Posted: March 11th, 2013
Runners Notes
If you want to know anything about the local running scene, ask Heather Cass. A member of the Erie Runners Club for 10-plus years, she is immersed in the local fitness culture, and she's taking your questions.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2013
Friday ?: Winter workout options
What is your “go to” indoor workout when the weather outside is too frightful to run outside safely? Turbo Fire! — Tracy Jenks Treadmill or a bike trainer. — Amy Cronk I run intervals on the treadmill. — Tom Toale I almost always run outside. Only once the last three years did I run on [...]
Posted: February 21st, 2013
Things I Found — 2/21/13
Worth Reading * One Tough Mother shares running wisdom from Bart Yasso’s recent Twitter chat (Don’t ask me…I don’t know what a Twitter chat is either). * There is such a thing as waterproof winter running shoes. Who knew? Oh, right, this blogger who reviewed them. (Why don’t I get cool stuff to review?) * [...]
Posted: January 29th, 2013
ERC Winter Series prize revealed
The St. Patrick’s Day race on Saturday, March 16 is the final event in the ERC Triple Crown Winter Series and the prize for this year’s 3-race series participants/volunteers is an ERC foldable armchair. To Qualify: * You must preregister for the St. Patrick’s Day race by Feb. 21 and be sure to complete the [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2013
Things I found — 1/24/13
Worth Reading * 6 ways to get the abs you’ve always wanted * Photo History of Women’s Running * Here’s your chance to run with running legends, Bart Yasso, Frank Shorter, and Bill Rodgers * Speaking of legends, check out Amby Burfoot’s taken on Lance Armstrong and leveling the playing field. Video of the Week [...]
Posted: January 23rd, 2013
5 essential single-digit running tips
We are so spoiled here in Erie where our winter temps are stay in the double digits and, usually, in the high 20s/low 30s (Exhibit A above). There’s nothing like a stretch of single-digit days to make us truly appreciate 28 degrees, right? I’ve been running through Erie winters for more than a dozen years. [...]
Posted: January 8th, 2013
Just Write 1 ~ Winter morn
Originally posted at touchofcass.wordpress.com because I just couldn’t decide where to this fit better: My alarm goes off at 5 a.m. I snooze it twice before finally waking long enough to listen for wind outside my window. Silence. The only sound the jingling of the dog’s tags and tapping of his nails on the kitchen [...]
Posted: December 31st, 2012
Scenes from a winter run (and a question for you)
It was like running in a winter wonderland at Presque Isle State Park this weekend: This week’s question: What are your running goals for 2013? Comment on this post or Email me at zipdang22 at aol.
Posted: January 25th, 2012
Q&A (you provide the A, please)
I received this question from a running friend that, frankly, I don’t know how to answer, so I’m turning to you my been-there-done-that, seen-it-all veteran running friends. Here is L’s question (and she’s not planning to work out in the evening, so she doesn’t need to fuel up for an after-work workout): I am a [...]