10 Safety Tips for Running in the Dark
Are you a safe night runner? Check out these night (or early morning) running tips and remember: Be seen. Be safe. Wear bright colors and reflective gear. When running in low light or in the dark, the flashier the better. Accessorize! Clip on flashing LEDs, headlamps, and reflective band…
Read More ›Energy Boost: Top 10 Pre-Workout Snacks
We’ve all been there, mired in that strange limbo before a workout and faced with the question: “Should I go work out… or should I eat something?” When you’re hungry and tired, the miles suddenly sound a lot less enticing than the couch and a meal. But stay str…
Read More ›Chia Seeds for Runners: Power Your Run with This Ancient Superfood
We know. It’s impossible to say the word chia without stutter-singing the Chia Pet jingle and envisioning a terra cotta pig, porcupine, or Homer Simpson head sprouting tiny green leaves. It’s equally as impossible to imagine anything that fraternizes with The Clapper, the Ove-Glo…
Read More ›Coffee, Anyone? A Look at Coffee and the Runner
Few things are as proverbial as a runner with a cup of coffee. Before a run. After a run. Or both. Yet even as major brands like GU Energy and Power Bar Gel make products with added caffeine, confusion remains. Isn’t coffee a diuretic? Doesn’t it promote dehydration? Won’t …
Read More ›Taper Like You Mean It: Making the Most of your Pre-Race Taper
You’ve done all the hard work. Your goal race is only a few weeks away. You’ve finally reached the taper. After months of long runs and workouts, you’re in tiptop shape, and all you’ve got to do now is stay fit and rest up so that you’re ready to go come race da…
Read More ›Nike Flyknit Racer (Those Bright Shoes at the Olympics)
“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Meet the Nike Flyknit Racer ($149.99) —otherwise known as the really bright shoes all the elite runners were wearing…
Read More ›The Chocolate Milk Mustache: The New Face of Recovery?
Runners who aim to get stronger with each quality workout know the importance of recovery nutrition. A recovery nutrition plan is particularly critical after a long run or intense workout. Minutes/hours after a run, your body’s blood flow to the muscles is greater and prese…
Read More ›You vs. You: The Mind Games of Running
I stood there at the foot of the looming ascent, dreading the (seemingly) endless sets of hill repeats before me and trying desperately to conjure up a legitimate reason why it would be better if I did not, in fact, run the required workout. I imagined all sorts of disconcerting mid-run scen…
Read More ›Anue: a new apparel collection from New Balance
On Tuesday, September 11th, New Balance's top execs, including owner Jim Davis (far right) and CEO Rob DeMartini (far left), visited our Chesterfield store to help us launch their new apparel collection, Anue. The pieces in the Anue line are all designed with the following question in mi…
Read More ›A Crown and a Cause: Adelaida Peterson
Diving into the unknown is scary. Intimidating. Unsettling, even. There is something to be said for the proverbial comfort zone. Namely, it’s comfortable. In the confines of the familiar, we can rest assured that even when challenges present themselves, we’ve got this. We’v…
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