4 Feet Running - Ep. 46

4 Feet Running has a wicked good time at the Salem Wicked Half-Marathon! This jam-packed week:

- Nik and Dan get lost in a thick, dark fog in America's spookiest city

- Nik prepares to run the Wicked Half, her longest distance in a while thanks to some gastrointestinal & dietary issues

- Speaking of which, she finally gets an answer as to what's wrong with her (sort of)

- Dan realizes he's too neurotic to do Chi Running

- They get recognized by a very nice listener

- Dan hears a very angry half-marathoner refuse any sort of encouragement whatsoever in the strongest possible language

- Nik has a great time at the race but misses her favorite socks

- They also discuss some other interesting clothing choices in their childhood

- They get some fantastic feedback

(10.4.08)

4 Feet Running - Ep. 45

This is take three of 4 Feet Running! No wait--take four. This week is jam-packed:

- Nik and Dan explain their unexplained absence on a 4-mile run through their neighborhood: crappy luck

- They decide to take the show biweekly for now due to life stuff

- Nik continues her rivalry on the Million Feet Running Challenge with Nigel from Running from the Reaper

- They review Chi Running by Danny Dreyer and Pose Method of Running by Nicholas Romanov

- Nik explains how she's been running twice a day

- Dan's got a slight case of dehydration and sleep deprivation, which is not unique to him in his office

- They explain all this Bad Boys of Running vs. Bad Girls of Running business

- They get feedback from some very nice people

(9.18.08)

4 Feet Running - Ep. 44

We're smokin' stew in a tent down by the river with 4 Feet Running! Or, as the French say, Quatre Pieds Courent! This week:

- Nik and Dan do a 3-miler by the Fall River waterfront

- They briefly meet up with their favorite newspaper hawker

- Dan bids a frustrating farewell to the Crazy Man Running Store and finds a new shop

- Nik is feeling better, stomachwise, which is helping her keep up with certain British podcasters on RunnerPlus challenges

- They meet a regiment of French Revolutionary War re-enactors camped by the river, nice people who nearly bayonet a civilian

- Nik and Dan can be Parisian taxi drivers

- There's broken bicycle banter and chi chit-chat

- They get some feedback from very nice people

(8.28.08)

4 Feet Running - Ep 43

Run through the playground of America's rich and famous with 4 Feet Running! This week:

- Nik and Dan go for a 3-miler down Bellevue Avenue in Newport, R.I.

- They keep an eye out for Vikings and/or Chinese explorers

- Dan tries out some new shoes that may or may not be working

- Nik is feeling somewhat better, but her gastrointestinal doctor's nickname is a bit too appropriate

- A quick update on their World Wide Festival plans

- They have a little picnic in Touro Park, near the Chinese-Viking-settler monument

- They get feedback from some very wonderful people

- Keep your eyes peeled for an extra-special project

(8.10.08)

4 Feet Running - Ep. 42

elebrate 1 year running with 4 Feet Running! This week:

- Nik and Dan run at night in Bristol, R.I., to escape the heat

- They recap their yearlong adventures podcasting and in running

- Dan's gone from a blob to an honest-to-goodness runner

- Nik's working through her GI issues, and she doesn't mean an overseas deployment, unless "overseas deployment" is some sort of euphemism

- They discuss the first podcasts they ever listened to, and their first experiences with running podcasts in particular

- Dan gets the hard sell from a gym membership lady

- He also describes a relaxing experience on the open water

- They read feedback from some wonderful people

- Stay tuned at the end for a special treat!

(7.28.08)

4 Feet Running - Ep. 41

These colors DO run with 4 Feet Running! This week:

- Nik and Dan meet Special Guest Star John to run the Mattapoisett 4th of July 5-mile road race

- They talk about Mattapoisett history, and how it's the nicest, most quaint town in southern Massachusetts

- Running podcasts are the best -- all three of them are agreed on this

- John describes what it's like to run a 10-mile-long 5K

- Embarrassing race running stories aplenty, and what it's like to quit smoking after decades

- Nik talks a little bit about gluten intolerance and her possible Celiac disease

- They get a special message from Adam "Another Runner" Tinkoff and Austin Hastings

- They read feedback and reviews from some very nice people

- Special thanks to John for making it a great show!

(7.14.08)

4 Feet Running - Ep. 40

Just a quick run to the post office with 4 Feet Running! This week:

- Nik and Dan go for an easy 3-miler through the neighborhood

- Despite his second-to-last finish in his last race, Dan's going to try another race next week

- Nik discovers she has something strange: reactive hypoglycemia

- Meet (very briefly) Mike the Quizmaster Postman!

- Nik goes into a little more depth about her shiny new Garmin Forerunner 405

- They talk about their favorite new hobby: geocaching

- Then they get feedback from some very nice people

(7.2.08)