Christmas Stocking Stuffers for Runners

[photopress:green_sock_1.jpg,thumb,alignleft]Stuck for stocking stuffer ideas?  Well if it is a runner that you are buying stocking stuffers for then there is no need to be without ideas.  Being a runner, many of my best friends are runners as well and I have been the giver and the receiver of many running gifts.  One stocking that I have to fill every year is my husbands, who is not only my husband but my ”running partner” as well.  It is so easy to find stocking stuffers for him that are of a running nature.

Number one stocking stuffer that he gets every year (and loves) is a great pair of running socks.  This is something that every runner needs a continuous supply of.  Try a real funky pair or color that they wouldn’t normally buy for themselves.  One year Sugoi put out a pair of Volkswagon running socks.  That was definitely a hit in the stocking stuffer department. 

Another great stocking stuffer is to pick up a few bars or packets of whatever type of nutritional supplements that the runner uses.  Whether it be gel packs or nutritional bars such as Powerbar, Luna or Clif, they all fit nicely into a stocking.  The other great thing about nutritional supplements is that they are consumables so typically a runner is always in need of more supplies.

Other ideas for the stocking are:

• Water bottles
• Body Glide
• Runner’s Sunglasses
• Runner’s Watch
• Thermolite gloves
• Microfleece or Polartec Hat

Other than the running watch or sunglasses, most of these items can be picked up for under $20.00 and are items that any runner would love to have and always need.  Don’t be stuck this Christmas for your runner’s stocking.