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 Mother’s Day. I’ve wanted one for a long time—but I never anticipated I’d become as instantaneously committed to one as I did. Initially I thought I’d wear the (very large) […]
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I was new to trail running. Before I moved to Spokane, my race of choice was a smooth, flat half marathon. My familiar turf was a paved activity trail or wide gravel road. When I was invited on my first trail run through Riverside State Park, I was eager to show that I could hold
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A lot has changed in the Inland Northwest running scene since the first Bloomsday in 1977. To paint a picture of some of those more recent changes, we asked a few runners who are active in the local scene to share their perspectives. Heather Lefriec: Coach for the Spokane Swifts Running Team and former
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Why do you run? You could ask a hundred runners that question and get a hundred different answers: to get stronger, for mental clarity, to get the dog out of the house, for the endorphins—the list stretches on and on. A few local runners shared how running has been a part of their own
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As the best time of the year to run approaches (spring at last!), it’s also the time when running-related injuries crop up. I’m talking about you, iliotibial-band syndrome, shin splints, and runner’s knee. By approaching training with care, though, many of these injuries can be avoided. Too Much Running, Not Enough Cross-Training and Recovery
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I glanced around at the runners attending the pre-race meeting for the 2017 Bigfoot 100 k ultramarathon and realized, grimly, that I was way out of my league. These were veterans: rugged, experienced, and stoic as race director Candice Burt described the various hazards that we would encounter the next day. I, however, was trying
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Spokane sits in a plush pocket of the Northwest surrounded by over a hundred miles of singletrack trails all within a short drive (or run) from downtown. And given the fact that the city sits at the cusp of the Channeled Scablands, nearly all trails have a reasonable grade suitable for trail running. But
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In June 2015, I wrote an article for Out There Monthly called “Why I Run” about training for my first 50k trail run. The run never happened. I was supposed to be shaking my legs out in nervous excitement alongside a couple hundred other runners at the starting line of the Rattlesnake Ridge Run. Instead,
How do you know when it’s time for new running shoes? “People generally start having those nagging aches and pains in the knees and hips after a run, or they don’t recovery quite as fast. A good rule of thumb for most shoes is 400-500 miles of use, or every 6-9 months for the average
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