Running
The Checkup: 5 Reasons Why Running Isn’t Helping You Lose Weight
• Fact: Running is a terrific workout. But if you’re not seeing the results you want, you might be sabotaging yourself without even knowing it. […]
Weather Wise: Winter Workout Gear That Actually Works
Figuring out how to dress for outdoor workouts this time of year can be an annoying exercise in trial and error. You need layers that […]
New Details on the Rocky 50K Run: Q&A with Organizer Rebecca Schaefer
http://youtu.be/NubH5BDOaD8 Lordy, does time fly. I can’t believe it was back in September when we first broke the news that someone had stepped up to […]
Introducing the Chili Run, Coming in January 2014
I kid you not, I’m sitting here writing this blog post while I cram my face full of heaping spoonfuls of warm, spicy turkey-and-bean chili. […]
The Checkup: The Many Joys and Sorrows of Being a Vegetarian at Thanksgiving
• Hi.LARIOUS: This is what it’s like to be a vegetarian at Thanksgiving—in GIFs. Happy Friday. [Buzzfeed]
The Checkup: This Is the Greatest Response Ever to a Rant About Runners
• Have something mean to say about runners? Don’t let Runner’s World hear you. They have the best reaction EVER to a recent Wall Street Journal rant […]
14 Turkey Trots Near Philadelphia
PRE-THANKSGIVING TURKEY TROTS CW Henry’s Turkey Trot When: Saturday, November 23rd at 8:30 a.m. Where: 601 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia. Course distance: 5K run, 2K walk […]
You’re Invited to Be Well Philly’s Holiday Shopping Party at Philadelphia Runner!
Guys, as of this very second, we’re just 37 days out from Christmas Day. Can you believe it? If you’re anything like me, you’ve done […]
Yesterday’s 3rd place finisher from Berks County was running his *first* marathon
Nick Hilton, who ran high school cross-country for Exeter Township in Berks County and until recently lived in Reading, finished the Philadelphia marathon yesterday in […]
The Checkup: It Will Take 14 Days to Recover from the Philadelphia Marathon
• Runners, congrats on the big finish yesterday! I hope you feel a massive sense of accomplishment; running 26.2 or 13.1 is no small feat. […]
The Mummers Will Be at Lululemon’s Philadelphia Marathon Cheering Station
Okay, so now that you’re ready to spectate the business out of the Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday, I’d like to point you to a group […]
Philadelphia Marathon: The Complete Guide to Being the Best Spectator Ever
Fact: Training for a marathon is hard work. It takes months of rigorous preparation, intense focus, and lots and lots (and lots!) of time spent […]
Cecily Tynan’s Weather Forecast for the Philadelphia Marathon
Our girl Cecily Tynan, the lovely 6 ABC meteorologist, former Be Well Philly cover model and all-around bad-ass runner, just released her Philadelphia Marathon weather […]
How to Fuel Up for the Philly Marathon Without Carb-Overloading
The first time I ran a half marathon, I couldn’t wait for dinner the night before. I had visions of the mounds of pasta I […]