The world’s most legendary marathon is less than a week away! As a Boston-based company, the Runkeeper team has got you covered for your Boston Marathon race day, with advice for both spectators and runners. So without further adieu, here are a few tips from our team to yours.  The Best Place to Watch the […]

Reach The Beach is a relay race that stretches over 200 miles from the Mountains of New Hampshire to the state’s coastal shores, and tests the physical, as well as mental fortitude of 12 teammates.  It’s a race that will not only change your perspective on running, but life in general. I’m a stubborn runner. […]

Running has a bad rap as an individual activity. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been running for most of my life and love taking the time out of my day to head out alone, relax and collect my thoughts; but sometimes having a team or group of close training partners behind you can make a […]

There’s road races and then there’s Ragnar: the crazy mutation of races that puts 12ish people in two vans for 24-plus hours, with several bouts of running in between. Personal space is scarce, sleep is scarcer, but the fun has no bounds. That’s why team Runkeeper is at Ragnar’s Reach the Beach for the fourth […]

Raise your hand if you’ve attempted a diet. Okay, keep your hand up if you’ve also had some degree of success with that diet. Now keep your hand up if those diets continue to be successful today… I’ll wait. Odds are the majority of you have put your hand down, and that’s because most ‘diets’ […]

I’m sorry everyone. By now you’ve woken up and noticed the fridge has been raided. The leftovers you were expecting to package into lunches this week are gone. The desserts your aunt wrapped and sent home with you from her cookout are also gone. Godzilla leaves buildings toppled in his wake, and I leave your […]

At the beginning of 2014 I set a goal to walk 1,000 miles in a year.  I hit that goal in September and wasn’t too excited.  I felt like I needed to raise the bar because I finished so early.  I figured if you’re going to set a goal, shoot for the stars.  2,000 miles […]

I had the opportunity to meet Simon Wheatcroft. If you are a regular in the Runkeeper community, you have already read his story and hopefully followed his journey as he ran from the Runkeeper offices in Boston to Central Park in Manhattan to warm up for the New York Marathon. (Yeah, I needed to let that sink […]

You may have heard the buzz already, but our amazing ambassador Simon is running the New York City Marathon on November 2. But first, he decided to stop in Boston to see his friends at Runkeeper—and then run all the way from Boston to New York! Ever since he lost his sight at the age […]