http://www.zombierunner.com/blog Ramblings about running, food and other stuff Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:40:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week, we had a special barefoot event with Ashish Mukharji, author of Run Barefoot, Run Healthy . What was the first thing he asked people to do? Take off their shoes, of course. To the question why go barefoot, Ashish says you should really ask yourself why wear shoes? ... http://www.zombierunner.com/blog/2011/10/20/barefoot-fun-at-zombierunner/ Here's a quick one - my notes on sizing for today. We have sold a lot of Hoka One One shoes, and the sizing experience is often different for different people. So, it's tough to say consistently "size up!" or "size down!" However, I did a comparison of the three ... http://www.zombierunner.com/blog/2011/09/02/hoka-one-one/ I've tried a bunch of running skirts. I like them - not just for running - they're also just easy to wear in the summer because they're comfortable like running shorts but more modest looking. With all the different styles, there are only a few that I really like ... http://www.zombierunner.com/blog/2011/08/25/the-running-dress/ I've been a 2-bottle waist pack wearer for years, but our Nathan Intensity Vest has been so popular for so long, I finally got a hold of one to give it a try. The Intensity is the women-specific version of the #020 pack, also a best-seller. The fit is different ... http://www.zombierunner.com/blog/2011/05/24/nathan-intensity-trail-and-road-tested/ We just got a few new models from New Balance! I can't help but be excited when we get shoe deliveries, no matter what kind of shoes they are. In fact, I get excited about all our deliveries - it's like Christmas every day. Anyway, here's the scoop on the ... http://www.zombierunner.com/blog/2011/02/18/shoe-news-new-balance/ Those runners might have felt like they were actually running *in* the Bay with the kind of weather we had Sunday morning. It was impressive that almost 300 people showed up for the combined distances of 5 miles, 1/2 marathon and marathon. This was a run put on by Coastal ... http://www.zombierunner.com/blog/2010/12/21/zombierunner-bay-trail-run/ "There was madness in any direction, at any hour. If not across the Bay, then up the Golden Gate or down 101 to Los Altos or La Honda .... You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were ... http://www.zombierunner.com/blog/2010/11/09/no-fear-or-loathing-but-plenty-of-running/ Yesterday we had our first Women's Night in the store, with our super guest Magda Lewy-Boulet. She is so cool! Attendees got to run with Magda (if they wanted) and then hang out while Magda shared her running experiences. We also talked about women-specific products - some that are really ... http://www.zombierunner.com/blog/2010/07/22/for-women-only/ So, after a rest day and some more training, my test run last week, from the bottom of Rhus Ridge to the top of Black Mountain improved to 1:14. I knocked 5 minutes off my time! I think doing weights helps, and here's the thing. It's not so much that ... http://www.zombierunner.com/blog/2010/06/13/g-vs-the-black-mountain/ We actually closed the ZombieRunner store on Saturday and took off to Auburn for two days of running. The training weekend on the Western States 100 trails has always been fun for us, but for the first time in a lot of years, we could run two days of it. ... http://www.zombierunner.com/blog/2010/06/01/running-in-the-sun-on-the-western-states-trail/