Meet Lori, a stay-at-home mom to four kids who relishes in the alone time that running provides. Lori just finished her first triathlon and will be part of a triathlon relay team in August. She’s hoping to tackle the marathon at some point.

This week around the valley … holiday races, hikes, group run, Run Daddy 5k and more.

Earlier this month, Steve and Loretta Dodson traveled to Easter Island to run the Easter Island Marathon. These world travelers like to combine their love of travel with their love of running and have run marathons on all seven continents in various countries. This year they were able to check Easter Island off their list. Not only that, but they won the race with each placing first in their gender categories. Congratulations Loretta and Steve!

Congratulations to this week’s winners of OrthoLite Fusion Insoles.

Local cyclist and automobile collide. Be safe on the roads my running friends!

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. You can follow Amby’s tweets at http://twitter.com/exerscience.

First LVRR Healthy Kids Active Playdate a great success. 23 people met up for a 2 mile hike at Lehigh Parkway.

Who needs sweaty feet in the summer? My eternal search for the thinnest, most comfortable socks for summer running continues.