The Seven Best Gifts for Runners This Holiday Season
With the new year fast approaching, the runners in your life will be setting their eyes on new goals—and probably some new gear. Whether you're shopping for a would-be runner with ambitious resolutions or that friend posting medal pictures every weekend, here are the gifts you should be…
Seven Great Gift Ideas for Hikers This Holiday Season
Are you drawing a complete blank when it comes to gift ideas for the holidays? We know the feeling, so we put together this holiday gift guide for the adventurers in your life. Whether you're shopping for a novice hiker or someone who just completed the White Mountain Direttissima, they’ll…
The Seven Best Yoga Gifts You Can Buy This Holiday Season
Gifting season is here! A time when we could all use a little yoga, for sure, but don’t let shopping for your favorite yogi stress you out. This gift guide is perfect for the yogi, or aspiring yogi, in your life. We’ve rounded up the hottest yoga products just for you. Whether you’re self-gifting…
Summer Running: 4 Tips for Staying Cool on Your Summer Runs
This post is sponsored by Coolcore. I'm proud to represent this New Hampshire-based company as one of their ambassadors! With running you get to witness the seasons shift in real time, feet on the ground watching the changes slow and subtle. Each season presents its challenges when it comes to…
National MS Awareness Month: Staying Active with Multiple Sclerosis
For many, March simply means the end of winter, the height of college basketball season, or the beginning of Major League Baseball. However, our third month of the year is also used to commemorate certain occasions like National Women's History Month, or bring awareness to important issues like…
4 Things Every Runner Needs This Spring
Spring is here, and for many, that means easier outdoor runs. For the treadmill-intolerant, spring is perhaps the best time of year for race training—no more sloshing through snow and ice to meet your goals, no more fear of slipping on hidden patches of ice, and no more loading up on layers just to…
Taking On New Challenges!
The beginning of the year is a time that most people decide to make a commitment to health and fitness, but really anytime is the best time to start! Pick a time when you know you can dedicate the time and effort without being over whelmed. So don't wait until next year, begin a new challenge…
Workout Of the Week: Swimming!
The holidays are over and the dreary mid-winter days are now upon us. For those who love the winter months there are plenty of outdoor activities to enjoy and keep in shape, such as skiing/snowboarding, ice skating, snow shoeing and more. Of course, not everyone though loves to spend their time in…
The Best Adventures in Portsmouth, NH
Often times we take for granted the many adventures right in our own back yard. Being based out of a city in Northern New England certainly has its perks! Our love of Portsmouth, NH grows greater with each passing season. It's been a long and snowy winter here in the North East and we feel it's…
Exercise As Meditation
It’s not exercise exactly, it’s more like meditation — a trail run so often there are no longer any unknown turns, mysterious hill climbs or descents. It’s a place where the rhythm of each footfall echos to the core, where thoughts go silent, movement takes over, and body does what it was born to…
Interview with Cincinnati Reds Prospect, Mikey O’Brien – Part 2
This is the final installment of our 2 part blog series with Cincinnati Reds prospect, Mikey O'Brien! Read Part 1. From superstitions to recovery routines, Mikey O’Brien, a pitching prospect for the Cincinnati Reds, sat down with us to give us an inside look at Spring Training 2014. This season has…
Interview with Cincinnati Reds Prospect, Mikey O’Brien – Part 1
From superstitions to recovery routines, Mikey O’Brien, a pitching prospect for the Cincinnati Reds, sat down with us to give us an inside look at Spring Training 2014. This season has been a long time coming for the Roanoke native, who was traded to the Reds in late 2013. A life-long baseball…