Training

BJC WellAware manager Jeremy Koerber talks about the importance of having a strong support system when preparing for a half-marathon or other sporting event. This video is part of a series intended to help runners in the upcoming MO’ Cowbell half marathon prepare.   Click here to find out how support systems are the difference …

BJC WellAware Center manager Jeremy Koerber shares five things you must do to prepare for a half marathon. This video is part of a series intended to help runners in the upcoming MO’ Cowbell half marathon prepare. Click here to see the full video from Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital and Progress West HealthCare Center, our …

BJC WellAware manager Jeremy Koerber talks about the importance of setting goals when preparing for a half-marathon or other sporting event. This video is part of a series intended to help runners in the upcoming MO’ Cowbell half marathon prepare.   Click here to see how setting a goal of running is a key component …

What you wear can make all of the difference when you run. In hot weather wear lightweight, breathable shirts and shorts. When it comes to those cooler fall days get moisture wicking base layers. The Big River Running Company has examples of this type of apparel online or at their store. 2548 Hwy K, O’Fallon, …

“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” -John Bingham

“If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.”  –John Bingham

If you have more than 350-400 miles on your shoes than the simple answer is YES! If you have less than this it is a little more complicated, a good pair of shoes will last 400-500 miles but will not have the same support or rebound as when you bought them. You will most likely …

“In running, it doesn’t matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, ‘I have finished.’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that.” -Fred Lebow, New York City Marathon co-founder

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.”  –Bill Bowerman

“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or gazelle – when the …