4 Feet Running - Ep. 69

11/11/09 • -1 min

Get two spooky races for the price of one with 4 Feet Running! In this giant-sized week:
- Nik and Dan run the Witch City 5K in Salem -- Nik in devil horns and Dan in his lucha libre mask
- Nik's out for fun, Dan's just hoping not to suffocate in the damn thing
- Gear up with some Brooks and Nike shoe chat, free tech-shirt talk, Halo headband convo
- The wrestling mask is surprisingly comfy and warm when it's cold in New England
- Nik has a great week! Oh wait, did I say great? I meant "not great"
- In case you were wondering which company makes the best ketchup chips, it's Herr's
- Obligatory parasite mention this week: whipworms!
- Some jerky douchebag asshat cuts Nik off on purpose -- some bozo in a yellow shirt
- Some 5-piece living room set books it past Dan going up a hill
- Nik and Dan also run the New Bedford Spooky Run 10K and 5K, respectively, with John from the Poi, Dan's mom, and a bunch of Nik and Dan's friends
- They wish for a Saturday morning cartoon where bad guys turn into monkeys. Someone get on this
- Nik and Dan get psyched up for the Philly races in a couple of weeks
- Too many cool costumes at the races to mention
- Too many PRs to mention -- Nik and Dan get THREE of them between them alone, plus more for John and Dan's mom
- Too much great email to mention from wonderful people(11.11.09)

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4 Feet Running - Ep. 68

Think global, run in Connecticut this week with 4 Feet Running! This episode:
- Nik and Dan do the World Wide Festival of Races at the ING Hartford half-marathon and 5K (respectively)
- Hartford is full of cranky people who like to cut in line
- Nik and Dan need to practice their geography to figure out where the races begin -- South? West? Huh?
- Dan helps a guy put on his timing chip
- Nik appears to have pooped her running skirt (but didn't)
- It's not the prettiest race course, but they both have great race times
- Except Dan has a problem with races that cheap out on the 5K timing mats
- Nik finds that the first mile of the half-marathon is a contact sport
- Assorted mayhem on the course: bloody nipples, baby stroller roller-derby, broken legs, impromptu football games
- Dan goes on a running gear shopping spree
- Nik feels weird staring at random people's feet
- They read some great email from wonderful listeners(10.24.09)

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4 Feet Running - Ep. 70

It's Rocky II: Rock Harder as 4 Feet Running takes on the 2009 Philadelphia Marathon and Half-Marathon! This episode:
- Nik is raring to run the full marathon (her sixth) and Dan shrugs toward the half-marathon (his second)
- They stop by the expo for some race swag first
- Due to technical difficulties, there's no live race-day audio, but that doesn't mean there's no drama...
- Dan almost burns down their hotel room and/or almost floods it, all because of green beans
- Nik almost misses the marathon entirely, possibly because of cheese
- Then they can't find their corrals, the race announcer forgets about some runners, Nik and Dan skip the porta-potties, a pacer gets floored, and Dan accidentally goes 100% caffeine cold-turkey (which is BAD)
- Nik is plagued by hunger and thirst in the wilds of Fairmount Park
- Her rationale for eating and drinking all kinds of stuff she shouldn't: "How much more sick could I possibly get?"
- Dan sees nudity
- He runs with his eyes shut in the hopes of taking a brief nap on the road
- Nik continues her PR domination, and Dan just misses it because of a pit-stop
- Uncle Pfitzy is definitely her favorite -- Uncle Higgy's kicked out of the family
- Lousy advice on where to run in Massachusetts and where to eat in Philadelphia
- They make big race plans for next year and read some email from wonderful listeners(12.1.09)