By BJ Christenson In 1978 on the Island of Oahu, 15 people started on a mission of human achievement. Their quest was to see if it was possible to swim the 2.4 miles of the Waikiki Rough Water Swim. Then they would follow the swim with the 112 mile bicycle ride around the Island of…

By Elizabeth Jenkins   Are you sick and tired of having to wear crummy shoes during the day because you just cant find fashionable footwear that is also functional? Do your feet hurt no matter what you try?  Do you suffer from plantar fasciitis? Salt Lake Running Co. recognizes these are huge issues for many…

And other questions answered about Therapeutic Taping. (Part 2 of 2) By Dr. Michael Cerami In the last blog article I gave you an overview of therapeutic taping and what it can do for you to increase performance and reduce injuries. If you watched the Olympics, you saw how many athletes were “taped up” in…

By Elizabeth Jenkins Here is a list of a few of our favorite races happening in Salt Lake City this fall. There is something for everyone, so grab a running buddy, and maybe even a Halloween mask, and get to the starting line! The Utah Marathon 5K, Half Marathon, Full Marathon and Bike Tour! Date:…

By Amanda Theobald A/B Cup Bras It’s true, we talk a lot about bras at the store. It is an important piece of equipment. But I feel like the smaller chested women don’t know what is out there quite like the bigger chested women, because it isn’t so in your face when you have a…

By Amanda Theobald I have no formal cheerleading experience, but that should be excusable because cheering at a race is different than at other sports. I mean have you ever seen cheerleaders at a high school cross country race? Doubtful. And why is that? Probably because all the cheerleaders would fall in love with the…

David J Buckles, ATC. Over the next few weeks, we’re going to take a look at common running related injuries. These blog topics are going to be covering etiology of the injury, pathology of the injury, signs and symptoms, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of the injury. If you don’t know what I just said, basically…

By David Buckles This blog post is part 2. Read part 1 here. Looking at the course elevation for this race was mind blowing. A 4,000 ft ascent at mile 50?? Are you serious? I was pretty confident of my ability to get there, but climbing that sucker… my wobbly legs would justifiably doubt their…