Shameless Promoting!!!

I am not going to sugar coat this one for all you straight-shooting athletes out there…being injured SUCKS. There is nothing fun about putting in exuberant amounts of time and effort, training your heart out, to wake up one morning with a hint of something not right. You head out for your run and that confirms it, that something not right, is downright wrong. I hope there is someone out there who can’t relate to what I am saying because that means you have been blessed with an injury free running past which is almost as great an accomplishment as the insane miles we put in every week.

Whether you are a hundred-mile per week guy hammering the pavement every day or if you are new to the sport and just can’t seem to work the kinks out, learning how to prevent over-use-injuries as well as knowing how to assess and treat them are all fundamental basics of being a runner, at least if you want to stay a runner!
Since we know how defeating these injuries can be, we are calling in the experts to educate you on how to get rid of them if you got ‘em or how to stay on the straight and narrow of not getting ‘em!

Dr. Nilesh Shah from Summa Health and Wellness Institute will be here discussing common over-use injuries in runners and how to prevent them. His colleague, Terri Angelo, ATC, will also be here to inform us about Graston Technique. Graston Technique is a simple technology that is improving injury treatment and rehabilitation.

We hope you can come to the store to check out what these folks have to say!

Wednesday, February 25th @ 7pm.

Don’t forget…Fashion Event at Fleet Feet Sports in Northfield. It is going to be H-O-T!! You can come to watch the many models or you could even just come for some good company! But if you really want to capitalize on this event, come for the fashion forward styles and colors that we will have in the store on this night ONLY! We want your feedback so we know we are always buying the BEST clothes for our customers. If you want to guarantee yourself a seat (and a FREE goodie bag!) RSVP today!

Thursday, February 26th @ 7pm

Hey Ladies...Support'em and Be Active!

So we are doing this really cool thing with Moving Comfort. As you may know they are a sports bra specialty brand and we do really well with them and our bra fit process. Let me first clear the air with this statement: I know more about sports bras than I wish I did and yes, I actually can help women find the perfect bra for them...in a very non-hands-on, distant sort of way...(awkward pause)...ITS TRUE! Most women are not in the correct size sports bra. In fact a correctly fit sports bra is just as important to a woman as her correctly fit running shoe...(awkward pause #2)



...Anyway...So Moving Comfort came to Fleet Feet with this really cool initiative. Lets make a really cool tee shirt with a real cool saying, sell it to active women, and give part of the money to a really cool organization that's dedicated to educating young women on the importance of being active! Awesome Right?! We thought so!

They just arrived today and they are very limited! So stop by and grab one for your self or your mom, or your sister or wife or girlfriend or any other non male figure in your life that you love. At the end of the day we thought that it would be a nice way to show our love for the ladies and encourage active lifestyles!

So that's all I got on that...(#3)...

Support Your Girls!

Cheers

"AWAKE"

It is the time of year when a little motivation goes a long way. It has been cold, windy, snowy, and all around a typical Cleveland winter. This is a favorite around here to put a little fire in each of us to keep training and to put in the tough miles when you really don't want to.

A famous man once said "We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves. The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom. No one can say, 'You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.' The human spirit is indomitable."

So on those early mornings get up and be AWAKE!!!!

More Drinking...

Green Goodness...anything with seaweed and algae in it is good for you right?



I'll have a lemon with my water please...


During times of extreme boredom, focus on hydration...

Coffee and Snow

Snow...this is all I have to say about that:

Coffee...It is what you do when you can not run and there is not much else to do:

What Do Runway Models and Tri Geeks have in common?

Have you heard? We teamed up with Bike Authority over in Broadview Hts to form the 2009 BAFF Multisport Team. Both sides are real excited about the partnership and it has already made a splash within the community. And the plan is to continue to make some noise all season long at races! At this point we are just shy of 50 members both elite and enthusiast alike. The best part is that what every teammate has in common is their love and respect for the sport. The team website is clevelandtri.com, it has all sorts of good news and info on the team...hopefully even more as the preseason and season progress. So anyway, we are stoked about the team and can not wait to start training, racing and turning heads!

So that hasn't been all we have been doing over here. We have 2 events planned that might just give every women and ultra trendy dude something to look forward to during the next few frozen weeks.

1. Our newest installment of a longstanding tradition that we like to call DIVA NIGHT! January 22nd at 7pm. (Also happens to be a certain blog posting, store managing, super cool tri guy's birthday) but anyway, Diva night will be, once again, filled to the bring with free pampering for all of our female friends. The details are still getting hashed out, but trust me there will be plenty of specialists of all sorts on hand to make it a super comfy and warming January night for everyone here...and by warming I refer to the several cases of wine that will be in attendance...if you into that kind of thing.

2. Why not try something new...How about getting psyched for the spring by joining us at the first ever Fleet Feet Fitness Fashion Event, Thursday, February 26th at 7pm. We are talking, runways, models, exclusive one night only styles from Nike, Brooks, Pearl Izumi and others that all guests have the chance to view and buy! Also we will raffle off some really cool prizes and give each guest a gift bag packed with goodies unlike any we have ever give away before. So make sure you RSVP (by calling the store) soon because spots are limited! This is just our way to get everyone pumped for the summer by checking out some really cool new styles, trends and colors that surely make you the looker at the gym and on the roads this summer! Oh ya, the wine will be flowing all night too, so if you didn't get enough pampering at Diva Night be sure to put this one down on the calendar and be here when Fleet Feet hits the runway!

Lets recap, A Multisport Team with Bike Authority that is going to make some noise, a night of Divas at the store that will make some noise, and a new Fitness Fashion Event Fleet Feet style that will...yep, make some noise. So in your constant search for excitement and fun in this winter wonderland, stop by the old FF to find some really cool things going on that I promise will warm you up, pump you up and maybe even shake you up...ear plugs not required.

The "NEW" in New Year

So 2009 is upon us. The NEW year. What does that mean to you? Will you look back at 2008 and smile about the good times, maybe reflect on ways to improve? Or maybe you wont even look back at all, just look forward to the NEW year and all it will bring.

Here at the old shoe store we can't wait to run into the brand NEW year! The past few months we have been planning the 09 schedule like crazy and have actually come up with some pretty awesome NEW things! We are going to host NEW in-store events, have NEW local races to support, NEW teams and groups to train with and support, NEW training programs and tons of super cool NEW gear! Heck a few more NEW customers wouldn't hurt either! (but we really do love the old ones!)

So next time we see you and we say "happy NEW year" we really mean, happy NEW year. We can't wait for 2009 and all the NEW it will bring! We are just doing our little part to make your 2009 that much NEWER!

There is nothing like jumping headfirst into a NEW year ready to take it all on! With a fresh NEW clean slate just think of all of the NEW awesome things you will accomplish in 2009! So go out there and run your way into 2009 but just remember, when your feet start to hurt stop in for some NEW shoes!

Happy NEW year!