While there are a lot of ideas on the best gifts for runners I thought I'd take a simpler approach and write a gift guide for amateurs and periodic runners like myself. As I write this I'm gearing up for a 4-mile run in preparation for a 6.55-mile race I'm doing the day before this post goes live. I like running and doing races but I'm never going to run a marathon and my half marathon days might even be over. Since I'm not a die-hard runner I never get myself the cool running accessories that all the cool kids have.…