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 […]
The Berlin Marathon course is known as one of the fastest in the world, with the current world record run over its flat, runner-friendly 26.2 miles. Jim Eder, a Doylestown resident, wanted to know what […]
The Delaware Canal towpath has been around for the better part of 200 years but in the 21st century it’s been storm-tested more than ever. The remnants of Hurricane Ida left a trail […]
There are always tears on a particular day in mid-September but come this weekend things might get even more emotional. It’s the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, an American tragedy which left […]
John Mundy was always a fast runner so when he began to attend newly opened Holy Ghost Prep in the early ‘60s, he wanted to go out for the track and field team. […]
For years, the familiar sign on the bridge across the Delaware has read: “Trenton Makes, the World Takes.’’ Maybe now they should change that slogan to “Trenton Makes, and Takes the World.’’ […]
Way back at the beginning of the modern running movement in the 1970s, a New Zealand coach/guru named Arthur Lydiard was credited with the concept of LSD – long, slow distance. Lydiard’s basic […]
Leave it to the Tokyo Olympic Games to say good-bye with one last debate. We’ve already been through enough hand-wringing over whether to even stage the controversial Olympiad due to the pandemic but […]
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