Monthly Archives: July 2012
5 Running Flash Factoids: Keeping it short and to the point for us lazy runners
Runners and Sundays; for some it’s the delegated long run day which then means: license to be totally lazy and slothful for the rest of the day. You don’t even have to move hand to mouth if you don’t want … Continue reading
The Moment of Truth: The watch tells no lies
The watch tells no lies. There is that moment, Less than a moment even. The split second that hangs in the balance Between crossing the line and looking to the teller of no lies. Baited breathe, you hope for good … Continue reading
Genetics Will Only Get You So Far…From There the Running is Up to You
daRUNism…survival of the fastest. The topic of running and genetics…talk about opening up a can of sperm worms. FACT: Genetics will invariable play a role in how fast someone has the potential to become. It will effect which event they … Continue reading
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The Interconnected Human Running Machine: All those bones, tendons and muscles are working together not separately
The human body, the running human body, is a unit. It’s all interconnected and working together, it’s not some hundreds of bones, muscles, tendons and tissues working separately. When one muscle is shortening its counterpart is lengthening, eccentric and concentric … Continue reading
Warning: These legs are faster than your’s
These running legs should come with a warning label. No, not mine but you get the quip. So thanks to sue-your-pants happy America, coffee cups with the whole ‘Warning: beverage is HOT’ label. We have the Happy Meal toys wrapped … Continue reading
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Get Your Get Chicking Shirts!!
Watch out runners, you’re about to be CHICKED! They are here, my ‘Get Chicking’ running shirts have arrived so let’s start the chicking! Can you tell how in love I am with that word? For those that didn’t pre-order or … Continue reading
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Fast Runners Travel in Packs of Three
Run fast. Be proud. I hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend so far, today is going to be all about the art. 1) How did you get your run on today? 2) Care to suggest a different one-liner for … Continue reading
Where Track Reins Supreme: Let’s celebrate because let’s be honest, runners are just better
Americans need to learn how to throw a proper track party. After New Year’s the next big shindig seems to be the Super Bowl…I mean we’re talking weeks and weeks of hype and grocery stores plugging hot deals for the … Continue reading
Endorphins 2.0: The special running high that only awesome workouts, epic races and PR’s can bring
Boom. Crackle. Snap. No, for once that’s not the sound of me walking into a room…I do predict I’ll be one of those old people racing around on a Rascal for all other hours of the day I’m NOT running. … Continue reading
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Is It Really That Bad? We’re runners but we’re humans too…are some of those ‘human bad habits’ really doing any harm to our running?
I’m a runner…not a nutritionist, I’m not a super scientific sports physiologist, I admit that the vast majority of what I know is through experience, what I’ve seen and what I’ve learned from others who are experts. I’m not ashamed … Continue reading
Hello! My name is Cait, I'm a freelance writer and artist who is more than a little obsessed with running. The Arty Runnerchick is dedicated to connecting with other runners and those sweat obsessed through words and art!