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Beginner’s Muck: Everyone Starts Somewhere

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By Elizabeth Jenkins This time of year we get a lot of first-time runners coming in to get their very first pair of running shoes. These are my favorite customers. They often look a little intimidated, but 6-8 months down the road, they are back to get their second pair of shoes and this makes…

Love on a Shoe String

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It was the end of November in 1992 when I discovered that true love really can come tied to the end of a shoe string.  I was working that cold night at Sporting Soles in the Five Points Mall in Bountiful.  BTW, only three years later we would operating under the same name in Salt…

Yoga: The Power of the Om

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By Elizabeth Jenkins The Salt Lake Running Co. employees already regularly meet on Wednesday mornings to bend, twist, pose and throw out an Om or two. Together we have found that yoga is a great way to improve flexibility, mental clarity and endurance; three things which make running, and life in general, a little easier.…

Running at a Higher Level

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By Shayla Houlihan Editors note.  Shayla is a former employee of Salt Lake Running Company.  Recently she left coaching at the University Of Utah and working at SLRC to run at the professional level.  It’s fun for us to see our former employees move on to something amazing.  Through the last 16 years we’ve seen…

My First Marathon: Part 1

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By Zac Marion Whether running a marathon is a lifelong goal, a New Year’s resolution or the next logical step up from half-marathons, running a full marathon is a test—both  physically and mentally.  Any dedicated person can run a marathon, but this decision should not be taken lightly.  I know that there are a lot…

Define Your Own Goals!

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By Molly Fonner Next to me at the gym today was a woman about half my size who looked as if she could bench press me 100 times, throw me up over her head and drop into a dozen squats without breaking a sweat. I looked in the mirror at my poorly lit reflection and…
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