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Inspiration: Watch This 97-Year-Old Woman Break the 100-Meter Dash Record (Video)

Thank you, Greatist, for posting the amazing video of 97-year-old Ida running—and breaking the record for—the 100-meter dash. So. Inspiring. In the segment below from […]

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To Do This Weekend: Endurance Sports Expo in Oaks

Alright, Be Wellers, this is a big one. This Saturday, February 23rd, and Sunday, February 24th, you are officially invited to the Fourth Annual Endurance […]

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Don’t Forget: Veteran Runners Can Still Get Guaranteed Entry for the 2013 Broad Street Run

I’ve yet to hear from a single person who was rejected from the Broad Street Run’s first-ever registration lottery, but if you were and you’re […]

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To Do: Philadelphia Leprechaun Run

Grab your green and a pot o’ gold and get ready to participate in a Philadelphia tradition that be going on since 1984! This year’s […]

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Registration Opens Friday for The Color Run Philly 2013

If last year’s massive turnout at The Color Run 5K is any indicator, this year’s race, slated for July 14th, will be a quick sell-out. […]

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The Checkup: Why a Rum and Diet Coke Makes You Drunker Faster

• If a rum and diet Coke is your go-to happy hour drink, listen up: It might be making you more drunk than you think. […]

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New Broad Street Run Charity Partner Offers Bibs for 2013 Race

The Fairmount Park Conservancy has signed on as a Broad Street Run official charity partner and is expected to make an announcement later this week about […]

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To Do: The Abominable Slowman 5K Series in Wayne

Yes, yes, you missed out on the first leg of this series’ three-stop tour (The inaugural race was on January 19th. Womp womp.), but that […]

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Broad Street Run 2013 Lottery Is Open

As of this morning at 12:01 a.m., the first-ever Broad Street Run lottery is officially open for business. Before you bum-rush the website, don’t panic—the […]

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Panic (Or Actually, Don’t)! Broad Street Run Lottery Opens Today

The Broad Street Run Lottery registration begins…9 hours and 30 minutes ago. And it will end…in 278 hours and 30 minutes. Only 40,000 slots, so […]

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Broad Street Run Deferral Program Now Open

If you deferred your spot in last year’s Broad Street Run, you can guarantee your spot this time around for free. Practically. And bypass the […]

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Broad Street Run Bib Deferral Program Now Open

Starting today, Broad Streeters who deferred their race registration last year can bypass the (much maligned) lottery and put in for a guaranteed spot in the […]

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No Surprise: Lots of Broad Street Runners Are Pissed About the Lottery

When details about Broad Street’s new 2013 lottery-registration were posted on the race’s Facebook page yesterday, runners started commenting up a storm. As of right […]

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Breaking: Broad Street Run Lottery Details Announced

Start your engines. The dates to enter the controversial lottery that will determine whether or not you can participate in the Broad Street Run have […]

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Broad Street Run 2013 Lottery to Open February 4th

The time has (finally!) come for more details on how the new lottery-registration system for the Broad Street Run, to be held on May 5th, […]