Winterize Your Exercise By Vic Roth Soon the cold weather will be upon us and you should think about “winterizing” your running or walking...MORE
How to Choose a Sport Bra! Tip from our clothing buyer.
Did you know that 60-80% of women are wearing the wrong size sport bra? Finding the right bra isn’t easy. It shouldn’t dig into shoulders or...MORE
Clothing To Make Your Running and Walking More Comfortable I would like to share with you some thoughts on clothing and handling cool and damp weather. We can adapt to just about anything Mother Nature throws at us, if we are prepared...MORE
Form
What are some things that I can do that will help me perform better? Be Tall - Concentrate on lengthening your body and remaining tall relative to your own height. A forward lean restricts your hip movement...MORE
Running and Walking Form Comments Walk or run TALL. Be an exclamation point, not a question mark. Walk or run PROUD. Have your shoulders back...MORE
Injury
Running Exercises By Coach Randy Cox
As a coach, I'm always looking for something to help reduce the risk of injury to my runners so that they can train more consistently and pain-free...MORE
Symmetry versus Asymmetry - Soreness or Injury When we practice being an athlete, now and then we begin to feel pain. Sometimes it is difficult knowing whether you have a discomfort or injury...MORE
The Painful Heel – Plantar Fasciitis/Heel Spur Syndrome Its Causes, Avoidance, And Treatment
Hardly a day goes by at the Running Spot without a conversation between our salespeople and one or more customers who has or has had heel pain...MORE
Mental Aspects
The Mental Edge: Eight Simple, Yet Effective Mental Preparation Techniques for Your Upcoming Marathon
1. Create a Goal.
Whether this is your first or fourteenth marathon, you should approach the marathon with some kind of goal...MORE
Do You Remember the Movie “What About Bob?” In this movie the psychiatrist tells Bob that what he needs to do is utilize “baby steps”. In other words, don’t become overwhelmed by the total picture...MORE
Miscellaneous Tips
Breathing Techniques Oxygen is literally the lifeblood of walkers and runners when it comes to determining how far or how fast we can go...MORE
Overcoming Inertia Have you ever missed any runs or walks that you planned on taking? Of course not...MORE
Nutrition
Sports Nutrition: Frequently Asked Questions Cindy Cassell PhD, RD, LD
Sports Nutritionists, Exercise Physiologist
In the last four years since starting my private practice in nutrition services and focusing on nutrition for the active individual, I have been asked to speak at many schools, medical clinics and corporations about nutrition and health...MORE
Questions Regarding Eating Question: Should I eat a breakfast before my morning workout? Yes, it is better to eat something, maybe 100 calories, in order to have fuel for the exercise...MORE
Personalities
Don Wahle...... Cincinnati Running Legend For nearly 20 years, starting in the early 60’s, Don Wahle was the single most important name in the Cincinnati running community...MORE
Bill Workman, Dead at Age 74 Bill, your good friend, Don Wahle, told me last Saturday, that you collapsed and died that morning while running in a 5k race...MORE
Pre and Post Workout
Preparing for a Run or a Walk – The Roles of Warming Up and Stretching Recently you received and article on a Dynamic Warm-up for exercising...MORE
Rapid Recovery After a Workout or Competition By Cindy Cassell PhD, RD, LD
Sports Nutritionists and Exercise Physiologist
Training sessions and competitions can make you feel totally exhausted. If you don’t recover properly, you will not be ready to perform well during the next training period or competition...MORE
Racing
The Mental Edge: Controlling Negative Thoughts By Barbara J. Walker, Ph.D. our thoughts influence your actions more than you may believe...MORE
The Mental Edge: Managing Pre-Race Jitters By Barbara J. Walker, Ph.D. Have you ever lost sleep the night (or several nights) prior to a race?...MORE
Shoes
Please, Don’t Insole Me By Victor Roth Insoles are removable linings that come in your shoes. Most manufacturers use a simple, inexpensive type of sock liner. MORE
The Shoe Fitting Process "Bob, I've never been fitted for shoes before. I was wondering how long the process takes and also how many miles you recommend going between new pairs of shoes?" MORE
Visual Analysis Of The Old Shoe Be a "shoe detective"...MORE
Final Check To Ensure That It Is A Good Match MORE (PDF Format)
Stories
A Defining Moment By Tom Guenther
“Do you want to do the New York Marathon?” Charlene yelled. “Sure!” I said as she drove by. I had been running for twenty years and had always thought about marathons; but what on earth had I just agreed to? TWENTY SIX MILES, IN A ROW! What was I thinking?!
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The Ghost of Pre and Me by Jay Kimiecik I didn’t believe in ghosts until I met one. And that one ghost saved my life...MORE
Supplemental
Learning about Balancing on One Foot I wish to introduce a new concept for you to consider. This merely consists of balancing on one foot...MORE
Yoga Type Stretching and Strengthening Sequence I prefer doing these after completing the running or walking portion of the workout...MORE
Training
Four Training Principles That Work For Every Runner or Walker A Continuum of Readiness Exists. One end consists of rank beginners with no physical preparation and at the other extreme there are Olympic or world-class level participants...MORE
Recovery: The Missing Element in A Training Program Think of a training program as a jigsaw puzzle...MORE
Weather
Four Cold-Weather Myths Don't know what to believe when it comes to winter running? Here are the cold facts...MORE
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Mary Wineberg, a Walnut Hills and UC graduate, won a gold medal in the Women's 4 x 400m relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
