When an athlete goes to a doctor with a medical issue, he wants to consult with someone who speaks the same sports language. Ideally, the expert has already run “in the patient’s shoes,’’ […]
For high school cross country, it’s going to feel just the way it has for the past hundred years. The actual running part, that is. The rest? Who knows? People in authority are setting policy […]
There were injuries and illness and more than enough bad weather conditions to go around but nothing could stop Mary-Pat Ezzo from completing all 42 fall Philadelphia half-marathons. Nothing, that is, until a […]
Remember a few months back when the odds of finding a roll of toilet paper were about the same as locating a pay telephone booth? Well, walk into your local bicycle store these […]
Coaches know all about how to get runners ready for big races. But what if there are no big races? That’s the challenge facing running experts such as coach/personal trainer Natalie Johnston. […]
Anyone who bikes in this area knows flat roads are few and far between. Except for a couple roads along the Delaware River, there are a lot of ups and downs. Such an observation brings […]
So it’s 90 degrees in the shade and that mask you’re wearing (or supposed to be wearing) is beginning to feel like one of those hot facial towels they use at a resort spa. Maybe […]
Fate keeps throwing these roadblocks every so often at Joe Boyce and his quest to complete the annual 500-mile “Ride for Runaways,’’ but this year he’s not about to be stopped. There was that horrific […]
More than a thousand Americans die from bicycle accidents every year while countless others suffer catastrophic injuries. Many of these could be avoided if proper safety precautions were taken. Just ride the trails, streets or […]
It’s been a 100-day version of Alan Sillitoe’s classic novel, “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner.’’ That is, those striders in and around Bucks County who basically self-quarantined themselves in deference to the pandemic these […]
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