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To Do: Run-Faster Workshop at Philadelphia Runner

You probably look at your running time and search for other ways to go faster besides frantically kicking your legs more. Philadelphia Runner is holding […]

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To Do: Valentine’s Day Singles Run

Just because you’re single on Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean you have to stay home and eat handfuls of chocolate all night. Philadelphia Runner is having […]

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To Do: Valentine’s Day Singles Run

Just because you’re single on Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean you have to stay home and eat handfuls of chocolate all night. Philadelphia Runner is having […]

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To Do: City Sports Suburban Square Grand Opening and 5K Fun Run

Like free stuff? Stop by City Sports’ Grand Opening of its relocated store within the Suburban Square complex in Ardmore this Saturday. The first 100 […]

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To Do: Feel the Love 5K

What’s better than running alone? Running with a partner (duh). Even better? Running with the one you love (awwww). Bryn Mawr Running Company’s Feel the Love […]

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The Checkup: Divorce Is As Deadly as Smoking

• How about this for a new PSA: “Divorce: It kills.” Dramatic, yes, but not entirely untrue. The findings of a new study aptly titled […]

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Should Runners Use Bike Lanes Instead of Sidewalks?

Show of hands: Who’s run in a bike lane before? I’ll admit, it’s super tempting: The stretch of an unobstructed path looks like running heaven […]

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Run: New Year’s Races Near Philly

NYE Midnight Run and Party Although previously held at Citizen’s Bank Park, this celebratory race will kick off the new year at the Dave and […]

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The Checkup: Flour—Not Eggs—to Blame in Cookie Dough E. Coli Outbreak

• I learned two interesting things in this New York Times story about the 2009 E. coli outbreak linked to raw, store-bought cookie dough: (1) […]

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Run: Chilly Cheeks Trail Run

This race is not for the faint of heart. On a per-mile basis, this wintry 7.2 mile course on the trails of Reading’s mountains is […]

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Run: 2011 Jingle Bell 5K

The locals around Bucks County Community College may not be thrilled by this jingling wake-up call—but you’ll have a blast! Sport a Santa suit, don […]

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Sign Up: Ironman 70.3 Pocono Mountains

Ok, so you have nine months to train for the second annual Ironman 70.3 Pocono Mountains next September. Piece of cake, right? Registration for the […]

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Run: Philadelphia Sport and Fitness 5K

For over a century, Big Brothers Big Sisters has helped kids achieve success in their lives. To support their vision and help increase community involvement, sign […]

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First-Time Finisher: Lessons from the Finish Line

When you register for a marathon on your own, you start to seek out advice. You beg for insight from previous finishers, prowl online Runner’s […]

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How to Survive Cold Weather Running

Winter doesn’t officially begin for a few weeks, but daily low temperatures are already sinking into the forties and thirties. Fearing the biting wind chills, […]