The start of our shoe odyssey began when I decided to cheap out on runners for Alexander. The kid needed shoes for Sun Run training, but with his springy knees I thought I could slip a pair of bargain-rack sneakers past him. After all, what would he know about foot strike, vertical load rates, or [...]
May 15th, 2013
Run With Your Local Running Store
May 8th, 2013
Strength Test and Running Technique
With the snow melting and runners starting to increase their mileage I thought it was a good idea to revisited running technique and check your run specific strength. Strength Test As a runner, overall muscular health is very important, but there are a few areas of specific concern. These include the hip abductors, quads [...]
May 1st, 2013
Supplier of the Month: Saucony
At Saucony, we exist for runners. Runners inspire us, bring us new ideas, force us to be better. They drive our design and engineering. They keep us competitive. They keep us hungry. They keep us honest. Whether it’s in a conference room or out on a lunchtime run, we’re constantly talking about and arguing about [...]
April 23rd, 2013
City Park Runners
April 16th, 2013
Global Running Community Deeply Saddened but spirit strengthened
The global running community was struck a major blow on April 15th , by the tragic and shocking events that occurred in Boston. It is our belief that the tenacity of runners, that strong mind, body and spirit that marathoners are known for is what will now serve the running community best, and this is [...]
April 16th, 2013
Brainsport’s Shoe Donation
They’ve been around for years. Running shoes, since the dawn of the modern running world, we have been running in a pair of shoes of some sort. I, for one, have started to forget how fantastic running shoes truly are. I also started to forget that shoes aren’t a common thing in the world. This [...]
April 1st, 2013
Supplier of the Month: Mizuno- By Athletes, For Athletes
BY ATHLETES, FOR ATHLETES At Mizuno, we are athletes. Dreamers. Designers and inventors. Everything we do comes back to a simple mission: to let nothing stand in our way of putting the world’s best sporting equipment in the hands of athletes. From our R&D teams to product designers, we are always pushing ourselves to create [...]
March 28th, 2013
Boutique Courir received the 2012 IRRC “Store of the Year Award”.
Montreal, Quebec (December 20, 2012). – At the Running Event# held in Austin, Texas in early December, Boutique Courir was awarded the Independent Running Retailers of Canada “Store of the Year Award”. A consolidation of about forty independent running retailers in Canada, the IRRC recognizes each year, within its members, the store which stands [...]
March 22nd, 2013
Cheap and slinky: Hey, look! I’m working out!
It’s just so tawdry: all those cheap-looking women in their slinky tops and their short, shorts. And the men too! It shouldn’t be allowed. After all, who wants to see a bunch of disgusting tramps and vulgar guys sweating? But that’s exactly what’s going on at the Canada Games Centre in Halifax – and, in [...]