Resources for Runners

So You Want to Run? Tips for Success

10 Ways to Keep Cool While Exercising or Running in Summer Heat
Exercising in hot weather, especially when it's humid, takes more energy and is harder to do. Yet, if you are aware of these factors, and you follow these precautions, you can be safe and happy exercising throughout the summer.

Secrets for Weathering the Cold When Running or Cycling
How can you survive the winter cold, stay in shape, and keep from gaining extra weight over the cold winter months?

10 Tips for Avoiding Shin Splints, Runner's Knee, and Other Common Injuries
While running, your feet strike the ground anywhere from 800 to 2,000 times a mile, at a force of about three to five times your body weight, leaving you vulnerable to injury. Learn how to protect yourself from these injuries.

Finding Running Shoes That Fit
Your feet have 26 bones and over 100 muscles, ligaments, tendons, and other soft tissue components that all work together to give you balance, support, and cushioning. They are built to withstand the pressure of walking and running, but only if you take proper care of them.

Hill Running With An Attitude!
We rounded a corner and I saw it. The "HILL." Or rather I should say the "MOUNTAIN!" Up and up it rose. As far as I could see. Oh no, I moaned inwardly. I was about to find out what hill running was really like!

10 Tips to Keep on Running
If you have problems staying motivated or finding the time to work out, try some of these tips.

Fitness Training: It's Not Easy Anymore
Remember when you were a kid and wanted to run all you had to do was put on a pair of sneakers, lace them up, hit the sidewalk and start moving your feet at a fast clip?

Humor and Essays

Success Stories: A Marathon? Yes! I Did It!
By sharing my story, I hope to motivate someone to follow "The Yellow Brick Road" and to reach the final destination "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."

Yes, You Can Be Successful!
I've recently been burdened with the burning question of what motivates me to succeed in the things I attempt, both running, and otherwise.

Becoming Your Own Hero
Anyone can watch from the sidelines, but few participate in the race.

Running with my Father
After years of searching, I finally found common ground with my father. It was right under our feet the whole time.

And the Old Man Died
The old man decided to take his sorry old life, and the method he chose was running. It took a while, but he finally succeeded. Here's his story.

Dog Tired Running
Rob had once been an active triathlete, but now at forty-three, his arteries were coated with cheese and his waist size was quickly approaching his chest size. With a little help from some canine friends, Rob's life would change dramatically.

Why We Run
Have you ever noticed that while other runners will occasionally ask, "Why do you run?," non-runners almost never do? It seems counter-intuitive, doesn't it? One would think that we runners would know better than anyone why someone runs, and there would be no need to ask.

Why Run? You Don't Need to Lose Weight!
Why do so many think that the only reason to run is to lose weight?

How I Became Addicted to Running
Read this author's humorous story of how she became addicted to running.

You Like to Run in Cemeteries?
Why do I enjoy cemeteries? No annoying dogs chase me. No traffic or dangerous streets to combat. No suspicious looking strangers worry me, and nobody stares at me or even cares that I'm running.

Shakespeare on Running