Alan's Stuff

Ten or twelve years ago I developed severe running pain in my lower calfs.  During my runs, a slow burn would develop, and I would sometimes need to walk because the pain was too much.  It felt like some deep down layers of ligaments were torn or damaged....

Color Me RAD.  Before the color.

Here are my all time favorite running videos, tonight.  The first two are long, like movies. Badwater.  Two hours of shaky cam  but a good running film despite irritating characters.  Worth the two hours. The Spirit of the Marathon.  Find this...

This is a pleasant little run with some nice scenery and a challenging hill at the beginning.  It's also possible to extend or reduce the mileage in many ways.  The one I show is about 4.7 miles. Park at the Hempfield Rec Center.  Head left out of the...

My youngest son and I did the Bucks County Half Marathon this morning.  He is 25 and I am 54, and we each finished 9th in our age groups!  I highly recommend this race.  Lots of water stops.  Great food after the race.  Nice IT by Mid Atlantic...

At night I run with a headlight up front and a flashing red light in the back.

This is a nice country route near Landisville.  Not extremely hilly, but it does dip steeply in to some creek bottoms. Get to it by parking at the Hempfield Rec Center.  I don't know if the rec center's bathrooms are available, but it would be worth a try....

Here's a new concept in a friendly little article from Kelly Leighton about runger.

If you are looking for races in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, you should sign up for the newsletter at Pretzel City Sports.  They keep a good calender.

This is one of my favorite runs these days:  Lancaster Junction Trail and Auction Road.Start from the trail head, which is the Salunga Park and Ride, near Spooky Nook Sports.  There is a public restroom there, but only open during the summer.Head down the...