http://socalrunning.com Marathon training, running, race reports, everything to do with running and creating a commuinty of like-minded people Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:42:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.socalrunning.com/ This is the second part of Coach's Gary's Catalina Marathon in 2009. It was an amazing weekend with lots of good friends and training partners at Sole Runners. To train with us visit http://www.SoleRunners.net/. God Bless, Gary http://socalrunning.com/coach-garys-2009-catalina-marathon-video-part-2/ http://www.socalrunning.com/ Coach Gary of SoCalRunning.com does the Catalina Marathon with the rest of the gang from Sole Runners It was my fourth Catalina Marathon and my most enjoyable one. Thanks to everyone involved for such a wonderful experience. God Bless, Gary Look For Part 2 Tomorrow! http://socalrunning.com/coach-garys-2009-catalina-video-part-1/ Another great day in So Cal and another great race! Train Focused, Steve Mackel - SoCalRunning.com Co-founder http://socalrunning.com/chinatowns-friecracker-10k-year-of-the-tiger-2-28-10/ It’s the Chinese Year of the Tiger! And, I'm a Tiger! Celebrate and participate in the running of the 32nd Annual LA Chinatown Firecracker 5k/10k Run, Walk, Kiddie Run and Bike Ride on the weekend of February 27. A traditional lion dance and 100,000 firecrackers kick-off the largest Chinese ... http://socalrunning.com/chinatown-firecracker-10k5k-year-of-the-tiger/ Here's my video from 2009's Buffalo Half. Not like most because I put camera away and ran hard. I took 1st in my age group and 17th overall last year. Even better, our MarathonTraining.TV group did fantastic. We had 10 podium spots, many PRs, lots of first timers crossing the ... http://socalrunning.com/if-you-dont-race-this-saturday-in-catalinas-bufflao-half-marathon-heres-what-you-will-miss/ MarathonTraining.TV Race Day Must Have! Printable pdf Click on the Picture Above With the Pasadena Marathon coming up this Sunday I wanted to make the Race Day Checklist available for all of you. Race Focused, Steve Mackel - MarathonTraining.TV Head Coach http://socalrunning.com/marathontrainingtvs-race-day-checklist-2/ It was my favorite book of last year, Born to Run. It is a must read or listen if you are a runner. In this interview Christopher McDougall shares why he wrote he book and his love for running. It is a short clip yet gives you a glimpse into the ... http://socalrunning.com/born-to-run-author-chirstopher-mcdougall-talks-to-socalrunning-com/ Here's the first of my video experiences with Newton Shoes. I don't want to give my review away yet because I will be posting a video review of the Gravity shoe in the next few weeks but I did think it was important to understand this shoes and how it ... http://socalrunning.com/learn-about-newton-running-shoes/ This video is awesome and supports what Coach Gary and I have been preaching for 5 years, ChiRunning®. A mid-foot strike running paradigm that gives you the sense and common sense of what it is like to run barefooted. You don't have to believe me listen and read some ... http://socalrunning.com/barefoot-running-where-chirunning%c2%ae-begins/ I stopped by Road Runners Sports in Torrance and met with store manager and fit specialists Teresa to talk about running shoe fit. There are lots of things to consider when you are purchasing running shoes and the first thing I think about is the return policy. When a store ... http://socalrunning.com/finding-the-proper-running-shoe-fit/