The first time I ran a hill was unpleasant. It was a 15KM race and the route took us to McKinley. While I survived and finish at a respectable time, my knees and legs were aching for days. I’m sure you have heard stories of how runners dread the hills when running. Routes like McKinley, [...]
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10 Tips When Running in the Rain
Rainy season is officially here. Expect colder weather and most runners might take their routine indoors due to rainy, wet conditions. You might postpone your runs when it is raining outside or you might opt to stay indoors and run on a treadmill instead. Before you opt for lesser running routine, here are some tips [...]
Tips for Trail Running
Some runners like to run because it promotes a healthy lifestyle. Some consider running a form of relaxation. Trail running gives you another reason to run and get in shape while exploring a different environment. Whether you choose a rocky, muddy or root-ridden path, trail running provides a great physical challenge than road running. With [...]
New Balance Tech Summit – Anatomy of a Shoe
After the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, I attended the New Balance Tech Summit. This was attended mostly by New Balance employees for sales and marketing. Of course, they need to know about their products. Being there was a wonderful learning session as I get a lot of information about the shoes and the technology [...]
Tips When Running During Hot Weather
No doubt this month is officially summertime. Just feel the heat! And there’s no stopping the runners to stay indoors. In fact, we have a lot of races prepared for the summer or races where we prepare during summer. Unfortunately, running in heat and humidity has some risks involved and runners need to take extra [...]
Beginners Guide to Running a 5K
Many runners, myself included, started running to trim down and lose weight. I just started jogging around our neighborhood. It didn’t occur to me that I will be able to finish a 5K fun run nor reach as far as 42K! You may now be thinking seriously of running and you feel that it is [...]
How to Join a Race in 5 Steps
I see that you have the interest in joining races as you land on this page. You just don’t ready yourself and join the race on the day of the event. Road races, especially the widely-talked events, can fill up within hours of opening so be sure you plan ahead. Many races offer late or [...]
Choosing a place to run
This is a guest post from Carlo aka hydraice. Carlo is an IT Consultant and has a blog called Drum and Run. As of this writing, Carlo considers himself as a newbie who has been running for less than a year. In this post, Carlo answer the newbie question: Where should I run? He will [...]
Beginners Guide to Your First Race
So the hardest part is finally over, you have overcome your share of challenges in training for your first race. You have trained hard and now you feel you are ready for your first marathon run. There’s a lot to know before heading for your first road race. It will be exciting and full of [...]
Are you running safe? Take the Awareness Test
Safety is an important factor when running. Whenever we run in the highway, we are very prone to a lot of dangers that can cost us our lives. There are dogs who chases us. Cars that can sweep us. And even humans who harms us. We have to pay attention to the road and be [...]
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