Its been a 2 week fest of wall to wall coverage and today is the final day of the Olympics. My favorite part of the Olympics is the huge dose of inspiration it delivers, Olympic athletes are dedicated, full of grace, strength and determination. They keep pushing themselves when they have nothing left and its hard not to be motivated by them. One person who comes to mind is Yulady Saluti. We first met last year, when we went to Powerflow Yoga in Chatham to show them our sandals, and she bought a pair on the spot. We saw her again at the Yoga Journal Conference in April, and were thrilled to see that she was wearing her GladSoles. Join discussion...

Today the GladSoles racing team showed up and and took part in the 11th annual Maplewood in Motion 5K Run. It was a little bit chilly at around 50 degrees when we arrived, but we warmed up quickly and posted some solid results today. Sam had a personal best time of 27:08, putting him in 4th place among the 10 and under age group. Mia’s time was 27:19, another strong performance for her, finishing 4th in the 14 and under category. My time was 19:17, just 3 seconds off of my personal best, putting me at 5th place overall, 2nd in my age group. Join discussion...

Today Mia and I decided to run the Farinella 5K at Seton Hall University. We were drawn to this race because of its name – Farinella, which reminds us of our beloved cats, Pharah & Penella. It was also a great opportunity to get another race in before the Maplewood 5K which is coming up in 2 weeks. Plus, it was really cool running around the campus and checking out all of the awesome facilities at our local university. Join discussion...

Today the team showed up and ran our first 5K race sporting the “blue” lace GladSoles. We had an awesome time, and I even set a new personal record and won my age category! Sam ran and completed his first 5K and looked good doing it. The weather held up nicely and the conditions were perfect for this lovely event, benefitting the Achieve Foundation for the South Orange and Maplewood public school system. Join discussion...

Thanks to Debby and everyone who attended this wonderful event! Even though we got a little lost on the way over, we still managed to arrive before 8am to setup our booth at the very impressive Newark Central High School. We met so many amazing and inspirational people throughout the day – some highlights included fitting Mayor Cory Booker with his first pair of GladSoles, as well as the awe-inspiring yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch! We are already looking forward to attending next year’s event and hopefully many more. Peace is powerful! Join discussion...