An excellent start; the 2009 Philadelphia Marathon swag is the best ever. A smart Kick Asphalt technical shirt, runners’ gloves and a (zippered) mesh bag. Sunday, 11/22, 5:10 am. It’s finally time…Kim and Kerry are running their first marathon....

Six degrees of separation is at play in the running world… Jamie and I run and blog (and read). (1) Maven Jamie (a Malcolm Gladwell’s Tipping Point kind of Maven–always an ear to the ground) lends me a book called Personal Record: A Love Affair with...

Thanksgiving–what’s not to love? A weekday off revolving around family, friends and comfort food. No presents to fixate on, minimal decorating is required and oh, those leftovers. What’s more, the feasting takes place during prime running season;...

Click here to view the embedded video. Filmmaker Stefani Weiss (who is sponsored by the artist supporting non-profit organization Fractured Atlas–donations are therefore tax deductable) began a twitter (@wincatherine) and Facebook campaign to...

A new running craze is taking hold–arm warmers!  You don’t have to be an elite athlete anymore to wear them.  They keep your arms protected from not only the chill, but the UV rays.  They double as a snot rag (sorry…lack of a better term..tissue...