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On the Road to Injury Free Running

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Mark will be hosting a FREE  INTRODUCTORY CLINIC about running injury free this Thursday, May 13, from 6:30-7:30pm at the 700 East location.  This clinic will focus on the basics of Chi Running. This Friday-Saturday, May 14-15, join Mark for a weekend workshop so you, too, can use the Chi Running way of running to…

Choosing the Correct Shoe Video

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Here is great Studio 5 Video segment done by Tanya Boyer from Rocky Mountain Running and Triathlon. Thanks goes to our 7th east sales floor manager, BJ Christenson, for helping with the shoes for this segment! The article Let’s be honest ladies, how do you first judge a running shoe? By it’s looks, of course. If a…

Part 2: the better for worse or wear half

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by Greg Green In the months leading up to the Salt Lake City Marathon we began reaching mileage that introduced me to new body complaints.  Each time something happened I was able to identify the problem and a solution.   I started experiencing calf cramps in longer runs – an odd sensation that would start as…

Run Nowhere With Purpose

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Written by Greg Green Guest Writer Part 1 This post is about running the Salt Lake City Marathon this year (2010), but like a lot of things in life there are some detours that I plan to introduce.  As a runner you typically plan a route that goes from point A to point B –…

Race Goals–Picking a winner

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By Debbie Perry Disappointment.  That is one word that most people would rather not feel after finishing their race. Yet, it happens. But, why? What is happening out there on race day to cause some people to feel bad about their race? Now sometimes there are things that happen beyond anyone’s control, like a cancelled…

Race Self Talk

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By Debbie Perry “In the beginning, it’s hard to understand that the race is not against others but against that little voice in your head that tells you when to quit.” Charles Brenke After all the preparation in training, the time comes to pin on the race number and herd yourself into the corral that…

Sometimes change will do you good

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By Debbie Perry Ah yes, the predictability of the normal routine, the well traveled path and revisited goals.  Humans are creatures of comfortable habit for sure. I can’t say that it was an easy decision to move the “flagship” Highland drive SLRC location after 15 years of yearly growth. But, we were in need of…

First 5K Saturday training runs

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For those of you getting ready to run the grand opening 5K, we will be hosting a special Saturday training group each Saturday until May 1st at 8:30am at our new location.  This training run will be following the 5K training plan workout schedule posted on Training Peaks. That means we are focusing on helping…

Your First 5K

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By Debbie Perry Marathon schmarathon! I think that many runners who have been running long enough to do a marathon will confess that the hardest race they have ever done was their first 5K. While the 5K is the shortest road race offered (for adults), the first one, two or five can be very challenging. That…

Born To Run – A Book Review

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A book review from an optimist’s and a pessimist’s point of view by Rhielle Widders – SLRC Employee Early in 2009, customers started filing into our store asking if we carried the book, Born to Run. After repeated requests, I decided to look into this book; I am passionate about running, after all. The Good Born…
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