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• Blog 3: The Sun’s Dual Scale for Runners

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Stephen H. Paul, Ph.D.Temple University Like numerous issues in a healthy lifestyle, the largest star we can see can be our best friend, and then develop to become a deadly adversary. In our sport, the sun is important when… Read More ›

• Memories of Barry Brown and Gerry Lindgren

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 2 )

  by Gary Fanelli I really idolized Barry Brown coming up, I’d see him at Madison Square Garden, Penn Relays, AAU Champs, etc. He was a top American. Then so many tracks guys like Rod Dixon and Barry transitioned to the… Read More ›

• Running BOOM or bust?

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  by Sal Citarella You ever have the experience, while running down the road, to have some smart-ass kid yell out the window of the car, “Hey, what’cha running from?”Maybe it’s your own demons? Depending upon when you started running, you… Read More ›

• Rambling Roads: A Marathon Scam?

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  By George A. Hancock runnergah@comcast.net October personifies our autumn season. Brilliant colors dot our landscape. Cooler temperatures and shorter days populate this month. This crisp, calm morning air is perfect for a daily run. We run fast or slow enjoying… Read More ›

• October 2019

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  by George A. Hancock October 2019 Tuesday begins October’s run And we notice much less sun Daylight continues to ebb away Until one future spring day.   The 14th is a mid-month holiday With many on a long getaway Columbus… Read More ›

• Personal Best

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 2 )

  By David Klein Not long ago, turning toward home for the second half of a six miler, I’d picture myself guzzling a can of Montauk India Pale as my reward for finishing. The frigid wind that blows across Ponquogue Beach… Read More ›

• Joslyn, Drewes Crush Fast, Flat Harrisburg Half

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw HARRISBURG, PA, SEPTEMBER 8, 2019—Fred Joslyn of Mt Holly Springs, PA., who has battled lingering hamstring injuries for the past three years, sailed to a 1:11:52 victory at the Harrisburg Half Marathon.  Fred was quite pleased with… Read More ›

• Navarro Family Dominates at Sasquatch Trail Runs

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw YORK COUNTY, PA, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019—Starting, finishing, and hosted by South Branch Farms, with a beautiful landscape just south of York and just north of Seven Valleys, the Sasquatch Trail 5K and 10K are trail runs with… Read More ›

• Miranda Powers Through Rail Trail, Repeats as Champion at Arc of York County 10 Miler

  By mitchpa on September 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw YORK, PA, AUGUST 24, 2019—Luis Miranda of Lebanon PA won his second straight York Rail Trail 10 Miler.  Miranda sprinted to the start, barely making it in time, and continued his fast running towards York.  The 21st… Read More ›

• Ardanuy, Slick Conquer Dreaded Druid Hills

  By mitchpa on September 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw BALTIMORE, MD, AUGUST 17, 2019—Jeremy Ardanuy of Baltimore, who won the Kelly Shamrock 5K in March, and placed on the podium of the 2018 Baltimore Marathon, continued to dominate the roads of Baltimore with a 33:06 winning… Read More ›

• Sadlock, Leighton Finish Before Dark in HARRC in the Dark 7K Wins

  By mitchpa on September 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw HARRISBURG, PA, AUGUST 16, 2019—Josh Sadlock of Harrisburg, who lives across the street from the course, held on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, easily won the Friday evening event in 22:22.  MacCoy Benzen of Camp… Read More ›

• My Interview with Julie Weiss, Marathon Goddess

  By mitchpa on September 8, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  By Carl Scharwath Julie Weiss, of Santa Monica, CA., ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks in 2013. In the process, she ran 1,362 miles, and raised over $500,000 in the fight against pancreatic cancer through her website Marathongoddess.com. She generated considerable pancreatic… Read More ›

• Rambling Roads: Autumn Days

  By mitchpa on September 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  by George Hancockrunnergah@comcast.net September 1 arrives on a Sunday this year. The first is day 244 in year 2019. This means we have 121 days left for road-running pursuits. September 1 is also the first day of Meteorological autumn. This… Read More ›

• September 2019

  By mitchpa on September 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  by George Hancock Autumn   We begin our September days Perhaps some in a thick daze Time slipped away from them While runners utter an Ahem!   Daily runners out on the move Are in a true seasonal groove We… Read More ›

• Valley’s Fastest Man/Woman Series Taken by Suponcic; Martino for the Women

  By mitchpa on September 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Tom Walski Past versions of the Wyoming Valley Fastest Man series tended to have a single runner dominate the series throughout. This year was different as each race was won by a different runner. However, with a first place… Read More ›