 source: oldonliners
“Running hills is an acquired skill, and a little practice can give any runner the confidence to overcome a hill phobia and make peace with the dreaded incline.”
-Uphill Battle by Josh Clark
If you're not running hills, you need to be. To maximize a hill running workout, there are a few things you can do. So often as runners, we settle into a routine (rut) of running from our front door on 2 or 3 different courses leading back to our front door. Spice it up! Hill running is something you need to infuse into your running regimen....
 source: Richard Durnan The sad reality is that even in the 21st century when a tough woman runner in a good neighborhood leaves her own house in broad daylight, there's still a good chance being raped or attacked is a more prevalent fear than being chased by a dog. I know for me, I usually feel safe until a car of young men drives by screaming sexually-harassing things, honking, and hooting. Then I'm jolted back to reality where I start to feel very far from home, unequipped, and vulnerable. Should I flip them off, ignore them, change directions?
Who knows....
"I was running from rejection, from being orphaned…. The Indians called me mixed blood. The white world called me Indian. I was running in search of my identity. I was running to find Billy."
-Billy MillsI'll never forget the very special day my dad shared the movie “ Running Brave” with me. I was in first or second grade and had just started running track. This movie is the real life story of Olympic gold medalist and Lakota Sioux orphan Billy Mills. “Running Brave” depicts Billy's struggles and successes leading up to and surrounding his 10,000 meter run in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. His victory is still considered one of the greatest upsets in sports history and was an Olympic record. Seeing this movie was the first time in my life that I thought about how running could impact and change my life, rather than just being something I did. Like Forrest Gump said about his running, “I never thought it would take me anywhere.” “ Running Brave,” which was written by Billy and his wife, seemed to sink in at a cellular level somehow, telling my heart and soul that running was medicine and prayer and so many things wrapped in one....
Knowing how to tape an ankle is a great skill for every runner to develop. We've all stepped off a sidewalk wrong, stepped down funny, or worse. Taping your ankle can help to stabilize it after spraining, straining, or rolling it. Ankle taping can be far more supportive and effective than wearing a lot of the flimsy ankle braces on the market. Although ankle taping can be more time consuming, it is easy to learn, and you can customize the tape job to suit your own personal needs fairly easily...
 source: zaphgod “There are no medals for avoiding severe injury or death while [jogging]..”
—Blogger Perry Romanowski
Last month, almost 30,000 people went to Google searching “running headphones.” How many searched “running safety”? Only about 5,000. This tells me runners are still out there looking for the latest and greatest running headphones but may remain ignorant about how wearing these on a run greatly reduces their safety. Let's hope those searching for “running headphones” are treadmill runners!...
 source: wikimedia “To prevent plantar fasciitis...keep mileage increases to less than 10% per week.”
—Runner's WorldSadly, many of us involved in running—short and long distances—develop Plantar Fasciitis at some point. I wanted to discuss Plantar Fasciitis (pronounced plant-er fay-shee-eye-tis) treatments for running because this persistent heel pain is so terribly debilitating and painful. According to Plantar-Fasciitis.org, “Athletes are particularly prone to plantar fasciitis and commonly suffer from it. Excessive running, jumping, or other activities can easily place repetitive or excessive stress on the tissue and lead to tears and inflammation, resulting in moderate to severe pain....”
 source: buzz.bishop “Everything slowed down. Everything became quiet...That's why I labeled it the perfect race.”
--Apollo Ohno, speaking of his gold medal 500m skate in TorrinoTonight, Apollo Ohno races for the last time at the Vancouver Olympics. As a runner myself, most people would think the Winter Olympics aren't my thing, but as far as I'm concerned—racing is racing. I feel the joy of racing whether the athlete is wearing skiis, skates, Speedos, shoes, or even if the athlete is a horse! I still remember watching my first Olympics. It was the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in 1988. The Olympic bug bit me hard!
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