The new year is nearly upon us, and (as anyone who's a regular gym-goer can attest) that means that gyms are about to get really busy.  With the new year comes new year's resolutions - resolutions to do something better than you did the previous year.  A lot of times these resolutions relate to some sort of fitness goals, so naturally as soon as January hits, the gym fills up with all kinds of new faces, each starting off the...

As I write this, I have an upcoming Marathon exactly two weeks away.  Needless to say, I've been doing quite a bit of running the last few months to prepare for this race.  However, I currently live in an area that has very few options to run outside.  There are no nearby parks or trails to speak of, and though many of the streets have sidewalks, the roads are often very busy, making them a potentially dangerous (and noisy) pl...