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 [...]
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 [...]
Lace up your sneakers for the North Penn United Way’s 16th annual “Run for Your Neighbor” 5K race and family fun run on Saturday, September 24. The 5K race begins at Harleysville Insurance at 9 a.m., rain or shine. Cash awards will be given to the top three male and female finishers, and trophies will [...]
By Lauren Wuscher I hate running. Well, let me rephrase that – I hated running. In the past I would do anything and everything I could to get out of lacing up my shoes and heading outside for a jog. I even once told an exercise physiologist that I was incapable of running long distances so he [...]
To raise money and awareness to combat the health threat of childhood obesity, Optimal Health Center will host a 5K Run/Walk for Wellness at 8:30 A.M. Sunday October 16, at the Charles Boehm Middle School in Yardley. The Race will kick off at Charles Boehm Middle School follow two loops around the Charles Boehm – [...]
The City of Philadelphia is preparing for the 18th annual Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend, November 18-20, 2011, which will welcome more than 25,000 runners and more than 60,000 spectators to the city for an action-packed three days. The marathon weekend features the Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia Half Marathon, Rothman Institute 8K, Health & Fitness Expo, Kids [...]
