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, […]
If you’re anything like us, you know there’s no reward for 26.2—or 13.1, for that matter—quite like an ice-cold beer. Marathon devotees often swear off […]
I’m writing this at about 11 a.m., and in approximately 72 hours, I will (God willing) be over halfway done with the Philadelphia Marathon. Since […]
The Philadelphia Marathon and Half-Marathon are just days away, but before you head to the November 20th race, check out the the Health and Fitness […]
Are you running the Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday? Congrats! You’re officially in the training homestretch. If my calculations are correct, you probably finished the heavy-lifting […]
Sunday’s Philadelphia Marathon will be Melanie Johnson’s fourth. But not as a runner—as the race director. Johnson heads the team that ensures the race goes […]
I’ve been doing a lot of bellyaching about racing lately. Someone skimming the headlines of my posts would think I was an unathletic middle schooler, […]
Sure, Thanksgiving is all about remembering that first feast shared by the pilgrims and Indians, and being grateful for everything we have. But let’s be […]
The Philadelphia Marathon on November 20th is likely to be one of the best days of the year for Michael and Madeline Resnic. But not […]
Over on the Philly Post today, executive editor Michael Callahan is going off about all the marathon one-upmanship lately. Yes, it’s in the air—the Philly […]
If you get HBO, tune in tonight at 8 p.m. The network’s debuting this insane documentary called Marathon Boy, the story of a boy from […]
Last night, I woke up at around 3:45 a.m. in a cold sweat. I was still in the throes of a nightmare: It’s November 20th. My […]
If you grew up watching Sesame Street, you have a reason to run the Y12K, a 7.45-mile race supporting Philly’s public media station, WHYY. Proceeds […]
If you blinked last week you might have missed the Chicoines. That’s because the family, Quebec natives, were only in town for two days. They […]
Take on the Sixth Annual Free to Breathe Lung Cancer 5K to help battle one of the deadliest diseases in America, which accounts for more […]
