Kari Gormley and Serena Marie, RD run through their 2015 holiday gift-giving top picks for runners, including clothing, shoes, recovery products, running equipment, books, stocking stuffers, and more. Runner of the Week, Jennifer Lockram, chats about her work-life-running balance and how to add distance to your runs. Founder Mike Clarke of the Big Beach Marathon and Half Marathon in Gulf Shores, AL offers travel tips to the race and gives some must-have information about entering a giveaway for beachfront accommodations for the big day. Finally, Serena Marie, RD dishes about what type of chocolate to choose to zap your sugar cravings this holiday season.
[Show notes are courtesy of Becky Fedora Clayton.]
TRLS 2015 Holiday Gift Guide for Runners
Running Apparel

CW-X Compression
Lululemon Running Skirt
TRLS apparel for men and women

Running Accessories

Gore Running Wear® Windstopper® Jacket
Gore Running Wear® Essential Windstopper® Gloves
Brooks Women’s Ghost 8 GORE-TEX (GTX)
Brooks Adrenaline ASR 11 GTX
Altra Running Shoes
Spenco Women’s Supreme Slide
Injinji® Toe Socks

Running Equipment

FitBit Surge
Jabra Sport Pulse wireless earbud headphones with built-in heart rate monitor
Jeff Galloway’s Gymboss Interval Timer and Stopwatch
ElliptiGO®

Recovery Products

Roll Recovery
Trigger Point foam
The Orb by Pro Tec

Stocking Stuffers

BeeCause Charms
iTunes gift cards
Individual-use containers of Chamois butter

Books

Go Wild: Free Your Body and Mind from the Afflictions of Civilization by Dr. John Ratey and Richard Manning
Sleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day: A Doctor’s Guide to Solving Your Sleep Problems by Robert S. Rosenberg
Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports by Kathrine Switzer
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by Dr. John Ratey and Eric Hagerman
Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes
Eat the Yolks by Liz Wolfe

Above all, the best gift is your time, attention, and presence.
The Runner of the Week segment is sponsored by Sport Suds, which is a detergent that doesn’t test on animals and is septic safe, in addition to a whole lot of other great things. As a listener of TRLS, you can receive a 25% discount at checkout at www.sportsuds.com when you use code RUNLIFE.
Runner of the Week: Jennifer Lockram
This week’s Runner of the Week is a busy mom of three boys, wife, part-time worker, and Boston-qualifier whom Kari originally met at the Boston Marathon.

How she “runs away”
How she combines running, her family and work life, and becoming a Boston qualifier
How she started her running career, despite her struggle with lifelong asthma
How to add distance to your runs through recovery (yoga, compression socks, Epsom salt baths)

Founder Mike Clarke of the first-ever Big Beach Marathon and Half Marathon in Gulf Shores, AL on January 31, 2016 explains how easy it is to travel to the Yellowhammer state. Don’t forget to snag your 15% discount when you enter RUNLIFE during checkout at BigBeachMarathon.com/register/:

Option A: Pensacola International Airport, which is located approximately 43 miles from Gulf Shores and is serviced by all of the major airline carriers
Option B: Mobile Regional Airport, which is approximately 62 mile from Gulf Shores
Option C: A six-hour drive from Atlanta, GA

Mike also shares some breaking news with TRLS that you won’t want to miss! (Hint: It involves beachfront accommodations within walking distance of the race. Everyone who registers for the race in December is eligible to win a drawing!)
Serena Marie, RD

Why to look for alkali in chocolate’s ingredients list on nutrition labels
How to choose the right type of dark chocolate to satiate your sweet tooth and replete magnesium
How Kari defeated her dry skin issues by giving up dairy products

Don’t forget to discover the 11 Strategies to Live the Running Lifestyle, so head over to www.therunninglifestyle.com/join and check them out.
Next week, Kari brings back the amazing Ellen R