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How to Make Screw Shoes

November 12, 2010
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Screw shoes are my absolute favorite method for gaining traction while training through the Winter. They open up safe running on hundreds of miles of snowmobiles and frozen lakes in the area, allowing me to run over ice without much more danger than running on dry pavement. Here's how to make yourself a pair...

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10 Ways to Prolong the Life of Your Running Shoes

October 23, 2010
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Having spent the past few decades running, and having gone through more than my fair share of my favorite tool during that time, I know a little bit about running shoes. I do not claim to know everything there is to know, or even anything remotely close to everything that there is to know,...

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How Many Pairs of Shoes Do You Need to Consider Yourself a Runner?

June 19, 2010
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One thing that I have been asked fairly often is how many pairs of shoes somebody needs to consider themselves a runner. A more frequent question is how many pairs of running shoes do I own. There is no one easy answer to this, and the answer depends slightly on how you train or...

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5 Ways to Find Cheaper Running Shoes

June 9, 2010
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Running shoes are usually the largest expense a runner faces. These 5 tips are a great place to start to find ways to reduce the normal costs of a pair of running shoes.

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The 9 Types of Running Shoes

April 15, 2010
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There are 9 basic types of running shoes, and it's useful to own pairs from at least a few different categories. The 9 types are trainers, lightweight trainers, trail shoes, cross trainers, racing flats, spikes, waffles, minimalist shoes and walking shoes.

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How to Dry Wet Running Shoes

April 10, 2010
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Shoes are a runner's most important tool, and keeping your shoes dry in between runs is one of the easiest ways to prolong the life of your running shoes. When your feet are not in your shoes, you should keep them as dry as possible. That will prolong the life of the shoes, as...

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