Light up with Stella McCartney

May I just say, wow. And again. WOW! The Adidas by Stella McCartney collection enters the fall/winter 2010 season continuing to re-define and challenge traditional sport silhouettes by introducing an innovative new glow-in-the-dark story within the running category. The functional fashion collection remains the only line available for women that is a true fusion of performance and style, combining cutting-edge Adidas technologies with Stella’s unique designs.

Stella McCartney on the glow-in-the-dark running collection: “Running is one of our most popular categories and for me to make it have its own point of view is really key. I think that we did it this season in a direct way by looking at glow-in-the-dark. When you are running in an urban environment, you need to feel safe, when people can see you coming and stand out, especially in winter when it gets dark earlier. But at the same time we used it on a leopard print, so it’s not so masculine and graphic. We also have glow-in-the-dark key rings which have a nice sense of humour, which you can have if you are a man, a woman, or a kid.”

Meet Menco

See the guy in the middle? That's my collegue Menco. Every saterday we teach a class in the park called 'So You Wanna Be An Athlete..." It's an intense full body workout that covers agility, speed, power and strength. As a former American Football player, Menco is no stranger to train the body to its full potential.

Here's Menco's simple, but highly effective beach workout. The only fitness tool you need is an empty backpack!

"Go to the beach with an empty backpack, fill it with sand and carry it on your back while running in bare feet in hard sand, loose sand and the water. Especially the bare feet running in loose sand will give a boost to your joint stability. Mix it up with some swimming and finish with a few sprinting exercises in the sand dunes."

Meet Rinke

So this is typically Rinke when meeting her at the gym for a workout: wearing boots she just had to buy at Barneys on Rodeo Drive and a Balmain bag dangling from her arm in which she carries her Adidas by Stella McCartney sports outfit. As an editor for Grazia, Rinke travels the world and attends the hottest international runway fashion shows. And she runs. A lot. Like a 30K run on a sunday afternoon just for the fun of it. Rinke recently ran her first marathon, finished in a time of 3:38. Her only comment: 'I was just too slow...'

The FITNESS Spring 2010 Sneaker Guide

Wanna know which running shoe might work for you? Have a look at Fitness Magazine's 2010 Sneaker Guide:

The FITNESS Spring 2010 Sneaker Guide

Nike Trash Run

Today has been all about the Giro d'Italia in Amsterdam. A major sports event like that plus the current strike of the city's garbage collectors equals a lot of trash in the streets. That's why Nike is organizing a so called 'Trash Run' tomorrow morning- running through the centre of Amsterdam while picking up trash. Unglamorous as it may sound, it sure is a good work out ; )

Meet Karine

No rigid diets, no cutting out the carbs and yes you can have your glass of wine and eat some chocolate too! As a nutritionist/food journalist, Karine recently published a book on how to loose weight by enjoying your food. Wholefoods that is.

Besides a healthy diet, Karine also promotes exercise. Here's how she stays in shape:

"Twice, sometimes three times a week I go to the Kennermerduinen for running up and down the sandy dunes. Next to that, I do yoga once a week ad hit the gym twice a week and do all kind of exercises with free weights. Sometimes I hire a personal trainer to shaken things up a little. I stay active in daily life by never taking the car, always using my bike to run errands."

Energy drink for your feet

So this is kinda cool. The zig zag shape outsole of this Reebok sneaker absorbs the impact of heel strike and sends a wave of energy along the length of the shoe to help propel you forward with each step. “The energy drink for your feet”.

Carl Lewis on running

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple.
I tell myself: Get out of the blocks,
run your race, stay relaxed.
If you run your race, you'll win....
Channel your energy. Focus.
-Carl Lewis

13 great beach, mountain and park places to run in L.A. - latimes.com

Read this article for the best places to run in L.A.:

13 great beach, mountain and park places to run in L.A. - latimes.com

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Personal favorite run ever: running with Haile Gebreselassie @ Santa Monica Beach

Go Stella!

The perfect sweat: Adidas by Stella McCartney S/S '10