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New Yoga/Running/Obstacle Course Race (with Wine Tasting!) Coming This Summer

This might be the Combo Race to end all Combo Races, people: It’s the newly minted Run the Vineyards 3.2.1 Challenge, an event that combines […]

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Reminder: Broad Street Run Lottery Opens at 12:01 A.M. Tomorrow

Just a gentle reminder to all the Broad Street Run hopefuls that the 2014 lottery opens tomorrow, Saturday, before the crack of dawn at 12:01 […]

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Broad Street Run 2014 Registration Fee Released

Organizers of the Blue Cross Broad Street Run have released registration details for the 2014 race. This year, entry to the race will cost $43, […]

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To Do: Back On My Feet 5-Miler

Looking for a good tune-up race before Broad Street this spring? The upcoming Back On My Feet 5-Miler, which falls exactly halfway between the opening […]

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To Do: Get Your Sports-Nutrition Questions Answered at Philadephia Runner Tomorrow

Exercise and good nutrition go together like peanut butter and jelly: Yeah, sure, you could just have one or the other, but once you put […]

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Broad Street Run Expo Will Move to Convention Center

For the past several years, I’ve made a first-Friday-in-May habit of boarding a school bus in Center City and carting off to the Linc to […]

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Local Memorial Run This Saturday for Runner Killed by Drunk Driver

Chestnut Hill running store Indigo Schuy is hosting a memorial run this weekend for Richmond, Virginia, runner Meg Menzies, who was killed by a drunk driver […]

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To Do: Strip Down to Your Skivvies for Cupid’s Undie Run Next Month

It’s coming baaaaack. Philly’s second annual run-in-your-underwear fun run, Cupid’s Undie Run, is on the books for Saturday, February 15th. This year, the untimed one-mile […]

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Broad Street Run Lottery Will Open February 1st

Readers, I kid you not, I have been waiting and hounding for this news for weeks now, so it is with great pleasure that I […]

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How to Finish a Marathon by Only Running Two Miles

No, no, you didn’t read the headline wrong. You really can finish a marathon (for all intents and purposes) by getting a team together for […]

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New “Progressive” Race Coming to Fairmount Park This Summer

Here’s an interesting idea: a race in which you choose your own distance. That’s the premise of the inaugural Philadelphia OUCH! Race in Fairmount Park […]

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These Compression Running Shorts Come with a Built-In Gun Holster

Umm … A Facebook friend just posted a picture of these shorts, and I thought they were a joke. But. They’re not.

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#RunPR2014: Why Philly Runners Are Thinking Big in 2014

Sticking to a New Year’s resolution can be tough. I mean, no one is actually holding you accountable, so what does it really matter if […]

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Could You Run in High Tops? Check Out Nike’s SneakerBoot

These shoes, right here, are technically minimalist running shoes.

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Rocky 50K Is Coming Back for a Second Run

So I think it’s safe to call this an annual tradition now, right? The 30-mile Rocky 50K Run, which had its debut last month, is […]