Running

What does it say about local runners when they show up more than 100-strong for a Bucks County Roadrunners Club Winter Series race with the thermometer reading “ZERO?’’ “They’re insane!’’ says John O’Brien, director of […]

New Year’s resolutions are always made with good intentions but not much resolve. By March, most are usually long forgotten. The very act of sticking to a resolution should be a resolution itself. For the […]

When I see a book devoted to running, it gains my interest. But when I see a book written by an accomplished runner from Bucks County which deals with “running, training and racing through the […]

      Now that the chilly stuff is here, it’s time to roll out the annual winter weather running tips list.       Some of these you have read before, many most likely bear repeating.       Here […]

Well, the weather outside might be frightful. But running indoors on a beautiful 200-meter track each Wednesday night? Now that’s delightful. The Mercer-Bucks Running Club has been going in circles (actually “ovals”) for nigh on […]

     Forty years into the Bucks County Roadrunners’ Winter Series, club members are still looking for ways to keep it great.       The series unofficially starts on Sunday with an informal run on the Delaware […]

Tom Renner, Central Bucks West High School Class of 1977, recently attended his 40th get-together and knew going in things wouldn’t be the same as they were 10 or 20 years ago. […]

BRRRIIINNNNNG! BRRRIIINNNNNG! Hey, sleepy head, that’s your alarm going off. Yes, it’s 6:30 a.m. and you can’t believe it. How did five hours go by so fast? Well, here’s one clue: You went to bed […]

How can something so small inflict so much damage? That’s the question outdoors-type people — a group that includes runners — would like to know. One tiny tick infested with Lyme disease can change a […]

One of the most historic races in the nation, the Philadelphia Marathon covers fast and mostly flat terrain, crossing the heart of Philadelphia and some of the city’s most iconic landmarks — including Independence Hall, […]