Allentown, PA – February 23, 2012 – Thanks to the dedicated support and partnership of the Lehigh Valley Road Runners (LVRR), HCM Foundation has successfully launched its 2012 fundraising campaign. Courtesy of LVRR Race Directors Chris Garges and Carly Patterson, HCM Foundation was named charity race partner, receiving 10 entries into the 11th annual LVRR Superbowl [...]
By: Brad J. Bernardini, MD, FAAOS “Its from overuse…” If you’re a runner, you’ve probably heard this phrase before! Unfortunately, this doesn’t really explain the cause of your running related injury. What specifically about your running has caused your injury? Well, I’m here to try and shed some light on this subject. Most injuries can [...]
A grand opening ceremony is planned for Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. to officially open the first segment of the Jordan Creek Greenway & Trail. The 1.27-mile segment is within Lehigh County’s Jordan Creek Parkway and is the first part of a proposed 53.3-mile active greenway that will connect the City of Allentown [...]
The Quiet Resorts Charitable Foundation (QRCF) is pleased to announce the inaugural Hair of the Dog Run on January 1, 2012, New Year’s Day, at 9:30 a.m. The Hair of the Dog Run is presented in conjunction with the Leo Brady Exercise Like the Eskimos Swim on New Year’s Day at noon and produced by [...]
Running Shoes: The number one item necessary to run. You can make due with everything else but when it comes to running, your most basic item is the running shoe, for without it you won’t get very far*. Running shoes help protect your feet from the miles of ground you travel over. Ground wrought [...]
Are you ready for the best time of your life? Philadelphia Marathon Race Organizers are seeking 3,000 volunteers to support the 18th annual Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend, November 18-20, 2011. Volunteers will be a part of the Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend experience, a high-profile world-class event that includes the Health & Fitness Expo on Friday, [...]
The 18th annual Philadelphia Marathon has sprinted to the finish line and reached capacity, with a record number of participants signed up for the 2011 race. Organizers are now encouraging interested non-registered runners to support a cause by signing up through an official charity. More than 25,000 runners and 60,000 families, friends, spectators and residents [...]
By Kevin Fonger Less is more. And in light of the quickly growing minimalist trend, we thought this fall would be the perfect time to feature some of the lightweight, minimalist and barefoot running styles hitting stores across the country. Interest in minimalist shoes took off with the publication of Christopher McDougall’s popular book Born [...]
You’ve been training for months, everything is going great, and then one day … BAM! You are struck with an injury, seemingly out of the blue. Now you need to face up to the difficult task of not only dealing with the fact that you are injured, but the healing and recovery process as well. [...]
By Jill Forsythe Fall is just around the corner as the temperatures begin to cool off and daylight grows noticeably shorter. You’ve trained hard over the summer months through heat and humidity and that goal race will be here very soon. You might find yourself in a position of worry about missing too many runs [...]
