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Black Running Experience with Ramon Brunson

Running is a beneficial pastime that about 50 million Americans enjoy. While running can be mentally beneficial, offering runners elevated mood and improved memory and focus, running doesn’t appeal the same to everyone. A study conducted by Gatorade Endurance in 2021, revealed that minority groups face barriers that discourage them from running. Including the lack…

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Keep Warm, Keep Running

It’s official! The chilling winds and glittering flakes of winter are here. With the holiday season ended, we’re ...
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Don’t Run on E

Ready, set, eat! So, you’ve been running all the miles that your training plan has for you, but ...
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RUN | WALK | CROSSTRAIN

Ever wonder if there are other exercises out there that can help you get faster, stronger, and gain endurance? Maybe you ...
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Please Don’t Stop the Music

Hello, Playmakers community! We are back and wanted to talk about a topic we all love, music. Whether you’re running, walking, ...
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Farewell to the Sale

Farewell to the Sale!

To Our Community,  The Playmakers Summer and Winter Sales have been a part of our DNA since 1981.  From the early ...
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Closed on Sundays

Sharpen The Saw Sundays at Playmakers

The sun is out, snow is melting, and we are excited for spring at Playmakers! With spring and the start of ...
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Embrace Cold Weather Running

Last week, the Midwest saw several days of below-zero temperatures, prompting many runners to head for the treadmill. But some runners, ...
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Ubuntu : I am because we are

Building a Stronger Community, Together

I am because we are.   It was just over a year ago when some of our staff was headed to The ...
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Plantar Fasciitis Rolling

Treat Plantar Fasciitis at Home

You wake up, swing your legs out of bed, put your feet on the ground and OUCH!! Approximately 2 million people ...
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PE Challenge

5 Ways to Keep Kids on The Move

September not only brings a change of season, but a beginning to a new school year, updated schedules, and a change ...
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Michael Henderson

Going The Extra (100) Miles

My running career began 40 years ago, by training for and running a 10K...I was hooked with the sport of running ...
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Hydration Products

H2-WOAH, I Might Be Dehydrated!

It’s time to face the facts, our bodies are constantly losing water. Odds are, we lose more in a day then ...
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Runners

Becoming a Runner

Have you ever considered becoming a runner?  Maybe this is a question you thought you’d never ask yourself.  Or maybe this ...
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Playmakers Owners

A Note From The Owners

Dear Playmakers community, We may be living through our greatest adversity. In spite of the many challenges of COVID-19, we have ...
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