Running Gear Guide: Memorial Day Means Summer Runs Are Coming

Memorial Day weekend is here and it's loudly proclaiming the start of summer. For many people that means firing up the grill, filling up the pool or getting going on their gardens. For a lot of runners it means more daylight, weekends full of community 5Ks and maybe a quick break in hardcore training before starting the build for a fall marathon or another big race. It's also a great time to shop. Like a lot of other products, much of your favorite running gear is certain to be on sale this weekend. As for me, I ran the TCS London Marathon last month, then took a short break before a very tough RBC Brooklyn Half last weekend, I'm currently cooling my heels before a couple of 10K races next month, but the TCS New York City Marathon looms in November. Both London and Brooklyn had me thinking about summer and summer weather. After months of training through snow, ice and sub-zero windchills, the temperatures in London passed the 70-degree mark with the sun beating down, something my b ... Read full article.