running

10 Simple Family Fitness Ideas for the Summer

by Brian O'Keefe on June 3, 2011

Now that Memorial Day is behind us and summer is knocking, I’d like to serve up some tips for helping your family get regular exercise over the next few months. If we’re not careful, our summer schedule will get booked solid, leaving little time for exercise. Don’t let summer become a free-for-all. Instead, make plans for [...]

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Family Fitness

by Brian O'Keefe on June 1, 2011

Over the past few years, we’ve tried different ways of getting our kids regular exercise, with varying degrees of success. It takes a concerted effort to work around my writing and coaching, their homeschooling, piano lessons, church activities, and other family things. I get my exercise in the mornings to ensure that I get it [...]

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Cross Country is an ACTIVE spectator sport!

by Brian O'Keefe on September 18, 2010

Since I wasn’t a runner until after I got out of college, I had never seen a cross country meet. Or an invitational. But now that my oldest son is on the junior high XC team, I’ve been enjoying the scrimmages, the first meet, and now the first (big) invitational. When we left the house [...]

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The Case for Running

by Brian O'Keefe on March 18, 2010

I’ve tried not to blog too much about running. I realize that it’s not for everyone. But the more I think about it, the more convinced I am that it should be for almost everyone! So, if you’ll pardon me, I’d like to spend a few blog entries on running: about how it can be [...]

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Gather No Moss goes retail!

by Brian O'Keefe on June 4, 2009

Gather No Moss t-shirts are now available at Elite Runners & Walkers in the Robinson Township area of Pittsburgh. This is the top running specialty store in southwestern Pennsylvania. Thanks to Kevin and the staff there for promoting active lifestyles in the Pittsburgh area. If you’ve never been to a running specialty store like this, [...]