Gift Guide: What to Buy Your Favorite Runner

Best Gifts for Runners: Recovery and Nutrition

Gold’s Gym Bendable Massage Bar ($14.77 and currently unavailable online, but can be picked up in Walmart stores): More and more, runners are becoming aware — sometimes painfully aware — of how important recovery methods like massage are, and this bendable massage bar is a great, inexpensive, easy way to encourage that beneficial practice.

Gu Caramel Macchiato ($11.60 for eight gels): Sports gels might not be considered a gourmet snack, but the right flavor makes all the difference, and Gu’s most recent offering, Caramel Macchiato? Well, I wouldn’t kick it out of bed for eating crackers, that’s for sure.