Welcome to the kdays.com Running Blog Carnival.

Thursday is Running Blog Carnival Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a range of articles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post. Blog carnivals are a great way to see a wide variety of ideas and opinions on a similar subject.

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Chris presents Stacey Wall And Weiden+Kenedy Launch Nike’s SPARQ. posted at DropKick MonKey.
What do you think of the new Nike ad campaign? “My better is better than your better!”

Rundangerously presents “run fatboy run” movie review posted at rundangerously.
“This movie will definitely make you laugh. it will also make runners smile with recognition many familiar running moments. It’s a light-hearted, funny movie that may even inspire non-runners to lace up and going running ”

jtj3 presents Podcasts I like, Part 1 posted at Runs With Perserverance, saying, “An article I wrote about running-related podcasts I enjoy.”
Looking for inspiration? Try one of these podcasts – by runners for runners – the next time you hit the pavement, trail or track.

Phong Chieng presents 9 Running Stretches to Help Run Faster posted at The Trail Running Blog.
Do you stretch before running? After warming up? After your run? Phong details nine stretches that “will help lengthen and strengthen your muscles, allowing a better range of motion for your arms and legs”.

Matt Johnson presents New Balance Ad Campaign posted at TheDailyRunner.com.
Take a look at the new New Balance Ad Campaign. Do you identify with their take on running?

Casey McGuire presents First Aid Kit for Runners posted at Runonearth.com.
Casey takes us through creating a customized kit that fits a runners first aid needs.

Leo Babauta presents 10 Things I Learned From My Second Marathon posted at zen habits.
Some runners say that their second marathon was so much harder as they knew more of what to expect. A case of ignorance is bliss in the case of the first, maybe. In Leo’s case, being better prepared and changing his attitude going in – just have fun – made his second far more enjoyable, not to mention a fantastic PB too!

Megan presents What to Do for Runners posted at MeganRunning.
Generally we’re focussing on what we, as runners need to do. Megan looks at what friends, family and the wider community can do for us!

That concludes this edition. Thank you to everyone contributing to this edition of kdays.com Running Blog Carnival. Previous Issues and the Submission Form can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Be sure to tune in every Thursday for the next kdays.com Blog Carnival. Don’t forget – you can submit your own article for inclusion, just make sure it’s in by Tuesday each week.

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