The Running Front

  In 2009, Paul Horan took a chance — a big chance. He and his business partners bought the oldest running store in the Twin Cities area. The store, Gear Running is based in Edina, Minnesota, had been the “it” store in town from 1985-2006, but when the store owner started to step away to pursue […]

Never Give In: Running the Inca Trail Marathon How tough could running the Inca Trail be? Getting to the Inca Trail was much easier than Antarctica. No boats, no hurricane, just a 5-mile hike into the start line the day before the marathon. We arrived on a Saturday, a few days before the race, in […]

About a month ago, I had a rethink of my season, and made some mid-season alterations to my calendar, and my focus for the remainder of 2013. Rather than bore you with the details of the next six months, I’ll try to cover these races as they happen. Several weeks ago I began my preparation […]

Ever wondered what happens throughout the creation of a Newton Running shoe? We thought we’d give you an inside look at how are shoes are manufactured! Raw Material  Most of the materials used to stitch the upper are received in rolls and can be seen here prior to cutting and stitching The materials warehouse needs […]

This article originally appeared on Dr. Mark’s, Natural Running Center My wife’s grandmother lived to 103, and the holidays just past have reminded me of how she lived. She was not a runner, nor did she do a lot of cardio, except for sauce stirring and daily walks to markets and church. Our own local […]

by: Alex Weber I chose to race Ironman Texas, first and foremost, because I wanted my first ironman race to be in my home state of Texas.  I get sentimental with races sometimes and felt like I wanted this accomplishment to be close to home.  The course had a reputation for being flat and spectator […]