Running

Running in 2020

I used to read 52 books every year, and that always made for a catchy end-of-year blog title. I stopped in 2020, deciding to instead be more productive with my time. Like many others, I ended up with more time than I could

Continuing my Running at… series, I capped off the fall with a New England road trip. As is typical, I found AllTrails and other online resources to be useless from a runner’s perspective. I know that the audience for such blog posts is minuscule,

JPMorgan Chase Really Screwed Up the 2020 Corporate Challenge

If you work for a big company in a big city, you’ve probably heard of the Chase Corporate Challenge. It’s an annual 3.5-mile race that serves some altruistic purpose, I’m sure. Mainly, though, it’s a reliable source of office banter

As the leaves turn and my time living with my parents in Scranton comes to a close, I’ve decided to reflect on what was a wonderful summer. I’ve visited a large number of Pennsylvania State Parks since I left Chicago.

Big Pocono State Park flips the script on the typical Pennsylvania state park trail system. Rather than starting at a base area and running up a mountain, you start at the top of the mountain and hike down, then back

The weather is getting colder now and the mornings in Northeastern Pennsylvania are absolutely perfect for running. After recovering from an injury that sidelined me for most of July and August, Tobyhanna State Park was the first destination on my list. Time is

I went for a drive this morning and ended up at Mount Pisgah State Park. Of all the state parks in Pennsylvania, this is one of the most remote. It was an hour-and-forty-five-minute drive from Scranton on Route 6. Unless

Continuing my exploration of places to run in Northeastern Pennsylvania, I was surprised when I found out about Prompton State Park. It’s about the same driving distance from my home as Lackawanna State Park. Twenty-six miles of trails surround a 290-acre

Having little contact with other humans over the last few months allowed me ample time to start running again. I just finished my first 40+ mile week since 2015 and capped it off with a run at Salt Springs State Park here in

I grew up about a mile away from Nay Aug Park. I learned how to ride a bike there. I spent my early teenage years cruising on my K2, exploring every nook and cranny of the park. The first pictures I ever took