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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…

What’s for breakfast before a long run?

By Debbie   After all the training leading up to your big event, the last mistake you want to make race morning is with your pre-race nutrition. There are some athletes who decide that they want to skip all the confusion and try not eating. While this may work for a morning 5k, it gets more…

To Gel or not to Gel

That is the question By Rhielle Now that the marathon and half marathon season is drawing nigh, each of us has to ask ourselves, the inevitable question, “Do I have to take those things that my friends tell me are disgusting versions of vanilla frosting?”  As an employee at SLRC and a runner for 12…

Human Race 10K Video

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Thanks to our rising video producers, Dave and Memphis, who work at Salt Lake Running as a day job, we have this vid of this weekends Human Race 10K! A great time was had by all. As a business, we would like to thank Nike for offering this worldwide 10K and even sending some REALLY…

Marathon tips by Seth Wold

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I would like to thank Seth for sharing some of what he does to prepare for and race a marathon. Some people may think that fast people do things totally different, but I know runners at every level who approach their marathons the way Seth is describing. The commonalities are consistent and adequit preparation, well…

BJ’s Ironman-A new PR at Ironman Couer D’Alene

So here is BJ Christenson’s Ironman Couer D’Alene race report. At Salt Lake Running Co we are very happy for our Draper Sales Floor manager in not only running a fantastic race, but grabbing another slot for Ironman Hawaii. Like other elite athletes, BJ has endured many dedicated hours over many years to run races…

Hawaii 70.3–a comedy of errors

A Half Ironman is a really long way no matter how you look at it. So why not spend that time wisely and pass the miles along the Kohala Coast of the Big Island? Well, Hawaii 70.3 is most certainly that salt and pepper, sugar and spice kind of course. Hard, but beautiful. A hot…
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