News & Updates

07.22.15

Go Into a Race Ready to Do Something

Never Go into a Race Thinking About What You’re Going to Do, Go into a Race Ready to Do Something  And that was exactly my plan last weekend at Half Ironman Cambridge. Some of it worked, and some of it didn’t, in my eyes of course. But in the scheme of things, 6th in m…

Read More › 07.20.15

Hydration, Salt Intake, and More Hydration

Hydration, hydration, hydration.  And salt intake.  But mostly hydration.  Hydration is the name of the game during these hot summer months (you know, the months when you get done running and someone asks you why you went swimming with your shoes on).  Think of it t…

Read More › 07.13.15

Yoga on the Pier a Good Way to Let Go

Many of us have had a rough go of it the last few weeks, and sometimes the best way to counteract that is just by letting go; relaxing both the body and mind and letting something else take over.  Now, I realize that’s way easier said than done, but a very good way to do that̵…

Read More › 06.9.15

Conviction and Efficiency

As I sat down to prepare some notes for an upcoming store meeting, I started to work through my thoughts on being efficient, yet thorough.  Having the conviction to know what a customer needs, whether it’s what they wanted or not, and sticking to your guns (sure, there’…

Read More › 06.1.15

Runners High

OK let’s get serious here for a few moments. Neuropsychological changes, neural plasticity, gene expression, neuron growth, cognitive control, working memory, cognitive function, neuropsychological function, neurotrophic factors, and neural plasticity. Is that enough? What did I just s…

Read More › 05.25.15

Your Running Family

This is my fourth year helping to put on the Savannah Mile, yet I somehow always forget how amazing an experience it is; there are a ton of moving part for a race that short, but they always seem to work out, from the helicopter touch-down at the start to the post-race party in Johnson Squar…

Read More › 05.25.15

Proud of These 3

For the last 4+ years, I’ve been proud to call myself a Fleet Feet Savannah employee; I’ve been proud to help folks reach and exceed their running goals through both gear and training tips, and I’ve been proud to do my small part to continue Robert’s vision of seeing …

Read More › 05.11.15

Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run 5K Celebration Run Don’t forget everybody, this weekend is the Girls on the Run 5K Celebration Run. As the calendar fills up, and you have lots of choices for runs and events, keep this one thing in mind as you choose this weekend among all the runs and events happeni…

Read More › 05.4.15

Don't Over Goal It

I just recently have had some conversations with some athletes about how much they run, how much they train, how much they race, and how much they are feeling like they may be a bit burned out or they don’t feel motivated to run. Been there, felt that. It’s not unusual to feel th…

Read More › 04.21.15

SCAD Students Take Running in Savannah to the Next Level

You wonder why I do what I do. It’s certainly not for the money, and it’s not so I can sit back and watch things happen. It’s a lifestyle choice, the choice of having not to answer to anyone. This lifestyle also gives you the choice of carrying out an idea you have or not. …

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