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The highly anticipated Playmaker Summer Sale is right around the corner! Twice a year, Playmakers transforms to host a sale that brings together people from all over the community to shop, reconnect, and celebrate walking, running, and living! Co-Owner of Playmakers, Tom Keenoy, reflects on the Playmakers sales over the year and covers some new innovations for this year's sale. Join us for awesome deals on your favorite brands and styles July 18-21!

I decided 2018 would be my “year of yes.” But this would be a different “yes” than I had l so often said before. This wouldn’t be the accommodating and agreeable “yes” to keep the peace. Instead, my “year of yes” would mean saying “yes” to myself. It meant saying yes to opening myself up to new opportunities, relationships, experiences, and adventures that would get my out of my comfort zone.

With warmer temperatures on the way, my plea to those reading is to watch out for each other in 2019 as both fellow drivers and pedestrians. This is a plea for drivers, to be extra vigilant as we follow traffic laws and safety best practices. This is also a plea to the pedestrians to act safely, smart and work in cohesion with vehicular traffic.

For almost the last decade more females have laced up their running shoes and crossed the finish line compared to our male counterparts. In the U.S. alone women make up 57% of running race finishers and female race participation is up 25%. That’s a lot of girl power! However, with most training plans being designed for men, it’s no wonder so many female athletes are struggling to reach their full potential. So ladies, grab the sports bra and let’s get running!

Explaining running in words is a difficult task. Here is a poem to help. Whether you are just beginning your running journey or if you have been running for years, we are all in this together.