Five: 1. Things you may not have known about running shoes (As a soccer nut, I knew about #4) 2. How to deal with ITBS (Norm?) 3. Another gem of good advice from Jason 4. Adapting your running to summer heat 5. Western States women’s race preview Run cool!

Tuesday five: 1. Interview with Western States RD 2. Top tweeters in Track and Field 3. Ragnar runner robbed (awesomely alliterated) 4. Western States men’s preview 5. To run, to fly Run and fly today

Five to the start the week: 1. In retrospect, this was my experience. Wasn’t the shoes, but the volume and my weight (I ran in Asics Gel Nimbus for a 7 months pre-injury). 2. The response to number 1 3. Amen. 4. This is why I’m not fond of “celebrity meet and greets.” 5. Oh. …

Friday five: 1. Piriformis bugging you?  Try these 2. A positive outlook is better for your health, and, in my opinion, your training 3. I love this, and if you’ve run for any length of time, you can relate 4. Really fascinating read 5. Running from Failure-see quote below: “So yeah, I hate video games.…

Five: 1. Really like this tip.  Been on my mind of late. 2. How accurate are fitness monitors? 3. Sad end to the space station treadmill 4. More big marathons should offer this service 5. This is a really interesting tool.  Anyone use it? Be safe in the summer heat!

The five: 1. Ben and Jerry’s is using runners to pick ice cream flavors 2. Never heard of “Fell running?” Me neither.  But here ya go 3. “Spirit of the Marathon II” debuting out in select cities today 4. Sound advice for running when you just aren’t quite up to it 5. I think about…

Five: 1. Really good piece about the Central Governor and ultra-running, applicable to any distance 2. More and more people are trying out trail running. 3. Nothing to do with running, but I could watch these pups jump all day! 4. Three exercises for the busy runner 5. Ever been on the road and have…

Five to start the week: 1. I’ve really enjoyed watching his prep for Burning River 2. Woman runs down bike thief 3. This is great news! 4. Looks like I need to buy this book 5. Ragnar coming to your trails. (I applied to run on the Salomon team at Tahoe, but alas was not…

Friday five: 1. 12 most challenging trail runs in America (from Business Insider–Thanks Nancy!) 2. This device turns your running shoe into a battery charger (Thanks, M) 3. “My back is hurting while I run” “You are pregnant and in labor.” “Whaaaaa!” 4. The Mystique of Western States (side note: if you are not into…

Five for YOU on my son’s 14th birthday: 1. Nice profile of legendary coach Bill Squires. 2. 8 good core exercises 3. Comrades runner grabs kid’s Mickey doll and runs 50 miles with it 4. Fastest 13.1 on American soil: 58:41 5. Love this honesty, wish more of us practiced it Run to celebrate my…

The five: 1. His 45 year running streak will end in July 2. Sean Penn is helping Haitian runners 3. Great post from Joe English 4. As if anyone needed a reason to drink coffee…here are three you may not have known 5. Runner dies at Mt Diablo 50K near San Francisco Run like you…