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The Checkup: 4 Ways to Change Your Attitude and Learn to Love Long Runs

• Philly’s busy fall-race season is just around the corner, so I’m betting that more than a few of you are already in the throes […]

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To Do: Boxers’ Trail 5K Run in East Fairmount Park

Local heavy weight boxing champ Joe Frazier didn’t sprint the Art Museum steps for his training workouts a la Rocky Balboa. He ran on the scenic, […]

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Young Involved Philadelphia’s Running Club Is Back Tomorrow

Last month, we told you about Young Involved Philadelphia’s inaugural running club gathering, which included a group jog to Race Street Pier with drinks and […]

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BeWOW: Best Sprint Workout Ever

Congratulations to everyone who completed the Six-Week Challenge! I hope you all saw some big changes because of your hard work. Now it’s time to […]

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To Do: Run the Vineyards 5K Series This Fall

How awesome does this sound? Five wineries across NJ and PA will be converted into racing sites this fall for the 2013 Run the Vineyards series. […]

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To Do: Extreme Zombie Run 5K in Bucks County

If you’re a slow runner like me, you understand when I say that it takes more than an upbeat song to get me running fast. […]

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The Checkup: 10 Healthy Foods Always to Have in Your Freezer

• Fact: Having a well-stocked freezer can save you from many a “Ugh, we’re out of food, I guess we should order pizza” nights. Here, […]

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The Checkup: Women Work Out Harder Than Men, Study Says

• At the risk of sounding all “nanny nanny boo boo,” I give you this: a new study which found that (gasp!) women tend to […]

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To Do: Radnor Red Steeplechase 5K at Radnor Hunt

The Radnor Red Steeplechase Run is not your average 5K. The dirt trails, for one, are set against the backdrop of the beautiful Malvern countryside, […]

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Lindsay Lohan Wants to Run a Marathon

Looks like actress Lindsay Lohan has added a little something to her bucket list: finishing a marathon. Runner’s World reports that Lohan has sought out […]

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The Checkup: 11 Things You Don’t Know About Your Boobs

• We’ve got some frank boob talk for the ladies today, including: how many of us are wearing the wrong size bra, who holds the […]

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Where to Find the Super Cool Nike Free FlyKnits in Philly

Last Thursday, Nike pleased sneaker aficionados everywhere with the release of its Free FlyKnit sneakers. A beyond-cool sneaker that combines the best of many worlds—i.e. technological […]

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To Do: Get Your Running-Injury Questions Answered at Bryn Mawr Running Co.

With the crazy-hectic fall-racing season just around the corner (I know, WHAT?), Bryn Mawr Running Company is giving you an opportunity to get ahead of […]

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Bad Prom 5K Is Coming to Philly

I think 2013 will go down as the year of the one-off themed 5K race. The newest kid on the block is the Bad Prom […]

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Update on the Electric Run Philly

A lot of you have asked about what’s going on with the Electric Run, which was canceled two weekends ago when, ironically enough, lightening was […]