Santa Claus is stuck in a glass cage with 4 Feet Running! This week:- Nik, Dan, and listener John run the Edaville Rail Run 5-miler trail run in Carver, Mass.- Coming along for the ride are John's neighbor Jack, his daughter Amy, and Dan's work friend Jon -- so that's 3 Johns for the price of 1 right there- Edaville Railroad has a whole Christmas display going, complete with creepy Santa dioramas and transgendered elves- Nik's Garmin Forerunner 405 goes bye-bye- They also meet an older lady who's all banged up but who still runs the 5-miler- Dan starves his way across 5 hard miles, Nik's glucose levels plummet, but everyone else doing the race has a phenomenal time- Listeners share their Garmin woes- More Stanley the pointer dog hogging all the attention at the end- They get email and phone calls from very nice people- E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com Show notes: 4feetrunning.blogspot.com 4 Feet Fone: 206-350-1677 LESS

It's 4 Feet Running's first ever video podcast! Nik and Dan are checking in very quickly between audio episodes with a little rough home-made video: - Nik has a little bad news about her Garmin 405 - They talk about their race plans for the next audio episode - Special Guest Star: Stanley as Stanley the pointer dog 4feetrunning.blogspot.com 4feetrunning@gmail.com LESS

Think global, run local with 4 Feet Running! This episode:- Nik and Dan go for the Zen Run 10K in Lakeville, Mass.- They talk about their World Wide Festival of Races runs, and why they prefer to call it the WWF- Fall's their favorite season, so they take advantage of it by being out among the various topiaries, lakes, cranberry bogs, and other features of nature- Then nature calls- Nature won't stop calling, so they take advantage of nature by having a pit stop in the woods- Nik discusses what it's like to go wheat-free, Dan wants manly-sounding shoes, and Myrna can't stop wheezing- They talk about their first-ever experiences with running- Nik and Dan get some great feedback from very nice people, and actually give some feedback to other very nice people - E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com Show notes: 4feetrunning.blogspot.com 4 Feet Fone: 206-350-1677 LESS

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 - E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com Show notes: 4feetrunning.blogspot.com 4 Feet Fone: 206-350-1677 LESS

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- E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com http://4feetrunning.blogspot.com 4 Feet Fone: 206-350-1677Enjoy! LESS

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- Show notes: 4feetrunning.blogspot.com E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com 4 Feet Fone: 206-350-1677Enjoy! LESS

Nik and Dan are part of a new running podcast, the Runners Roundtable, recorded live on Talkshoe! Nik and Dan join Steve Runner, Toni, the Zen Runner and Dr. Monte in a discussion about fitness, the World Wide Festival of Races, training and more.Check out the Runners Roundtable feed, and find out when you can join a live recording, at http://www.runnersroundtable.com! LESS

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 - E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com Show notes: 4feetrunning.blogspot.com 4 Feet Fone: 206-350-1677 Enjoy! LESS

Celebrate 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!--Show notes: http://4feetrunning.blogspot.com E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com 4 Feet Fone: 206-350-1677Enjoy! LESS

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, and Nik- They get a special message from Adam "Another Runner" Tinkoff and Austin Hastings- They read feedback and reviews from some very nice people - E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com Show notes: 4feetrunning.blogspot.com 4 Feet Fone: 206-350-1677Enjoy! LESS