4 Feet Running

elebrate 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! (7.28.08)

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 - They get a special message from Adam "Another Runner" Tinkoff and Austin Hastings - They read feedback and reviews from some very nice people - Special thanks to John for making it a great show! (7.14.08)

Just a quick run to the post office with 4 Feet Running! This week: - Nik and Dan go for an easy 3-miler through the neighborhood - Despite his second-to-last finish in his last race, Dan's going to try another race next week - Nik discovers she has something strange: reactive hypoglycemia - Meet (very briefly) Mike the Quizmaster Postman! - Nik goes into a little more depth about her shiny new Garmin Forerunner 405 - They talk about their favorite new hobby: geocaching - Then they get feedback from some very nice people (7.2.08)

There's foreshadowing, suspense, and dramatic irony aplenty with 4 Feet Running with Nik and Dan! This week: - Nik and Dan run the Fairhaven Father's Day Road Race 10K - They predict it won't rain -- guess what happens? - Nik has mysterious trouble with her Garmin -- guess what happens? - Dan hopes he won't be in last place for his first 10K -- guess what almost happens? - They recover from their lousy races with a nice, relaxing walk, where everyone's a winner - Their dog Stanley has interesting (and expensive) food preferences - Nik shares her first look at the Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS sports watch - Dan wraps up his 10 in 10 in 10 Challenge (10 weeks, 10 pounds, 10K) and looks to the future with sunny optimism (6.24.08)

Have a very Vermonty time with 4 Feet Running! This week: - Nik and Dan and their dogs are in glorious Burlington, Vt., for a week - Nik prepares to run her 4th 26.2-miler, the Keybank Vermont City Marathon - It should be beautiful in Vermont this time of year -- all that snow... - Somehow Dan gets a free marathon T-shirt even though he doesn't run the race - They keep an eye out for Burlington nudists - Nik and Dan discuss their training plans, bicycling through Canada, science vs. yoga, and why no one ever runs out of Chapstick - Nik has a great time running the race - She talks about what it's like running 2 marathons in 1 month, and Dan talks about how he grunts when he runs - They get some great feedback from very nice people (6.6.08)

It's the 7th anniversary of 4 Feet Running! Almost. This week: - Nik and Dan celebrate their 7th wedding anniversary doing a 5-mile run with the dogs in Barrington, R.I. - Nik continues her tapering on the way to the Vermont City Marathon - Dan has sort of a lousy running week thanks to the rain - They discuss the early days of their courtship, which had a Sharks & Jets type feel, politically, until it became Sharks & Sharks - They talk about their future marathon travel plans, which may include Texas - Nik & Dan meet a guy still bitter about World War II - They get some coffee and kale soup and read some feedback from very nice people (5.21.08)

Two races for the price of one with 4 Feet Running! This week: - Nik runs the Cox Providence Marathon while Dan runs the New Balance 5K - It rains a lot. Again. - Nik runs about a bergillion miles this week, shattering her previous record of half a bergillion - Dan gets a new Nike+ Sportband, which is wicked cool - Nik explains how all the artists she knows tend to not run marathons, but her own personal funk is over - Dan chats with The Mystery Lady, a fellow 5K runner - The biggest thrill about running the first-ever marathon in Providence: full bottles of Gatorade - The worst thing about running the first-ever marathon in Providence: friction and bloody thighs - They describe their new running challenge and get some great feedback from very nice people (5.10.08)

It's 4 Feet Not Running with Nik and Dan! This week: - Nik and Dan are hotel-bound in New York City due to rotten weather (they're going to run next week, promise) - Nik goes for a 3.5-miler, but her feet hurt from wearing "girl shoes" at a conference - Dan gets his pants and Chuck Taylors soaked by rain - Then begins his bizarre 10-mile quest across Manhattan for more pants - They run into Clive Owen -- yeah, that Clive Owen -- and catch a Broadway show - Nik meets a guy who writes and publishes bathroom books, all by himself - They get some feedback from very nice people - Special thanks to Gordon from Tiree for his song "Buddha Bill" (5.2.08)

It's a spring fling in Plymouth with 4 Feet Running! This week: - Nik, Dan, and the dogs rock on for 3 miles in downtown Plymouth - Stanley the pointer goes for several swims in Town River while running through Brewster Park - Nik's in a running funk, but is really liking this Twitter business - Dan's 10K training plan is going according to plan, but ice cream may sabotage his 10 in 10 Challenge - They talk about Nik's ancestor who came over on the Mayflower and may or may not have slipped on a banana peel - Speaking of which, they talk about meeting an older lady clown with a filthy mouth (it's hard to explain ... just listen to it) - There are no pictures of Plymouth Rock because it's frankly not that impressive - They read emails and reviews from very nice people - Special thanks to Gordon from Tiree and Adam "Another Runner" Tinkoff for their song "I Do" (4.22.08)

Take a run downtown with 4 Feet Running as Nik and Dan run the Officer Thomas Giunta Memorial 5K road race! This week: - Nik recalls her first time running this race years before, the start of her running habit - Dan finally -- FINALLY -- gets a 10K training plan - Nik's running routine isn't working so great for her, plus oil paint poisoning sucks - They come dangerously close to not getting any race swag due to poor foresight - Nik wins the Whitest Sneakers Award for her brand-new Brooks, purchased at the Crazy Man Running Store - Dan outruns the military for most of the race - Other characters glimpsed in this episode: Nik's Chauvinist Teacher, Dan's ex-coworker Stacey, and an accountant named Bubbles - They discuss Dan's new 10 in 10 Challenge and read some reviews by very nice people (4.12.08)

4 Feet Running goes back to the future! Actually, to California. Hill Valley, California! Actually, to Berkeley. In this week's 32nd episode: - Nik drops Dan off at the airport so he can attend a multimedia journalism conference in Berkeley - Dan's now linked in to Facebook and Twitter - Nik uses her powers of deduction, honed by years of watching "Murder She Wrote," to solve the mystery of her recent queasiness - Dan, aka Future Boy, gets the DeLorean up to 88 to end up back in time on the west coast - He gets a panic attack - Dan runs twice through the streets of Berkeley, the second time bringing along a special guest star - Dan reports live from downtown San Francisco with the most bizarre, uninformed travel show ever - Gramma doesn't think very much of Dan, but he behaves himself very well and comes home safe - Nik and Dan catch up and read some email and iTunes reviews from very nice people (4.1.08)

Experience the sounds, sights, tastes, and smells of New Bedford, Mass., with 4 Feet Running! This week: - Nik runs the New Bedford Half-Marathon (that's it, no special name) - Dan's having a great time running now that he's introduced cartography into his routine - Nik is having less fun -- she's burnt out, tired, and queasy - Some sights: Barflies emerging from their cocoon - Some tastes: KFC, fish sandwiches, and Fierce Gatorade - Some smells: Fish, garbage, dog poop from the future - They listen to a special audio comment from a nice person (3.21.08)

It's a 4-miler in a van down by the river with 4 Feet Running! This week: - Nik and Dan run for 4 miles through beautifulish Somerset, Mass. - It's the longest Dan's run ever -- seriously, like, ever - They talk about ugly houses and wild goose attacks - Nik has some trouble sleeping and getting a good, decent run in - Dan wonders if he should put Vicks Vapo-Rub on his nipples to clear his sinuses while he runs - They discuss the pros and cons of video art and hoarding cats - Dan is not the Man With A Plan, and Nik is deeply unhappy about Daylight-Saving Time - They read feedback from some very nice people and plug a great charity for MS in case you'd like to donate - APOLOGIES: Forgot to hit the Bleep Button on a few swears in there (3.10.08)

It's a case of the Februaries at the Hyannis Half-Marathon with 4 Feet Running! In this special race-day episode: - Nik and Dan head to beautiful Hyannis, the tricep of Cape Cod - They track the elusive North American sister Kim, a wily, rarely photographed mammal that's small and Asian - After funerals and emergency room visits with relatives, Nik and Dan get the Februaries - They discuss American cultural development vis a vis breakfast eggs - It's chaotic in Hyannis but at least everybody survives intact - Nik runs a great half-marathon race in record time - Dan pays a record amount of money for a bagel - They do a post-race wrapup and read some e-mails from very nice people (2.29.08)

Accidents will happen in the 28th episode of 4 Feet Running with Nik and Dan -- it's the special Half at the Hamptons episode! This week: - Nik and Dan find themselves pretty much all alone in deserted Hampton Beach, NH, where Nik's running the town's first half-marathon - Nik reveals her super identity, and it stinks - Dan and Nik describe her strange stint in jury duty involving Mrs. Magoo, a fall into a grave, and a stinky bath mat - Dan tries to figure out what to do with himself in a town where everything including the McDonald's is boarded up for the winter - Nik has a great half-marathon time - Other people don't do so well at all -- there are two drastic accidents - Nik and Dan do a scared and worried post-race wrapup in the car - Then they drive the hell home as fast as they can (2.16.08)