Kathy Runs

Tips4Running is a running blog for beginning runners. Recently I had a chance to talk to David Tiefenthaler, the brains behind tips4running.com. The full interview is below, but you can check it out on David’ site.

tips4running.com welcomes Kathy Simpson. Kathy Runs is Kathy’s blog about running. She also works with two other runners on [...]

Testing out the legs today on Christmas Eve. A few weeks ago I was involved in a competition that set the record straight about the 5 minute wall sit. Today, I decided to talk about how I do it. Essentials: People magazine, good tunes (although I didn’t have that today), a stop watch, barefoot or [...]

Friday, December 11th, nine runners took off for the first Annual Dailymile Hot Toddy 10k. We met at the Sports Basement, some of us did some last minute shopping (how can you pass up Sports Basement?), and then we took off into the night with an objective of trying to soak in the twinkling lights [...]

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working with two running partners of mine to set up and record a virtual conference which has turned into the fun loving, Run Talk Radio.

Caleb, Daniel and I met through Dailymile.com and became fast friends through the tubes of the internet. Through Run Talk Radio we’ve gotten to [...]

After taking a big stretch break on the two day trip up to Haines and Skagway, Alaska (2 planes, 4 cities, 2 ferries, a truck, and a few mega hilly bike rides), I was able to start enjoying my vacation. The past ten days have been a whirl of meeting up with old friends, trying [...]

In my short seven years of running, I’ve been a dedicated Asics advocate. To really understand which shoe worked best for me, I had to date around. I spent time with Nike, Newbalance, Saucony, and now I occasionally head out for a quick trip around the block with Newtons. All this time with other shoes [...]

I started road racing about four years ago in Nashville, TN at the Rock n’ Roll 1/2 marathon. Along the way I was awestruck at the people cheering, the volunteers, the music, and of course, the amount of waste thousands of runners can generate. There were gu packets, plastic cups, emergency blankets, tossed aside clothing, [...]

Garmin, iPod, Nike Plus, etc. What do you call it?
Back in the day I used to be a triathlete (yes, I’m finally admitting to the temporary lapse in judgment), and from there I did a bit of cycle, and mountain bike racing. My bike’s name was Jane, and she was as trusty as my best [...]

The running season kicked off with a bang this year, and it seems like I’m seeing more and more people training for their upcoming fall event. I’m excited about the prospect of many new running buddies, but am wondering how their training is going. There are plenty of free training calendars and programs for novice [...]

As a marathon runner, there aren’t too many energy packed exciting moments in my racing life, so I live vicariously through elite runners competing in events like the 2009 Pre-Classic. I’ve never been fast enough to run track events, but the energy at these meets draws me in and I end up glued to the [...]