2011-12-07 - Cowboy Hat?

Yo run gang

 

Randy, Steve and Trevor are in Austin, Texas this week at "The Running Event", the convention for running specialty stores. Randy had this to say about it a few years ago:

 

 It's a convention unlike any other. Picture a convention that includes daily runs and a "Shoe and sock bar", a place where you can stop in anytime and grab any shoe and socks by any manufacturer and go out and run in them. This morning we raced 5K, the field included several Olympians and a who's who of sponsored athletes and running celebrities, perhaps one of the fastest races in the country ... on a Wednesday morning! Yes our jobs can be a lot of fun and yes, we're lucky to live and love what we do.

That said, our goal here is to return to Michigan with the latest and greatest running products and information to share with you and make your running life the best it can be.

Run forever,

Randy Step, an obsessed runner who ran 5K in a cowboy hat today, because I didn't want to look like a tourist!



 

P.S Never know what to ask for for Christmas? How about Running Fit event entries!
Get what you really want this year with the Running Fit Event Wish List Registry!

Registering for your event wish list is easy! Simply fill out your registration information, select the events you would love to receive as gifts, and give us the e-mail(s) of your friends and loved ones who never know what to get you. We will take care of the rest!
https://runningfitevents.webconnex.com/giftregistry

Get Wishing, then get out and run!
 
 

 

PS: Save the Dates!  Bike Trainer Rides at the Fit!

 

Looking for some company on those long lonely trainer rides this winter??  Come join us at Running Fit for Trainer Rides and Movies!

NEW THIS YEAR - PEDAL FOR PRIZES!!
Come and join us at either location and start logging your minutes! For every 15 minutes you log at either Running Fit location you will collect a point!  10 points gets you your first prize and then you will be hooked!

WHEN:
    Wednesdays, Starting November 30, Running Fit Ann Arbor West - 6PM - 8PM
    Sundays, Starting December 11, Running Fit Novi - 8AM - 11AM

An opportunity to hang with some like-minded folk, watch a movie on the big screen. Different movie every week....and we can't guarantee it will be rated G.....don't tell your Mom!

Bring your bike and your choice of stationary trainer and be ready to ride.  If you plan on working up a sweat, you better bring a towel for the floor too!

Questions? Contact:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for Ann Arbor West or  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for Novi.

2013-05-01 - This Running Life

Yo run gang,
May 1, 2013

Randy...It's a busy but fun, running life that we lead. While most Americans make pretty poor choices to use up their leisure time, mostly as spectators and watching life go by on TV, we are outside and doing it! We are happy to fill up our calendars with fitness goals and commit! Here are some great choices.

Feeling spontaneous? Make the easy 5 hour drive to Nashville, Indiana with the Running Fit event crew for the Dances With Dirt Trail races on May 11th. Billed as the world's toughest 10K! Nashville, IN is an artisan town with over 200 artsy shops in the mountains of Indiana (Seriously, mountains!) go to dwdgnawbone.com

 

 

 

 The kids stuff is the best stuff! Girls on the Run 5k, Sunday, May 19th, is the culmination of Girls on the Run's season. More than 1,200 girls ages 8-14, will celebrate their "girl power" by running 3.1 miles with their coaches, families, friends, teachers and community members. This event is open to anyone who wants to run, walk, or skip to the finish line! The Girls on the Run 5k is a non-competitive, celebration 5k, and all finishers will receive a medal. girlsontherunsemi.org/events/GOTR-events.php for more information about volunteering or to register.

A great summer road trip is to the Traverse City Cherry Festival, a great chance to take family and friends north, while you sneak in a race! The 5K, 15K event is July 6th. If you win, you'll get to ride in the parade in the Running Fit VW bug convertible!  www.cherryfestival.org/festival-of-races

By committing to a long run in the fall, you insure consistency to your summer training. My absolute favorite event, Run Woodstock, is September 6-8, a classic rock weekend to camp out on the land and set your soul free. We all need this weekend in the woods! 5K to 100 miles, dig it. runwoodstock.com

The heroic actions by the first responders at the tragic events in Boston this spring reminds us that every day, Police, Fire and EMS are out their risking their lives for all of us. I'm hoping you will join us on October 5th for the "Heroes on Hines Half Marathon and 5K". The proceeds will go to build and support a memorial to local, fallen first responders, a place for families and the community to mourn and celebrate the lives of these heroes. Please be a Hero on Hines! Please enter today at heroesonhines.com

For more events to load up the calendar for a fulfilling life go to  runningfit.com/calendar

Live, love, run,

Randy Step, an admitted obsessed runner, loving this running life.