Do you run for exercise or for weight loss? If you are currently training for a race, the answer is most likely neither one. But when you are not actually in training you might set a weight loss goal: just don't attempt to train for a race and lose weight at the same time.

Actually, when we talk about weight loss we really mean fat loss. I could stand to lose a little weight, but it's really the fat around my belly that is the problem. As you probably know, if I were to lose that and repla...

I have always been blessed with perfect knees. Beautiful they're not, but they have always functioned perfectly. I have seen other runners with their knees strapped and wondered whether they should really be running, wondered whether they were making their injury worse, and been thankful that I never had knee pain.

Until today.

I had been a little “off color” for the last few days, but today I felt well enough to run again. I decided I would set the intention of a long, slow (LSD) ru...

One of the benefits of being a writer about running is that occasionally I receive samples of running clothing to try. Early in the summer, I was asked to test a pair of Opedix® running tights. I selected the coolest tights they carry, recognizing that it would probably be too hot to test them in the summer in Texas.

With summer temperatures ranging from 85ºF to 105ºF and high humidity, I don't find running tights very comfortable. Even shorts get wet with sweat very quickly under those c...

I just found out the secret to pain free running! You might find it hard to believe that after all the years I've been running it took me this long to find it, but it's true. Once you know it, the secret is really quite simple: I'll write about in detail in my next members' newsletter, so if you're interested in pain free running this would be a great time to register (at no cost). I promise I won't spam you or sell your e-mail address!

Meanwhile, there is other exciting news. They say ...

Now that I'm back to running again, I find that I can jog along quite happily and comfortably, but I'm REALLY slow! That's OK, except that I'd like to enter for another race (maybe a 5K this time), so I need to learn to run faster. This means working some other types of runs into my program.

You may already know about pace runs, intervals, tempo runs and so on, but do you know how to enjoy them, rather than looking on them as punishment? I'll describe what works for me: you are free to a...