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Do You Really Need to Cross Train?

For most of us, our time available to train for a race is limited by work, family and life’s more pressing issues. This can lead to...

Why Slow Running Will Help You Faster

Remember the old saying, “Slow and steady wins the race?” Well, when it comes to running, there’s a lot of truth to that statement. I...

Marathon Training: Are You Eating Enough Carbs?

I’m going to state the obvious here, but running a marathon and half marathon are very different then running a 5K or 10K. I’m not...

How to Tweak Your Long Run for Better Results on Race Day

The long run is a staple in all marathon and ½ marathon training. It’s the one run that prepares you physically and mentally to tackle...

This Is the Best Day to Do a Long Run

The weekly long run, the most important single run of the week and probably the one run you think about most: What route will I take? Is...

Training for the Philadelphia Marathon? Here Are 3 Important Things to Know.

So you’re really doing this — your first marathon. You’re signed up, committed and, hopefully at this point, deep into your training...

Heat & Humidity: Why it's Harder to Run & How to Survive It

Aren’t summers great? Weekends spent at the beach, pop-up parks, street festivals and outdoor dining galore make it a great place to be....

May Racing Report

One of Philadelphia’s biggest and best races takes place the first weekend in May. The Broad Street 10 Miler was a big race for Run Your...

Rock’n’Roll ½ Marathon verses Philly Marathon Weekend: Run Both Or Sit One Out

Typically 8 weeks separate the Rock’n’Roll Philly ½ Marathon and Philly Marathon weekend but with the Pope in town this year Competitor...

Two Rules Elite Runners Follow That You Should Follow, Too

At face value, running seems like a very simple sport. All you need is a pair of shoes and the will to exhaust yourself and that’s it:...

April Racing Report

April was another big month for Run Your Personal Best athletes as we had 8 personal best’s. Despite the horribly windy conditions we had...

Broad Street Run Training: You’re About to Begin the Most Important Week of Training

One of my favorite running quotes is “The race is just a victory lap.” How you perform on race day is mostly a result of weeks and months...

How to Warm Up the Right Way

If you’ve ever run a race before, odds are you’ve seen some runners jogging, jumping, marching, and even sprinting before the gun goes...

Broad Street Run: Eat your way to the finish line

I ran my first Broad Street Run in 1982; there were only 2088 runners in the race’s third year. The Broad Street Run has grown a lot...

This 10-Minute Workout Done Twice a Week Will Help You PR

Lets say you have two identical bicycles – one with treaded mountain bike tires and the other with smooth road bike tires. Which bike...

March Racing Update

March was the first big racing month for Run Your Personal Best athletes and it doesn’t get much better than this...5 personal best’s set...

Run Your Personal Best Featured On 6abc Philadelphia

6abc Philadelphia reached out to Cory to find the best places to run in Philadelphia. Check out the segment below....

It’s Injury Season — Here’s How to Avoid Being Sidelined

We’re fast approaching what I call injury season, the time of year runners ramp up their training and are more likely to get injured....

Training Your Mind For Peak Performance

No matter how many miles you log preparing, there’s no escaping that point in the race where your breathing becomes more difficult, your...

February Racing Update

Three Run Your Personal Best athletes toed the line this past month, Bradley N., Shrenik S., and Keith C. New Hope High School Junior...