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The Checkup: Every Runner Needs to Read This

• “Running is bad for my health? I don’t care. Running is good for my life.” Just one of the many great quotes from Running Time’s […]

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Yoga on the Steps, Marathon Relay, PLAY Manayunk — And More Fit Fun in Our Weekend Guide

It’s another jam-packed weekend of fitness here in Philly, with options for cyclists, runners, yogis, dancers and more. Below, our picks for what to do.  

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Local Runner Will Try to Break Hilarious World Record

Fastest half marathon dressed as a fruit: Yes, that is a Guinness World Record that has been set in the past and now, local runner […]

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Sweet! Philly 10K to Have Two-Day Pre-Race Block Party Open to Everyone

You won’t be picking up your Philly 10K bib from a pre-race expo, because as the race’s co-founder Ryan Callahan says, “Race expos are the […]

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Philly 10K Registration Is Now Open

UPDATE 11/11 at 1:49 p.m.: According to the Philly 10K’s Facebook page, they’ve moved to a new registration company better equipped to handle the flood of folks […]

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10 Summer Races and Runs in Philadelphia to Have On Your Radar

The summer will be here before you know it, folks! For your planning purposes, we rounded up our favorite races and runs happening in the […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week

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I Didn’t Have a Great First-Time Broad Street Run Experience

I feel like I didn’t perform top-notch at Broad Street, but it had nothing to do with my race time or the status of an […]

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Your Weekend Workout Playlist: Oldies Edition

If your mom (like mine) has forever rolled her eyes whenever you’ve tried to change the car radio to a station that plays music created […]

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WEEKEND GUIDE: New One-Mile Race in Media, Champagne and Juice at Sip-N-Glo, Vinyasa at Boathouse Row, and More

Fun fitness-filled weekend, here you come: This weekend is loaded with events, many of them for charity, and a few are BYOM (bring your own mom, […]

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The Checkup: These Surprising Foods Have More Sugar Than a Krispy Kreme Donut

• A serving of Quaker Instant Oatmeal with raisins, dates and walnuts? Yep, that’s got more sugar than a Krispy Kreme donut. And so does […]

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Can You Run Faster Than a Car? Run the Beat the Commute Race and Find Out 

The other day, I got out of a cab that had been stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic for a good 10 minutes, because I figured it […]

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Two Runners Saved After Going Into Cardiac Arrest During Broad Street Run

Two runners were saved by FBI agents, police officers and medics after going into cardiac arrest on the Broad Street course this past Sunday, the […]

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Did Boston Marathon Dad Mike Rossi Cheat in Qualifying Race?

This time last week, 47-year-old Montco dad Mike Rossi — once a host of the ’80s music TV show Dancin’ on Air and now a wedding […]

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Hey, Runners: Now That Broad Street’s Over, Here’s What to Do Next

Congrats to everyone who ran Sunday! What a great day for a race. But now that Broad Street is over, you’re probably wondering, Where do […]