Usually we schedule our Get Ready for Winter Running column for right around now, namely the first official day of the cold season which is coming up next Tuesday. But this year Mother Nature […]
For local runners early on Thanksgiving Day, there were three pressing questions: >How fast can I go today? >How much turkey can I eat this afternoon? >How did two races – one old, one new […]
The October, 2024 day Lisa Kuliczkowski was running in Tyler State Park, suffered a misstep and began to limp quite a bit, the last thing on her mind might have been competing in another marathon. […]
Maybe they should rename it the Philadelphia-Yardley Marathon. At least that’s what they could consider after a strong showing by the town in Bucks County at Sunday’s officially named, ahem, Philadelphia Marathon. There were at […]
Road races with more than a thousand people in them just don’t happen with the wave of a wand and a handful of organizers. Rather “it takes a village.” That’s the case with the Bucks […]
There’s something – or perhaps some-things – about the Philadelphia Marathon which area runners find attractive and keep them coming back for more. It’s not just the convenience of having a national-class competition right in […]
Any solo training session can produce a few “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner” moments, none more so than in the throes of the December through February timeframe. That’s when things get the most […]
An elite runner knows there are essential elements to strong performances, from good diet and rest habits to strength training and consistent road/track workouts. All that mentioned, the most important ingredient might be the daily […]
Six hours into the race, he knew from the familiar cheers his team was about to finish first. Mike Zampella couldn’t help but smile. The eight-person squad had covered the 53-mile B2B/Bridge to Bridge Relay […]
Thanksgiving Day might be also called Running Day here in Bucks County because everyone seems to want to get in some exercise before the afternoon’s big meal. For 35 years, the Bucks County Roadrunners Thanksgiving […]
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