It might not be food but it could be food for thought. We all know edibles like cheesesteaks and pretzels are synonymous with Philadelphia. But can a race like a marathon capture the imagination of […]
While Mary Cain is far from your average young female runner, the lessons she has learned the past few years about her health needs should resonate at any level across the United States. Cain made […]
There are finisher medals and then there are “Holy Cow, I can’t believe I actually ran 100K this winter’’ finisher medals. The latter type are the newest innovation for the 42nd annual Bucks County […]
Steve Hallman always thought that training hard with diligence would lead to faster times in the marathon. It took a new, world-class coach to convince him that resting more with diligence would get […]
If you thought last year’s Cross Country Coaches National Youth Championships East Regional Meet at Tyler State Park was exciting, wait until you see this year’s return event. Meet directors Michael Gross and Tim Bamforth […]
It’s a 90-degree August afternoon, you’re in the midst of a long marathon training run on the west edge of Tyler State Park and there’s not a drop of water in sight. But wait, what’s […]
It’s always fun and personally gratifying to complete a race and know you have done your best. When you do an event which benefits a particular cause, it’s even more meaningful. That could be why […]
He flies in a modern jet airplane to get to his races in Europe, but if there were a bridge across the Atlantic Ocean, he probably would cycle there. That’s just how much Charlie Rowland […]
Terry Permar has run marathons as far south as Alabama but he says he never felt hot, steamy conditions in a race like he did in last Sunday’s Philadelphia Rock ‘n Roll Half-Marathon. While the […]
When Mark Fite traveled to Philadelphia for a new race in 1978, he had no way of knowing he was about to embark on a 500-mile trip through five decades. After all, the Philadelphia Distance […]
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