Obsessed Runner Blog
October 28, 2009 - Now is the time to just get in miles and enjoy the running.
Yo run gang,
I love the fall running race season, the nervous excitement and the big goals being reached but I also enjoy the break from what I call the more serious races as we go into winter. Now is the time to just get in miles and enjoy the running. Sure, with winter comes some fun party races but nothing to stress out about. The Turkey Day Races, The Holiday Hustle December 5th (www.runholiday5k.com), The Super 5K on Super Bowl Sunday (www.runsuperbowl.com), and my favorite road trip race, The Bigfoot Snowshoe 5 & 10K, (www.runsnow.com). This winter, stay consistent, get out the door and enjoy every healthy day.
Running Fit is offering one last holiday version of Running 101, class for the new runner, or for those who want to come back and run again. For you or a friend, this class would make a great gift! With the coming of winter, this group will give your running the momentum to get you to spring! The success rate for becoming a life long runner goes way up with the support offered and Running 101 teaches the tricks to get out the door and stay motivated along with form, friends and fun! The class will celebrate graduation as they The Holiday Hustle 5K together, how cool is that! Rumor has it they are calling it the Training to Hustle program and they have a fun shirt that says so! For you or a friend, this 101 would make a great gift! Click here to register online!
There are free weekly group runs out of each Running Fit store. Come and meet new training partners as we attack the winter miles together, click here for days and times. You can also join me 5:30 PM every Wednesday for a headlamp trail run. Meet in the middle of the Spring Mill Pond parking lot at Island Lake Recreation Area.
Enough said, get out and run,
Randy Step, an obsessed runner on my way to Island Lake!
December 1, 2010 - Ho, Ho, Go!
Yo run gang,
This running life is exciting, busy and worth living! December at Running Fit leaves no time for winter blues! Join us for the fun, before and after and during the run!
It happens once a year, a serious sale at Running Fit, 20 -50% off everything, this includes the latest and greatest new stuff. No small print ... OK, just one exception, 10% off Garmin and no discount on Gift Certificates, but that's it!
Saturday is the Holiday Hustle 5K and Mile, a great family fitness evening with, tree lighting, ice sculptures, Santa and HO, HO, GO! Enter now at runholiday5k.com . And we'd like to give a special thank-you to our key sponsors Foresters and LaFontaine Chevrolet.
Monday, December 6th, 4 - 9 PM, is "Ladies Night Out" at all SE Michigan Running Fits! Gift wrapping, sale prices, gift registry, bra clinic, wine, chocolate and so many give-a-ways we have to list them down below!
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but running with friends is so delightful, so if you've no place to go, come join us weekly for a group run! As the temp drops and the snow flies, running regularly with a group will help keep you consistent. Join us, for a group run weekly at each Running fit. Note: Northville Running Fit is offering a super incentive, show up for every Thursday 6:30 PM run in December and win way cool stuff! Click here for store run schedule.
Busy people do everything, the rest ... Don't do anything!
HO, HO, Go!
Randy Step, an obsessed runner, running, loving and living life, on the run!
November 11, 2009 - My partner Steve and I are in Austin, Texas.
Yo run gang,
My partner Steve and I are in Austin, Texas today at The Running Event, the convention for running specialty stores. 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 whos 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, were 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. Tonight we are off to the awards banquet where last year we won the Umbuntu Award, an award many of you have seen as it toured the stores. We were just informed that we were again voted one of the top 50 running stores in the US (Out of around 500 stores). I think they told us just in case we decided to skip the dinner and go out for a run Would we do that?
Our lifestyle and these awards would not be available without you, our loyal customers and friends. A following note from the shoe donation program, Soles 4 Souls about last Fridays visit to our Ann Arbor Store, is a perfect example of how cool you, the runners in Michigan, all are!
Thank you so much for allowing us to visit your store and your continued support of Soles4Souls! Hope you enjoyed Allan and Sylvania they loved you all! See report below!
Hello: Michigan runners are great! We were swamped with people bringing shoes while we were at Running Fit. Everyone was super friendly and so enthusiastic about S4S. So many said I checked you out on the web before bringing these shoes. So evidently the web site is doing a good job conveying our message. We collected about 350 pairs of shoes. A steady stream of customers to a fairly small store. They just kept on coming! The Running Fit staff was so professional and willing to help us in any way. Theyve donated thousands of shoes in the past and hope to continue. A great group of people. Wish every retailer could be like this. Silvana
Run forever,
Randy Step, an obsessed runner who ran 5K in a cowboy hat today, because I did not want to look like a tourist!