The Size 15 Runner does a shoddy job outlining the biggest traps to avoid when buying running shoes; he recaps the 2024 Boilermaker 15k race in Utica, NY; and he debuts his questionable new book of memoirs: “Run Hard, Long, Big, and Firm.”

• Avoiding Running Shoe Traps: There’s no more important decision in life than which running shoes to buy. We’ve all purchased running shoes we wish we hadn’t. To help runners avoid shoe buyer’s remorse, I’ve so graciously outlined the biggest decision traps to avoid.

• Boilermaker 15k Recap: The motto of the Boilermaker 15k, the world’s premier 15k event, is “More than a race.” Truthfully, it made me scoff a bit when I read it on signage at the starting line. While that tagline may sound like a cliché, and indistinguishable from similar sentiments echoed by hundreds of other races, I discovered what that can maybe, possibly mean, during the 47th running of the iconic race.

• Run Hard, Long, Big and Firm: I release my tell-all book of memoirs in which I spill the beans on the running industry’s deepest, darkest secrets they don’t want you to know. Plus, I share my biggest successes, and only my successes because The Size 15 Runner never fails.

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The Size 15 Runner inadequately explains how to follow the Golden Rule of Running; he shares the not-so-inspirational story of how a company pivoted from energy gels and drink mixes to creating running shoes; and he introduces radical new gear designed to help male runners feel more secure.

• Starting a Running Shoe Company: Fed up with being a boring nutrition company instead of an exciting running shoe company, one nutrition brand pivoted to create their very first running shoe. Hear the not-so-inspirational story behind how this new shoe came to be.

• The Golden Running Rule: To wave, or not to wave? It’s the pivotal question when runners spot each other in the wild. But should it even be up for debate? I make the case for why runners should always follow the “Golden Running Rule” and acknowledge each other.…sometimes.

• Most Innovative Running Gear: I unveil an all-new, never-before-seen product designed to help male runners feel more secure on the run.

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The Size 15 Runner insufficiently explains how to use research to justify your running shoe addiction to others; he pits road running against trail running in the lamest possible cage match as he attempts to determine which is more fun; and he launches his all-new 51-part running Seminar Series: “If it Ain’t Fun, Don’t Run it.”

• Road vs. Trail Running: With the first pair of shoes with lugs added to my gigantic rotation, I hit the trails as I try to determine if it’s more fun than road running. Spoiler: I have no idea what I’m doing on the trails.

• Research Supports Buying Running Shoes: Paying for experiences is more likely to lead to happiness than buying material goods. That’s a problematic finding for running shoe addicts like me. But when you consider the opportunities presented by good running shoes, you realize buying running shoes is a material purchase that leads to the best experiences life can offer. Discover how to justify that buying endless pairs of running shoes is a brilliant investment.

• The Size 15 Runner Seminar Series: I draw upon my two decades of running experience to provide the most correct tips, tricks, tools, techniques, methods, educational guesses, and advice I've acquired to become one of the best runners in the world. And now, you too can become one of the best runners in the world—not as skilled as The Size 15 Runner, of course. Catch a sneak peek of one of the 51 seminar sessions you can experience.

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