Three events to speak of this weekend… The Iowa Winter Games brought out over 100 runners to run the hilly Dubuque 5k course. While not as warm as Saturday’s balmy 35 degrees, the race-time temps hovered around 25, making for one of the warmest WG races I’ve seen. I didn’t make it to the race […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Scott Gall (along with his wife, Sarah) is owner of Cedar Falls’ excellent running store -The Runner’s Flat – and is one of Iowa’s premier endurance athletes. An elite runner, triathlete and snowshoer, Scott has competed at the World Mountain Running Championships, qualified for the US Olympic Trials in the marathon and won the 2009 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Iowans, past and present, are headed down to Houston for the USA Half Marathon Championships on Saturday. These include former Wartburg College runners Erin Moeller of Mount Vernon (1:15:07 pr), Robyn Friedman of Lambs Grove (1:16:06 pr) and Josh Moen of Minneapolis (1:02:52 pr); and former Drake University standout Jason Lehmkuhle (1:02:32 pr). Moeller and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a link to a nice little discussion about what shoes kids should be wearing that appears on one of my favorite running shoe-oriented blog sites. No “traditional” running shoes for my kids until I see some evidence they do some good. Now if only minimalist shoes had a minimalist price!
The Adidas Rocket doesn’t get much attention. I haven’t seen many reviews of it. I’ve never seen anyone running in it. I haven’t seen it sold in running stores. I haven’t seen much chatter in blog comments or no message boards about it. So why did I end up with it? It fit my criteria: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve tried a lot of shoes and a lot of clothes in my day. This is what happens when working retail in the outdoor sporting goods industry – lots of free stuff gets thrown at you and the rest is so cheap that you buy it anyway. As far as shoes are concerned, for years […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On Thursday I happened to be in the car driving home from a meeting that didn’t happen. As usual, Iowa Public Radio was on and I got to listen to the “Talk of Iowa” program. Host Charity Nebbe talked with guests about world-class sporting events being held in the state. Nebbe spoke with Brian Brown, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The pile of shoes all runners end up with over time. This one happens to be mine.
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