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Aug 27 2014
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Top Ten Reasons to Run: #1

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Sure sweating hard has some societal downsides, but there is no denying the benefits of a good sweat session. If you’re still not convinced, check out below why getting your sweat on can benefit you in so many ways:

Keeps Your Face Nice and Clean 

When you sweat your pores will open up, all that grime and grit built up will be released. To keep that skin glistening and glowing, make sure you wash that face directly after working out, don’t want to sweat and sit!

Toxin Free Body 

Not up for a weekend of juice detoxing? Hit the running track for a super sweat session. Experts say sweating can help the body flush out all those body clogging toxins.

Prevent Colds and Other Infections 

Think of sweating as hand sanitizer for your body. Studies suggest that sweat contains a naturally occurring antimicrobial peptide call dermcidin, which has proven to fight tuberculosis germs along with others!

Lowers the Risk of Kidney Stones 

Anyone who has ever had a kidney stone will do anything to avoid that pain! ANYTHING!! Studies found that regular exercisers sweat out salt, rather than having it go to the kidneys and form stones. 

If you’re ready to sweat out the bad and leave with some RAD, register now!

Aug 20 2014
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Top Ten Reasons to Run: #2

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Let’s be honest, sometimes running is the worst. It’s hard, tiring, and sweaty. Which is why we really rely on our playlist to get us through those low running moments. Nothing gets us running quite like hearing our personal theme song pump in our ears, here are some of our favorites.

Eye of the Tiger:  Survivor 

It’s a classic for a reason; that reason being, it’s awesome. It pumped up Rocky and it pumps us up.  Watch all the goodness here.

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Firework: Katy Perry

“Don’t quit baby, you’re a firework”, can’t tell you how many times we’ve needed that line mid stride. Watch the video, feel your confidence boom.

 

Eminem: Lose Yourself 

Remember when this song was your jam? It probably still is, so add it back to your mix. And reflect back on why you loved it here.

 

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody 

Ms. Houston knew how to belt it. This anthem combines ballad like qualities with some sick synth beats.  Check out this video and be inspired by those dance moves.

 

Sia: Chandelier 

You may think this one isn’t good for running because it feels like a slower jam, but we would disagree. The beat keeps our feet stomping through all those down miles. And if you haven’t seen this video yet, you are seriously missing out. Seriously. Watch the video now.

 

And if you’ve ever been to a Color Me Rad, you know how serious we take our theme songs. And if you haven’t run RAD yet, register here.

 

Aug 13 2014
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Top Ten Reasons to Run: #3

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Unless you’re on a treadmill, running is fun because you’re not inside. Trees, clouds, fresh air…none of these things are found behind a desk. Here’s our essential outside running gear.

Grippable Water Bottle:

While we love running outside we do mind the lack of drinking fountains. We found the perfect water bottle  for our long outside runs. Your hand slips right inside for easy gripping.  Can be found here.

Pants with a Pocket

We’ve bought a lot (A LOT) of workout gear in our day and Forever 21 has provided us with some our favorite tried and true pieces. What we love about running outside in these pants is not only do they have a slim pocket on the side for holding emergency cash, there’s even a hidden pocket on the waistband!

iPod Armband

When we’re running we like sweating to the oldies ie: Madonna “Get into the Groove”.  The iPod armband is essential for us. Not only does it keep your iPod nice and tight, having it on your arm makes it easy to access, even mid-stride.

Optional Jacket

Optimistically, we only run in perfect weather, but we won’t let a few rain clouds keep us from getting our outside fix. We die for this Nike jacket because it’s the one thing we own that is as practical as it is adorable. It’s perfect for keeping you dry through little sprinkles and it’s so lightweight that it’s not a pain to carry when the storm has passed.

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Aug 08 2014
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Top Ten Reasons to Run: #4

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Forgot to switch the laundry? Didn’t finish your homework? Haven’t changed your oil in 20,000 miles? Who cares? You ran today, so you can check that off the list and feel great about your day. Everything else can wait. Here’s what you accomplished by running today:

-Burned 100’s of calories. The amount of calories you burn during a run depends on numerous factors, the most important being your weight and level of exertion, but it’s about 100 calories a mile and you burned it with your run.

-Managed your stress. When you decided to run today you put on rose colored glasses, every problem seems less stressful when you’ve run.

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Jul 16 2014
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Top Ten Reasons to Run: #5

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Running alone is pretty great, but you know what’s even better? Running with friends. And the only thing better than running with friends, is running for free because you invited your friends! Now you can get a free Color Me Rad 5K registration just by doing all your friends a huge favor, inviting them to get RAD with you. Don’t spend any more time training solo, get a bestie out there to improve your PT.

Jul 03 2014
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Top Ten Reasons to Run: #7

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A lot of sports have rules, and that’s probably a good thing. But when you’re running, you are the coach, team, and water boy. It can be easy to get stuck in a running rut because it’s all up to you how far you go, how long, and how often.

Here’s 4 easy rules to take your running habits to the next level:

-Never miss a Monday

-Run at least 3 days a week

-Never go 3 days with out running

-Never give up

 

Jun 25 2014
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Top Ten Reasons to Run: #8

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Have you seen how RAD these can be? And the best part is you can wear them as short as you want, and it’s perfectly acceptable in the running world. We’ve compiled some of our favorite running shorts below, so start wearing short shorts with that runners pride.