Run Wild

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 ...

Sarah Hauge March 31, 2020

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 ...

Sarah Hauge October 23, 2019

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 ...

Sarah Hauge September 16, 2019

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 ...

Sarah Hauge July 16, 2019

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 ...

Sarah Hauge May 21, 2019

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 ...

Sarah Hauge March 14, 2019

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 ...

Sarah Hauge September 12, 2018

I’m in a new relationship, and it’s complicated. My husband surprised me with a Garmin running watch a couple of weeks ago, a splurge for ...

Sarah Hauge July 20, 2018

Is it an adult rite of passage to start disliking crowds? Maybe it’s just an introvert thing. In any case, well into my 30s, I’ve ...

Sarah Hauge May 9, 2018