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Our driveway is about 600 feet long and quite steep. In the winter whenit is snow covered, I use Icespikes on my sneakers to gain traction while I clear the drivway w/ our track-model snowblower. Before Icespikes I and the snowblower would often be in a sometimes controlled/uncontrolled slide as I headed down the hill. [...]
I mainly use my Icespikes for my daily runs on the roads in my hilly NH neighborhood. I have two pairs of running shoes with spikes mounted and 2 pairs without so I am always ready to go no matter what the road conditions. I am training for the Boston Marathon and like to do [...]
How To Regain and Maintain Your Competitive Edge as a Masters Runner by Blaine Moore We cover topics such as how to motivate yourself to get out the door, how to plan your year from season to season, maintaining a high level of performance on low mileage, the differences in training and recovery through your [...]
An early winter run kick-started the thought process regarding advice for winter running safety as I encountered many of the common hazards. I will plan to share these thoughts with you next month in the next installment of this series. In the interim, please send your questions. After next month, I will select one question each month to answer regarding running, fitness, sports injuries or whatever is your mind. The sender of the selected question each month will be sent a complimentary set of Icespikes.
I spent yesterday at the Lafayette Family Cancer Center with my grandfather. Soon after entering the building, we were directed to the front desk to check my grandfather in. After filling out piles of paperwork, the receptionist handed him this 1/2 inch thick plastic black half-circle shaped tag to clip to his shirt. It wasn’t [...]
Trail Running provides us with an opportunity to visit places one would not necessarily see from any other vantage point than on foot. On a recent trip to the island of Kauai, my friend Anita and I found two hiking trails – one we saw on the side of the road when exploring a small [...]
