Run Wild

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Nutrition & Hydration: 4 Tips for Runners

Though I primarily run in the morning, I’ve noticed that the later in the day I go, the faster I am (whether this is due ...
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Running Season

For my first few years in Spokane, straight out of college and newly entered into the full-time workforce, I had a corporate job I found ...
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Refining Your Running Gear

I hate treadmills. I am far from alone on this. A treadmill run can be dreary, making you feel like a hamster on a wheel—because ...
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Fueling and Hydrating for Cooler-Weather Runs

It’s pretty simple to remember what our bodies need after a run when it’s hot outside. Sweat drips, salt cakes the skin, and it’s obvious ...
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Globe Trotting: Using Running to Explore Places

I was packing for a family getaway and feeling just a bit smug about the humble clothing pile I’d set on the bed: a couple ...
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Run Wild: Why Race?

On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend I completed a new-to-me feat: back to back half marathons (Windermere and Coeur d’Alene), with just a week ...
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Run Wild: The Right Way to Fall

I was out for a run on an early August morning—sun up, blue sky, birds singing, the whole deal—when about a mile from home I ...
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Feel Good Feet: How a Fit ID Can Improve Your Runs

Not all that long ago, I wrote in the pages of “Out There” that I had been wearing a single pair of green Superfeet running ...
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Run Wild: Why Dogs Are The Ultimate Running Partner

I left for this morning’s run without my dog. She watched, old white paws up on the windowsill. “Bye, Em,” I said with a wave ...
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