Is there a runner girl in your life this Christmas season and you’re wondering what you should get for her? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered on all the best items from Stocking Stuffers, to the Moderately Priced, and even items for the Big Spender.
 Stocking Stuffers |
 Moderately Priced |
 Big Spenders |
Stocking Stuffers:
- Fun colored shoe laces
- The trend in the “runnersphere” this year has been bright colored gadgets, gear, and apparel. Grab your runner girl some neon shoelaces to spice up her wardrobe!
- Drawstring Re-Threader
- The best spandex and running shorts have a drawstring, in fact, I won’t even consider buying them if the don’t. But every drawstring has its issues, and they always seem to ignite those issues in the washing machine and dryer; you pull them out and find that the drawstring has gone missing somewhere in the 30 plus inches of waistline.
- Save your runner girl from fighting with the drawstring! Get her a drawstring re-threader.
- Her favorite GU, protein bars, jelly chews, nuun or other hydration/nutrition items
- What does she like? Does she eat GU on long runs, or snack on cliff bars before a run? Find out what she likes best and throw a few in her stocking.
- Nuun (my personal favorite)
- Clif Bar (they currently have seasonal flavors)
- Sport Beans
- Kind Bars
- What does she like? Does she eat GU on long runs, or snack on cliff bars before a run? Find out what she likes best and throw a few in her stocking.
- iTunes gift card
- If your runner girl is the music-listening type than an iTunes gift card will be the perfect thing to help her update her 2016 playlist.
Moderately Priced:
- Runner Jewelry
- There are many places that make jewelry designed for runners of all kinds; necklaces that display their farthest runs, bracelets that remind them to “run happy,” or “stay strong.”
- I personally own a necklace with 4 circles displaying all the distances I’ve ever raced.
- Medal Display
- Give your runner girl something to hang her medals on! There are all kinds of fun metal displays for hanging her awards.
- Subscription to a Running Magazine
- Give her a gift for all year round. Subscriber her to a magazine like Runners World, Running, Running Times, Trail Running, etc. that she can learn new things from every month.
- A Subscription to Her Favorite Running or Nutrition App
- Many smartphone/tablet apps have a free version, but have major upgrades for a simple one time payment or a yearly subscription cost. Find out which ones are your runner girl’s favorites and update her to the pro version.
- Examples: Endomondo, Strava, Nutrino, Calorie Counter Pro
- Many smartphone/tablet apps have a free version, but have major upgrades for a simple one time payment or a yearly subscription cost. Find out which ones are your runner girl’s favorites and update her to the pro version.
- A Headlamp
- Winter Spikes
- If you live in an area that has snow and ice help keep your runner girl from slipping with sme strap on spikes that will attach to any running shoe.
- Amazon
- They also sell them seasonally at Costco.
- If you live in an area that has snow and ice help keep your runner girl from slipping with sme strap on spikes that will attach to any running shoe.
- Healthy Cookbook
- For the racing season it is important to eat healthy! Find your runner girl the perfect cookbook to give her new recipes to try.
- Gloves with a Mitten Attachment
- Gloves are great for the cold months, but sometimes even just a typical pair of gloves aren’t warm enough to keep the tips of your fingers from freezing. Check out these gloves that have an extra pull out that turns them into wind breaker mittens.
- Collapsible Water Bottle or Hydration Pack
- If your runner girl doesn’t have a hydration pack of some sort yet it is time to find her one! If she prefers to carry her water bottle be sure to get her a collapsible one like this.
- Beanie with a Ponytail Hole
- Beanies are important for winter running; I typically get a headache if I don’t wear my beanie during the cold winter runs. The best beanies though come with a ponytail hole to string your ponytail through. Beanies without a ponytail hole require girls to either wear their hair down or have a very low ponytail.
- Amazon Trailheads
- UnderArmor, Asics, and many other name brands make them as well.
- Beanies are important for winter running; I typically get a headache if I don’t wear my beanie during the cold winter runs. The best beanies though come with a ponytail hole to string your ponytail through. Beanies without a ponytail hole require girls to either wear their hair down or have a very low ponytail.
For The Big Spender:
- Foam Roller/Handheld Stick
- New Shoes!
- GPS & Heart-rate Watch
- GPS watches are super helpful to any runner; it allows them to know how long they’ve been running, how far they’ve gone, their average pace, and for some models, even their heart-rate. GPS watches however, are not cheap, especially for a good one, but I can guarantee that any serious runner would absolutely love to own one.
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- GPS watches are super helpful to any runner; it allows them to know how long they’ve been running, how far they’ve gone, their average pace, and for some models, even their heart-rate. GPS watches however, are not cheap, especially for a good one, but I can guarantee that any serious runner would absolutely love to own one.