Running calendar wisdom insists we’re supposed to slow down as the years pass, simply because of the natural aging process. Courtney Woodfield apparently missed the memo. The 48-year-old Newtown runner recently set […]
It took 71 years for women to crash the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon and it only happened because the brave Katherine Switzer said enough was enough. No female had officially run […]
It was worth the wait. The long dreamed about shared-use Scudder Falls Bridge Pathway finally became reality this past week and people who have used it have given it great reviews. […]
In hockey parlance, it’s a hat trick. The first big race to return was the Philadelphia Distance Run in September, followed by the Broad Street Run in October. Now, to complete this […]
Suddenly, it’s almost 2019 all over again. Need proof? Just look at the registration numbers for the Bucks County Roadrunners Winter Series and the annual Thanksgiving Day 5-Miler. The numbers are […]
Even though the world running community had to sit tight an extra year to celebrate the 50th New York City Marathon, as the saying goes, good things come to those who wait. Sunday’s […]
Sir Isaac Newtown almost certainly did not have running in mind when he completed his first law of physics by stating “. . .a body in motion tends to stay in motion, unless acted […]
Sometimes both sides of a debate can have merit. For example, take the seems-like-forever-in-the-planning Newtown Rail Trail project. One year it appears to be on, the next it’s shadowed under clouds. […]
It might not be running this year on the traditional Patriots Day third Monday in April date, but the Boston Marathon promises to still be special when the leaves are turning color. […]
To put it in racing language, let’s get one thing straight right out of the gate: Without a COVID-19 vaccination requirement, there would be no Broad Street Run this Sunday. As was the […]
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