family running
Planning a Running Workout for the Whole Family
These running workouts can be enjoyed by the entire family. Family runs are fun, and a great opportunity for bonding — but it’s hard to run together when everyone runs at a different pace or ability level. These workouts can help families enjoy running together regardless of ability.
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 […]
Give yourself the best Christmas present
This holiday season, give yourself the best Christmas present of all. And it’s free.
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 […]
16 Week Half Marathon Training Plan
Half marathon training for busy families Finding time to work out and run consistently when you have a family is challenging. Finding time to train for a distance event like a half marathon […]
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 […]
Kids’ Running in the News
As an advocate of running and family fitness, I’m constantly scanning the news feeds for family friendly running news. Here are two newsworthy items that I thought were worth sharing. No […]