Running
Are You Tying Your Shoelaces Right?
Occasionally, I’ll look around the gym and see someone huffing and puffing on the treadmill—shoelaces flying through the air with each step. I can’t help […]
Run This: Historical Philly Run
When you’ve lived in a city for so long, it can be easy to forget what makes it unique and important. To revisit Philly’s historical […]
Run This: Christmas in July 5K
If you’re like me, you start counting down the days ’til Christmas in October and play nothing but B101 from Thanksgiving onward. To satisfy your […]
Run This: Ciright 5K Race
Ciright, a computing company, is doing its part to end the growing diabetes problem in Philadelphia. On July 23, they’ll host a 5K run on […]
Changing Your Fitness Routine
As part of my plan for rehabbing a knee injury, I’ve been dabbling in barefoot running. So far, I’ve only run shoeless a handful of […]
Run This: Back on My Feet Pajama Loop
We all know that running torches calories, speeds metabolism, and increases endurance, but it can also lay the groundwork for building an overall more prosperous […]
Barefoot Running 101
Since writer Christopher McDougall published the popular book Born to Run (Knopf, 2009), barefoot running has been a hotly debated topic in the running community. […]
For Parents: Summer Fun 5K
As part of Michelle Obama’s campaign to end childhood obesity and encourage healthy lifestyles, the Let’s Read! Let’s Move! Summer Challenge will enter its second […]
Running: The Upside of Injury
I am grateful not to be one of those runners who are perpetually injured. You know the type: If it’s not a tight IT band, […]
Race for Rylie … and Other Sufferers of Pitt Hopkins
Though there has been only 150 documented cases as of 2010, Pitt Hopkins Syndrome affects its victims and their families in a big way, causing […]
Burn Calories, Not Your Skin
As folks flock to the beach and other sun-drenched summer locales, it’s important to remember the number-one concern of the season: melanoma. Despite its status […]
Run for a Cure
We’ve known for sometime now that autism is increasing in our children, and the statics are quite unsettling. According to Autism Speaks, a nonprofit that […]
Pound the Pavement to Fight ALS
Lee’s Pavement Pounders have been raising money to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease, a debilitating motor neuron disease that affects about 5 out of every 100,000 people worldwide, […]
It’s Time to Get Dirty
If your running buddies tell tales about past mud-filled, military-style boot camp runs and you’ve always wanted to share in the grimy glory, don’t miss […]
Show Appreciation for Philly’s Heroes
When a police officer, firefighter, or other public safety employee is killed in the line of duty, their families often shoulder an financial burden on […]