Here it comes – Summer! And with it comes the heat and humidity. After that rather rough winter we recently endured here in the Northeast I made a public declaration that once summer hit I would not complain once about the heat or humidity. I’m sticking to that promise but that doesn’t mean I won’t be cursing the weather under my breath from time to time. We’ve already seen some scorchers around here, earlier this month the temperatures soared into the 90′s before cooling off again but the heat is …

National Running Day is a grassroots movement to promote running as a healthy, easy and accessible form of exercise. Grab a friend and head out for some miles on Wednesday, June 2nd. Look inside for more details on discounts, giveaways and local events.

Thank you to all of this week’s participants! We have a winner.

Three different review by three different people who were given Sof Sole insoles to test and review. Two of the testers wore the same product and the third person wore a different product. Interesting insights and opinions on their very different experiences.

Great stuff to ponder on your next run. A wrap up of this week’s articles on exercise science as tweeted by Amby Burfoot, Editor at Large of Runner’s World Magazine. This week’s article links highlight such things as core training, massage, ARC trainers vs. elliptical machines, college athlete over-training and injury, the barefoot running debate and much more.

This week’s highlighted ultra runner is Meredith Murphy, a very talented and tough ultra runner hailing from the Philly suburbs. She has several 100 milers tucked under her belt and a brand new accomplishment, her first 48 hour race. Read what she has to say about running ultras.

There is a new race series in town which promises to be fun and exciting and offers a little something for everyone. Each race will have it’s own particular theme, whether that be collecting food for those in need or dressing up in costume. Points can be earned in several different ways and accumulated throughout the series. The series culminates with an overall series winner with a pretty awesome grand prize.

This week around the Valley … Girls on the Run, Free gait analysis, a plethora of races and some yoga.