Competitor - August 2017

MARATHON | HALF MARATHON | 10K | 5K BANDS ONCOURSE “KISSED ALIVE” RUN THROUGH WEDDING RUN THE LAS VEGAS STRIP AT N I G HT REGIST ...

20 GEAR WEARABLE TECH SLEEP TRACKING BY SAM WINEBAUM Sleep is critical for our everyday well-being, but also our running per- fo ...

4 seasons of outdoor recreation| shopping microbreweries | wine tasting | dining Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Traverse ...

22 GEAR COLLECTIVE PHOTO: OLIVER BAKER POCKET POWER We can’t be the only ones who are psyched to fi nd running gear with unexpec ...

your ancient Chimp brain that keeps you alive, your modern Professor brain that navigates the modern world, and your Computer br ...

24 IN THE PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO.COM here’s a reason when you’re running slowly you joke that it’s like running through sand. Becaus ...

25 For more tips on summer running and training click here. CM0817_FEAT_BEACHRUNNING.indd 25 7/27/17 12:36 PM ...

26 PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO.COM There's no reason why you should pass up the sand this vacation and hit up the treadmill instead. And ...

27 HOW TO GET STARTED Mason actually advises people to simply walk on the beach their fi rst day to get used to the sand. When y ...

28 SAND CAN GET BURNING HOT IN THE AFTER- NOON SUN. SUNSCREEN, A HAT AND SUNGLASSES! MORNING AND LATE EVENING MEAN FEWER CROWDS. ...

29 REMEMBER LANDMARKS AND WHERE YOU STARTED. ALL THOSE TOWELS CAN LOOK THE SAME. 3 Beach Workouts Sometimes, even on vacation, i ...

30 Running and music make a powerful duo that many fi nd key to successful training and racing. WHY MATTERS PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO.C ...

31 Jodi Snowdon doesn’t run a step with- out her headphones. Podcasts keep her company some of the time, but more often than not ...

32 Two decades ago, Tim Murphy decided to do something about what he considered the boring factor of running—long, lonely miles ...

33 Q What’s your best band story for Rock ’n’ Roll? We booked Snoop Dogg for the Vegas event and a few weeks before—it was a day ...

34 PARDON ME WHILE I ROCK OUT By Kevin Gemmell The fi rst thing I do when making a playlist is to fi nd a goopy Debbie Gibson so ...

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TIME TO LEARN By Emily Polachek Sometimes running is a great activity for getting lost in the music—or thought—but it’s also an ...

HANSONS MARATHON METHOD has helped thousands of runners smash their PRs using the same innovative approach that has made the Han ...

DOUBLEDOUBLEDOUBLE ACTACT 38 BEING A SPEEDY RUNNER AND TALENTED MUSICIAN ARE TWO INSEPARABLE ASPECTS OF RAC’S LIZ ANJOS. BY EMIL ...