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Wasatch Back Relay Checklist

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Wasatch Back Relay Checklist Packing for24-hour race that you have never done before can be a daunting task.  That is why we have polled our Wasatch Back veterans for a checklist of all of the things that you must have in your pack and all of the things that you will wish you had packed…

Marathon Q&A

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by Rhielle Widders We know that one of Utah’s newest and largest races is coming up this weekend in Utah Valley.  For all of you doing the marathon or the half marathon, or doing the Wasatch Back Relay next week, here are some of the answers to the most popular pre-race questions.  Want to know…

Running On Vacation

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To run or not to run on vacation, that is the question. Well, to us it’s not a question, but to you it might be! Seriously here, SLRC staffers have collectively travelled all over for all different kinds of vacations. On occassion, we all have had a vacation or two that was just that, kick…

BJ’s Transition Tips Video

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The Triathlon Transition area set up can become overwhelming pretty quick. A few quick tips include: Keep it simple: only include the essential items that you will need during the race- everything else goes in a bag in the car or leave it with your fan club. Essentials make you faster: equipment like Yankz, Trislide,…

A Few of Our Favorite Things

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On Monday, May 10, 2010, Salt Lake Running Co. was featured on ABC 4’s Good Things Utah.  One of the hostesses, Nicea DeGering, has been doing half marathons this year and after purchasing a pair of shoes with us, she asked us to be a part of her favorite things.  So, on Monday, our running…

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 –…

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…
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