopper reviewers to visit running retailers around the country and rate them based on 20 criteria including environment, fitting and checkout. The stores were also rated on community service, and vendors were asked to evaluate them based on brand building and credit worthiness. The votes have been tabulated and we made the elite, "Top 50!" 50 Best Running Stores
Enter an event, shop and run, you deserve it,
Randy Step, an admitted obsessed runner and proud member of the Team here at Running Fit. A team with the goal of making your running life the best it can be!
PS: Join us 2 PM Saturday at Schoolcraft College in Livonia for a special screening of the documentary, "The Road to Ironman". Doors open at 1 PM and a silent auction will be open before and after the movie. A Q& A with the directors and triathletes in the film will also follow the movie! Entry fee: A $20 tax deductible donation to the Amy Gluck Recovery Fund. More Info, Registrer, Donate
September 3, 2008 - My biggest pet peeve.
Yo Run Gang,
My pet peeve seeing a runner running on a main drag, running with and not against traffic Hey, youre giving running a bad name!
By not living a sedentary life we avoid some heath risks but take on others. Sure, the obvious risks like getting hit by a car while out on a run but the hidden risks associated with breathing and exchanging more air in our lungs and sweating and burning more calories, requiring more fluid and food put through the system. Running along a main thoroughfare and breathing in that swirling dust cloud filled with unburnt hydrocarbons and what ever else is blowing around makes me think of our lungs like a Fram oil filter trapping the dirt. Not a healthy thought, get me to a trail or side street at least!
As for fluids, Im sure that today, drinking close to a gallon of tap water each day adds additional risk, runners need clean water and healthy food lots of it!
Perhaps this is a good time for a shameless plug for our event water sponsor, Absopure, the water for runners. For the athlete, water delivery makes good sense. I just learned Absopure also has one of the largest plastic recycling operations in the world right here in Dundee, Michigan and that they will home deliver cases of plastic bottles, picking up your old plastic at the same time, cool eh? We will be serving Absopure at Dances With Dirt and Big House Big Heart and Absopure will be taking the empty plastic bottles to recycle them. Call 1-800-4-ABSOPURE for home or office delivery and thanks for putting up with my shameless plug, whew.
Run healthy,
Randy Step, an obsessed runner who obsesses on the run!
May 12, 2010 - Run Like an Animal!
Yo run gang,
Running gets us down to bedrock. Each run requires basic physical and mental strength just to head out the door. Some days, our body lets us know it really doesn't want to do this, much like dragging an unwilling dog on leash with his paws kicking and dragging. Ahh, but on those days when our bodies are jumping and barking at the door, ready to go ... We marvel at the "X" Games and sports that are called "Extreme", when in reality, there is no more extreme sport than distance running, one that has us heading out, day after day to do battle and keep the edge, heading out regardless of how we feel or what the conditions, knowing that nothing good comes easy and what we will get for our hard work and extreme behavior is good, very good. When race day dawns, hang on to that leash tight and be ready to keep up with a happy, well trained body, pulling us forward to personal greatness. Now, give yourself a pat on the head!
Run like an animal,
Randy Step, an obsessed runner, and extreme athlete, just like you!