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New Balance RC1400 Review: A semi-pro's perspective on one of the fastest...
Mike Andersen is a guy who can definitely add something very cool to Average Guy, because he’s an elite runner with a view of the very, very front of the pack. He was on the podium at the Detroit...
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New Balance MT1010 Review: Minimus Amp is a new low-drop option
The following review was put together by the hardest-to-please specialty running shop owner around (this means honest, no-gloss reviews for us!), Ken. Ken has written for us before and has the most...
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A word of explanation
Our new little house in Bay City...Or maybe several words of explanation. We will see how it goes.I have always hated those blogger posts expelling why they haven't posted much, why the content has...
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Merrell Barefoot Update: Concept Shops and Long-Term Wear
The Merrell Barefoot Lithe GloveIn the past few months, Moira and I have uprooted pretty much everything we knew and settled down in a new town. We have done chores, painted rooms, landscaped, packed...
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(Help) Run a marathon!*
* and by "run," I mean from the administration perspective!It isn't often that professional part time jobs, especially those related top running, pop up in Mid-Michigan, but here you go...I have...
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New Balance MT1010 Long Term Update
As a running shoe, the New Balance MT1010 has become my favorite walking shoe. That isn't to say it isn't a great runner, it is, but I love it for wearing to work at my day job. Of course, my day job...
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Saucony Triumph 10 Review
In the past year or two I have had the pleasure of reviewing a few Saucony products, sometimes before launch to the general public. It is a great perk of being a running blogger! Many times, I have...
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2013 Minimal and Barefoot Style Running Shoe Sneak Peek
I gave away shoes in the past few weeks to make room,It is getting out of hand in my closet.Well, mine won't be the first or the most heavily viewed 2013 running shoe preview blog post, I will leave...
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Cancer: Moira (and Leo and me) three years later
Last year on this day I wrote about Moira's 2-year anniversary from finishing her cancer treatments. Well, here we are one more year later and just about everything has changed once again, I think for...
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GPS Watches...I want YOUR reviews!
Do you run with a GPS watch? Which one? Why did you pick that model? Have you had others? What are you planning on buying next, or are you happy with watch X? Do you think GPS watches are for...
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Saucony Adventerra GTX Review: Darth Vader Eats Trail Mix
The Adventerra GTX is a first-of-its-kind from one of my favorite running specialty makers, Saucony. Unlike Merrell, who came into running from the outdoor adventure crowd, Saucony is attempting to do...
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Patagonia EVERmore Review
Patagonia is, bar none, my favorite outdoor gear manufacturer. I am sure I am not alone when I say I like their style, their lifetime guarantee, and their commitment to the environment (see the 1% for...
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Exploration: Saginaw Bay Watershed
Photo by Craig SterkenIn the past year, I moved about 100 miles away, back to my home region in the Saginaw Bay Watershed of Michigan. I found a job here where I could spend a lot more time outdoors,...
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Merrell M-Connect Series (or, how we spent the last few months)
Let the epic party begin.All at once, it seemed, my cancer-beating, hardcore wife and I had a lot of work to do. Don’t get me wrong, it was a lot of fun, but I have never in my blogging career had such...
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On the Meaningful Running Blog
Average Guy with his above average family,a few years ago...I can always date it by the shoes I amwearing (Brooks Cascadia 3!)Let’s just get this out of the way right now...this blog gets the lion’s...
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Coming to My Senses
What I am daydreaming about most daysAll my life I was never much of an athlete. I tried basketball, baseball, wrestling, golf...I was never much more than slightly below average. I was an art kid....
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Joe Grant Interview: Above Average Athletes
Joe (center) on his recent trip to Japan (alpine-works.com)On Monday we all heard some of the most heartbreaking and terrible news imaginable associated with a running event. This running event, the...
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Merrell M-Connect Apparel Review: RFE Shorts, MixMaster Windshirt, and...
Me in the RFE Shorts and MixMaster Windshirt todayI have only reviewed clothing a few times on this blog. However, I am a frequent wearer of clothes and I feel like I probably wear them just about...
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I fell in love again.
So it is no secret to any of my readers (260,000 page views!) that I have essentially gone away. Its OK, it is not you, it is me. You see, for all of my talk about writing about what I really care...
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Saucony 2014 Preview: Virrata 2, Peregrine 4, Mirage 4
Peregrine 4: review coming soonYou'd think I would start this (p)review with some sort of apology over my offline foundering when it comes to what to do with Average Guy Hits The Road. After several...
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Expanded horizons; Defining my active outdoor lifestyle
Moira and I on some adventure in 2013As of yesterday I pulled the band-aid off my big admission...I'm out of trail running shape and setting new goals. I am figure I am already making progress on one...
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Vanguard Endeavor ED Binoculars Review
...and now for something completely different! A review of the Vanguard Endeavor ED optics I use in the field all the time. This is a great line for an attainable price.Documenting birds observed at...
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Evangeline Lilly, Saucony, and the temptations new runners face
I am concentrating on not getting ahead of myself. I have 20 pounds to lose, two years of poor eating habits to kick, and about one thousand miles to run before my target race, the Marquette 50k near...
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Milestones...what are yours?
This past week Average Guy Hits the Road passed 300,000 page views. I did not even notice. I rarely look at stats these days because my former motivation for doing so, attracting gear companies, has...
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Vanguard Endeavor HD 65A Spotting Scope Review
Leo puts the HD 65A to workThe market is crowded with excellent binoculars. It does not take much to get a serviceable pair, and a serviceable pair is all you need to get started in birding. Of course,...
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