Obsessed Runner Blog
August 6, 2008 - Never, never, ever, ever grow up!
Yo Run Gang,
Like Peter Pans says, never, never, ever, ever grow up. The running life sure helps keep us acting like kids and fitness in general helps ward off the lethargy of old age. I dont go to a lot of concerts but recently went to see Jack Johnson and last night saw Sheryl Crow along with James Blunt. The audience for Jack Johnson was in general, significantly younger than the Cheryl Crow crowd. They stood dancing singing and smiling the entire concert even though Jack Johnsons music is on the calm and quiet side, while the Cheryl Crow crowd sat like they were at home watching TV even though the music was rockin. Dont let this happen to you! Get out and run! Get out and dance! And never trust a thought you have while sitting down and never, never, ever, ever, never grow up or stop running!
Know any High School Cross Country Runners? Spread the word about the Running Fit Spike night Thursday August 21st in Novi. Reps will be on hand giving away lots of cool swag, spikes will be 20% off and it will be a fun night to fire up the season and well worth the drive!
Randy Step, an obsessed runner and Peter Pan fan
May 27, 2009 - Tired and happy with a 3:41 marathon finish Saturday!
Yo Run Gang,
Ive said it before, I love the totally wasted feeling the long run gives me. Pleasantly sore, tired, fulfilled and deserving of pure laziness Something a person living in a couch potato haze will never know. I joke that us runners work so hard to feel this bad and we should savor the pain but the truth is this feeling passes fast, like all good things in life. As we become more fit, it will take a longer run, harder run and a tougher course to get this feeling back. Bring it on!
Many of you will be running from Dexter to Ann Arbor this weekend, one of Michigans oldest running traditions (36 years), enjoy Especially that wicked hill up to the finish line! Another tradition is to party downtown for a while after your run then walk over to Running Fit and see the thousand or more pictures taken on the course, find and keep your photo and shop the sale! Details below.
Another cool thing to do this weekend is to visit the Mizuno Shoe Companies Mobile Tech Lab for a biomechanical foot evaluation as it makes a stop at Running Fit West Bloomfield and Novi. It is an unbelievably cool vehicle but the downside to this is that the space is limited and it will fill. Get there early, sign up, and then go out for a run or something until your time slot comes up. Details below.
How about a free 10K/Party next Wednesday evening on rolling country roads? See www.runningfit.net/swampparty. Heck, its national running day, join me! http://runningday.org/
Enjoy this running life,
Randy Step, an obsessed runner, tired and happy with his 3:41 marathon finish Saturday!
June 10, 2009 - God has truly spoiled me rotten.
Yo Run Gang,
God has truly spoiled me rotten and if life ends tomorrow, Ill leave as one happy camper. That was the feeling I was left with after this mornings run. Runners World posts a photo and route each month called Rave Run, every so often I encounter a rave run and it happened today. Im writing this from Baraboo, WI, the site of the July 11th summer stop on the Dances with Dirt (www.danceswithdirt.com) extreme trail running tour. My run today was up and down 600 piles of boulders in a place of glacial wonder, I can compare it to no where I have been. It was a run filled with incredible vistas and natural beauty on a clear, crisp morning A Wednesday morning I might add, and Im working, and spoiled. Thinking back, my last run to qualify as Rave was on a snowy dark evening in February when I ran 6 miles of half mile loops around the industrial complex where Running Fits headquarters are. The loop is plowed, lit and has no traffic after 5 PM. Running loop after loop with a light snow falling, just me, my thoughts and the mantra of footfalls. I finished the run like waking from a dream, I had planned a quick 4 miles but realized time had slipped by me and I was at 6. I love this sport, it constantly amazes me.
Join us in Baraboo July 11th, a 7 hour drive to a place that will capture your soul, I promise. Ultra runs from a half marathon to 50 miles, or grab 4 friends and run the extreme relay. Each runner runs 3 legs averaging 3.5 miles each. Cheap camping or $99 rooms at Devils Head Ski Resort. More information is at www.danceswithdirt.com.
Randy Step, an obsessed runner headed back to work. Ha!