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Make your kids safe runners (guest post)
The following is a guest post from Harold Hunt: So you’ve turned your kids into dedicated runners? Congratulations! Being a runner is not only a great way to stay in shape, but it’s […]
Run for your lives!
If you’re like most runners, you know how good running makes you feel and you probably wish that you could get more people to run so that they could […]
Would you pay your kids to skip dessert?
Would you? I would. At least I think I might start. Let me explain. We were at Panera for dinner and our 7yo son, after he had eaten his fair share of […]
Give yourself the best Christmas present
This holiday season, give yourself the best Christmas present of all. And it’s free.
Come over to the Dark Side
By taking just a few safety precautions, you can continue running your favorite outside routes — even in the dark!
Revisiting Your New Years Fitness Resolutions
Do you remember your New Year’s Resolutions? Were any of them related to running, health, or fitness? How are you doing with them?
Are You Addicted to Running?
When is something is no longer a hobby, an interest, or even a way of life – but an addiction? Can one be addicted to running? Many of us use running to escape. But can you take it too far?
A Tale of Two Races
Over the last two weekends, my kids ran two different fun runs. One was sponsored and coördinated by the local hospital, the other was sponsored and promoted by a school. One had healthy homemade foods, the other had a free cans of soda pop.
Running – the new national pastime?
Running Shorts posed an interesting question in a recent post entitled “How to make running more popular than baseball.” Do you ever wonder why kids grow up wanting to be Michael […]
Resources for Running Moms
Happy Mother’s Day! Running in the Family would like to wish all Moms, whether running mothers or mothers of runners, a very happy, wonderful, and joyous Mother’s Day! All the wonderful […]



