We are well into the fall racing season, and many people have completed their goal race – the Hershey Half was this past Sunday – and many other races are on the calendar through November and December. Leading up to a race, you’ll be focused on the preparation and training and what to do in […]

The weather cooperated for the Blue Jay 5K this past Sunday, with temperatures a little warmer than they’ve been in recent years for this race on homecoming weekend at Elizabethtown College. Kurt Degoede, an engineering professor at the college, won the overall men’s race in 18:29, and Brenda Read-Daily was the top women’s finisher in […]

Runners in Central Pennsylvania know that Sunday is the 7th annual Hershey Half Marathon, an event that regularly sells out with 5,000 runners. Here at Applied Race Management, we’ve had a number of people who have run the entire race, and some who have done the relay. We like the Hershey Half because it’s a […]

Three-time Olympian Jim Ryun, who held world records in numerous events, will visit Elizabethtown in November and make several public appearances,  including as the celebrity guest of a unique race called Jim Ryun Prediction Mile, a speaking engagement at Elizabethtown Area High School and a book signing at The Inside Track in Lancaster. Applied Race […]

Today, we thought we’d open up a can of worms and explain why we don’t run with headphones. You can also read that as why we don’t listen to music while we run. Of course, we know all the arguments about the benefits of running with music and that it can help you improve. And we […]