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After five years, I've decided it's time to cross the finish line and close down Run Little Monkey. Thanks to everyone for your enthusiasm and support.

We love seeing monkey shirts in the wild! So this Victoria Day long weekend, show us your guns for a chance to win on of 3 $50 gift certificates to spend on even more awesome Monkey Gear.

GIVEAWAY ALERT: In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8 and all the fierce and fabulous women we know and want to know, Run Little Monkey is giving away one of our “F4” tank tops. (Entry details at end of this post) This shirt is by far the most controversial shirt we’ve ever had. So many women would come up to us at runs and other events and say, “I love this shirt . . . but I’m not a feminist.” Or “Why’d you have to ruin this by having the word feminist?” To us, feminist is not a bad word. If you don’t believe in social, economic, and political equality for women, then it’s OK if you don’t...

Our physio Dylan talks about clamshell excercises to strenghten up the oft-forgotten gluteus medius muscles.

By Dylan Tannyan We are going to talk about the gluteus maximus (glute max) muscle. This important muscle sits on both sides of the body and runs from the pelvis to the femur (leg bone). The main role of this muscle is to extend and externally rotate the hip joint. The glute max is vital for simple tasks such as standing, walking, and even trunk support while sitting. This muscle becomes even more important during tasks of high force and power generation such as running or almost any sport activity. Many folks are concerned that they aren’t using their glute max properly, that their glute max isn’t firing properly, or that theirs is “turned off.” Unless someone has sustained a...