Alan's Stuff

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...

I went jogging on the Enola Low Grade Trail today.  It's a 30 mile long trail that have never explored.  I was on the western most end under the Turkey Hill Windmills.  I started at the Orange arrow and went out about two and a half miles, then back....

I think I broke my YakTrax today.  20 degrees F.  Snowing.

 We had a polar vortex here in the East, and now the thaw has begun.  Yesterday brought cold constant rain.  But it was a welcome distraction. Drying the shoes.

This article from The Art of Manliness has some good common sense advice. Strength training. Vary your routine. Recover.