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Skora Fit Review: 'Fit but You Know It!'
"I think those are the ugliest shoes you've ever worn." My wife was looking at me as if I were offering her a piece of cake that I'd just scraped off the floor—confused that I'd present such a thing...
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How Most Runners Deal with Injury (Ubiquitous GIF List)
Injuries suck! You know it, and I know it. And, while we do our best to learn from our running injuries, we can't help but fall victim to some basic, sometimes irrational behavior while coping with not...
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This Is Not an Uwharrie Race Report
This is the part where I warn you that the following sentences will be boring and obnoxious. I've been awake these wee morning hours and feeling sorry for myself. And, I've finally hobbled out of bed...
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We Were on a Break
Maybe it was that hurried, lunchtime run at Falls Lake, the one that lasted over an hour-fifteen and probably required more effort than was wise to expend on the day following a track workout. Or, did...
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Just a Few Trail Photos, Really
Falls Lake MST: Section 6As writers ["writers"] sometimes do, I am finding myself frustrated by flocks of article ideas flittering around in my head searching for their words. I sit down and try to...
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Hazards of Barefootery: The Plantar Wart!
Being barefoot is fun. Either you already agree with that or haven't tried it since you were nine years old. Like anything fun, you will tend to do that fun thing whenever the opportunity arises. And,...
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Skora Phase Review: See Me Now?
I'm sorry. I've been so busy running in the Skora Phase that I nearly forgot to write a review for you! But, an extended experiential running period is good, because, with slightly less than 200 miles...
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Trail Review: Falls Lake Trail Section 7
Falls Lake Trail: Section 7 Six Forks Rd. to Hwy 98Trail Location: Falls Lake State Recreation Area | Wake Forest, NCTrail Distance:4.6 miles (out & back)Trail Difficulty: Easy to ModerateAwesome...
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Muddy Running Shoes: Trying Something on Tumblr
Does anyone else have the urge to get a new pair of running shoes dirty as soon as possible? Surely I'm not the only runner who finds that a well-used pair of running shoes makes them somehow more...
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Inov-8 Trailroc 150 Review: It's Complicated
I've rewritten the beginning sentences of this Trailroc 150 review thirteen times, struggling to make it past this paragraph. The accompanying shoe photos have been stranded in the draft status of this...
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Dog Days of Summer 5K | 2013 Race Report: Beat by the Barefoot Guy
Being that the last race I reportedly ran was in November of 2012, many of you might have been wondering whether I even cared about running anymore.Well, you can quell those suspicions right now,...
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Get Faster with Moderate Workouts
As I ran a series of hill repeats up a fairly large incline this morning, I wondered if there was actually a downside to pushing myself with such high intensity. Sure, the obvious pitfall of the...
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Inov-8 Mudclaw 265 Serious Off-Road Shoe Review
Runners seeking a nimble beast of a shoe with substantial grip over soft, slippery terrain will want to take a look at Inov-8's Mudclaw 265.Given Inov-8's apparent ubiquity on the mud/obstacle/spartan...
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Inov-8 Road-X-Treme 138 and 178 Review: It's X-Treme-ly Something, Alright
The Inov-8 Road-X-Treme 178 and 138 represent the lighter two thirds of Inov-8's all new Road-X-Treme product line. (There are women's-specific Road-X-Tremes, too, by the way) The Road-X-Tremes are...
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Shoe Reviewer's Dilemma | My Foot | This Kind of Honesty
FOR YOUR REFERENCEHere's my foot with a US dollar on top to show the size comparison.One of the great challenges of writing shoe reviews is to avoid posting crap. After all, readers of running shoe...
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Trail Review: Falls Lake Trail Section 6
Falls Lake Trail: Section 6 Six Forks Rd. to Six Forks Rd. [yes, you read that right]Trail Location: Falls Lake State Recreation Area | Wake Forest, NCTrail Distance:6.2 miles (out & back)Trail...
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Merrell Vapor Glove Review: If You Think You Want it, You Want It
The Merrell Vapor Glove is the shoe that every active adult with feet should wear at least some of the time. I'll explain why that is in a moment. But, before your eyes go glossy over another one of my...
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In the Works: SKORA, Inov-8, and OMG Trails!
Before I post my last Merrell shoe review of the month (saving the best for last, of course), I thought I'd take a quick breather from writing shoe reviews to tell you about some reviews I'll be...
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Merrell Pace Glove 2.0 Confessions: Review in the Guise of an Interview with...
If the men's Trail Glove has a sister, it's the women's Pace Glove. And, mother Merrell would be remiss to update the former so splendidly without giving the latter a few tweaks and modifications. To...
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Merrell Trail Glove 2.0 Review: This Time it's Dirty
As the snow melts and rains fall (for some of us), sloppy trails are beckoning even more loudly than they did just before Winter arrived. And, as if on cue, Merrell presents us with an update to their...
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