Supercooled, the Sequel: 2014 Super 5K Race Recap

Every year on the morning of Super Bowl Sunday, Running Fit puts on a 5K race. Outdoors. The only thing crazier than a race in this kind of weather is the number of people who show up for it, and the Novi Civic Center was packed with close to 2,000 runners. Last year's race had …

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I Got Hurt. Was it the Shoes?

SO YOU'VE READ Born to Run, and you're now sold on "minimalist" running. You rush out to replace your traditional, well-cushioned heel-mashers with sleek, low-drop lightweights. In your eagerness to give them a try, you head right out for a long run - and get hurt. It must have been the shoes! After all, you …

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Whatever Happened to Minimalist Running?

If you're a runner, you've heard of minimalist running. Ditch the heavily padded running shoes and slip on the Vibrams. Born to Run, baby! Like the South Beach Diet, everyone was doing it, whether or not they knew it was doing them any good. But it seemed to be about to transform running by reducing …

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Race Recap: Bigfoot Snowshoe 5K

Knock, knock! +++Who's there? Yeti. +++Yeti who? Yeti 'nother new experience...This year's race calendar includes a number of "firsts" for me, and the first of these firsts was the Bigfoot Snowshoe Race in Traverse City. We go up north frequently in the summer but not too often in the winter, and the snowstorm greeting my …

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