THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED DISTANCE RUNNING CAMP, CAMP FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS     College Runners from August 17th - 22nd. The camp for High School runners was held in July.
The Road Less Traveled Distance Running Camp provides junior high, high school, and collegiate runners an opportunity to prepare for their upcoming cross country season through training on some of the most scenic and challenging trails in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Instruction is provided by a knowledgeable staff of former... MORE
re-POSTED- 8/2

JEFF McCABE, EMILY BILBOW ARE THE 2008 WYOMING VALLEY STRIDERS TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS-     This was the first year if the WV Striders Triple Crown which were made up of the races- March 16th - Winter's End 4.5 Mile Run, May 4th - Cherry Blossom 5 Mile Run, and July 27th - WVS 10Km Run.
All runners participating in all 3 races will receive a Frank Shorter Long Sleeve Performance Shirt while the overall winners and masters winners received other prizes.
TRIPLE CROWN STANDINGS
POSTED 7/31, LINK COURTESY OF RON RAWLS

TEAM IN TRAINING SEEKS LOCAL RUN COACH -     Jim Cummings from the Steamtown Marathon has forward a email he received on our forumboard
We are looking for a run coach in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. We are trying to grow our program up there and also looking to add the Steamtown Marathon back on as one of our official events. That is not happening this year of course, but we are looking to do that next year! In the meantime, we are in need of a run coach for this current team who have just signed up for the Philly Half Marathon in November or the Disney Full or Half in January.
In a nutshell.....the coach would put together a training schedule for the 3 events, keep in touch with the team weekly via email/phone and meet with the team every weekend for a group training. The teams usually meet on a Saturday morning and the time varies depending on the weather/heat. We are a non-profit obviously and so what we pay our coaches is $80 per completer.
Lynn Bensing Campaign Manager The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society I Team In Training p:(610) 398-3357 x 15 I f:(610) 398-1840
POSTED 7/31

MATT BYRNE MAKES SERIOUS BID FOR US MOUNTAIN RUNNING TEAM AT BERRY PICKER TRAIL RACE; ABBY DEAN CONTINUES TO IMPRESS ON THE TRI SCENE- Two-Time U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier Matt Byrne has set his sights on making the U.S. Mountain Running Team. The team of 6 will compete at the prestigious World Mountain Running Trophy Championships this September in Switzerland. The team is selected from two races, the MT Washington Road Race and the Berry Picker Trail Race. At Mt. Washington Matt finished an impressive 6th place in his first ever mountain race, narrowly missing an automatic bid for the US Mountain Team. Making the team would require him to race at his peak potential in the Vail, CO Berry Picker race.
The 4.3 mile Berry Picker would prove to be a different animal from Mt Washington, as Matt would call the course "...the most technically challenging course I've ever seen." The racers went out hard over the first section, a rolling 1.3 miles stretch that would be the easy part of the course. Matt stayed conservative, going into the first steep stretch in 6th place.
The next 3 miles would climb over 2000 feet, giving the race an overall grade of 12%! To make it tougher the course consisted of rugged single track with occasional stretches of double wide gravel trails. It would be over this grueling course that Matt began to advance.
All five competitors ahead of Matt knew they would need a good showing to make the U.S. Team. Only the winners spot was assured, the remaining spot would go to committee based on performances at both Mt. Washington and the Berry Picker. Matt pushed hard as soon as the real climbing began, quickly moving into 3rd place. Coming through 2 miles found Matt moving into 2nd place and looking ahead to Simon Gutierrez. Gutierrez, who has qualified for 7 straight Mountain teams, and is 2 time defending World Masters Mountain Running champion, showed his experience with the mountains and slowly pulled away.
Resisting challenges form fellow east coaster Shiloh Mielke, Matt continued on to place 2nd overall. Anyone who has run with Matt knows he has always been tough on hills, but now he has proved it nationally. Matt's 2nd place finish makes him a strong candidate for a spot on the US Mountain Running team whose roster should be announced soon. We'll keep you posted!
POSTED 7/23 posted on the Forumboard by an unknown source

INSTA RESULTS CELEBRATING 30TH YEAR OF SERVICE- Saturday, August 2nd, Insta Results Race Management will celebrate its 30th year of serving the Running community of Northeastern Pa.
Starting in the smmer of 1978, Frank Gaval of Sugarloaf and George Meiss of Drums, both advid runners decided to speed up the processing of results at races in Jim Thorpe since 1971 and George was one of the particpants in one of those events. After moving to Conyngham, Frank joined George in founding the Kinetic Energy Running Club whhich conducted many races in the Hazleton Area including the Eckley Miners Village 10KN and Valley Day 9 miler.
It was at the Valley Day Race where the two running enthusists devised the system to calcualte age group winners quickly. Insta Results was thus starting and has been processing over 60 races a year for the past three years.
During the past 30 years, Insta Results has updated thier first vehicle (a used postal truck with left hand drive) to a van used for both winter and summer sports. The duo, who are retired teachers, can look back on races that have come and gone,m grown and declined thru the years Insta Results has assisted many directors organize and conduct races throughout PA and lower teir New York.
Insta Results may be know for its race managemenet but it was also in charge of a Cross Country Ski operation for many years. The Winter sports are still enjoyed by Frank who is the President of the PA Biathlon Club and sports director of Snowshoeing for PA Special Olympics.
The partners have always tried to provide a quality service for a reasonable price. Many thanks fo to those who have supported the business over these 30 years, and the many assistants who help manage the contracted events, especially Jeff Gaval.
Insta Results has seen it all: The boom of the 70's, the increase in 5's and marathning, trail runs, and the rise of multi sport, such as triathlons.
We hope that you have had the chance to utilize Insta Results for some event or particpanted in a race under its management.
Frank and George would like to see the sport continue to grow, promoting a healthy life time committment to running.
Congratulations to Insta Results on its 30th Anniversary.
POSTED 7/23 Submited by Barb Gaval

ACTIVE PERFORMANCE CHIROPRACTIC NEWSLETTER ON PLANTAR FASCITIS-     Plantar fasciitis is the result of repeated abnormal biomechanical stresses placed on the plantar fascia. Determining “why” plantar fasciitis is...<< MORE
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POSTED 7/16 ACTIVE PERFORMANCE CHIROPRACTIC

JOIN THE STAFF FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN COUNTRY CAMP-     "We are looking for a few individuals to join our staff at Blue Mountain Cross Country Camp. Camp is located in Poyntelle PA. We start at 11am on Sunday, August 17 and finish before noon on Saturday, August 23."
For more information on the camp- bluemountainxccamp.com
Contact John Malach, 570-998-4080 john@bluemountainxccamp.com
Blue Mountain Cross Country Camp has been the premier camp for high school runners since 1969. The camp was founded to educate and motivate in the sport of cross country. Over 8600 runners have benefited from the Blue Mountain Summer experience. Camp Directors John Malach and Dale Ladd invite you to take part in our 40th year. POSTED 7/12 John Malach

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VIADUCT TRAIL ULTRMARATHON-     If you are interested in ultrarunning, are an ultrarunner, or simply would like to support a free local race and hang out with like-minded people, volunteers are needed for this year's 50-mile and 100-mile VTU, on August 9-10, 2008.
We currently need individuals to staff our two aid tables and to roam the course on mountain bikes. We have created a schedule with three-hour time blocks, so if you could commit to three or more hours during the day or night, that would be great.
More information on the race is available at our website.
If you're interested in volunteering, please write us at viaduct_trail_ultramarathon@yahoo.com
POSTED 7/12 Carl Albright

POTTER COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY CAMP-     August 4-9 Grades 9-12located just off route 6 between Galeton and Coudersport, PA.
Coaches include Will Squier (Elk Lake), Jeff Brandt (Danville), Tom Williams (BBC) as well as other coaches and/or collegiate athletes. Cost: $295
For more details and information e-mail coach Williams at twilliams@bbc.edu
POSTED 7/10 COACH TOM WILLIAMS

OFFICAL 2008 LUZERNE COUNTY TRIPLE CROWN STANDINGS POSTED- They had the best cumilitive times of the three events- The Valley Eight race in Conyngham, the West Pittson Anthracite 4 miler & The WB YMCA 25TH 4th of JULY 3 MILER/BERNIE'S MEMORIAL RUN/WALK.

STANDINGS

Here is a listing of the top three finishers:

OVERALL-
Kevin Borrelli     Heidi Wolfsberger
John Evangelista   Emily Bilbow
Robert Moulton     Miranda Hildebrand

MASTERS
Dan Dragwa         Lynn Dolan
Martin Seybold     Helen Evans
Michael Kinney     Gloria Rawls

POSTED- 7/10

MANAGING LOW BACK PAIN...THE BENEFITS OF FISH OIL-     The July Active Perormance Chiropractic Newsletter has been posted
Low back pain can be the result of several...<< MORE
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POSTED 7/1 ACTIVE PERFORMANCE CHIROPRACTIC

RACE TO BENEFIT ANNE STEFURSKY-    My name is Lisa Stefursky and I am the chairperson for the 1st Annual Archbald Borough Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk. We are hoping to be successful enough in our endeavor to make this an annual event. Each year the Run/Walk will benefit a local person or family fighting some form of Cancer.
This past December, my sister Anne Stefursky, was diagnosed with Leukemia. As many of you may already know, Anne is a 22 year old Special Education teacher and runner who grew up in Archbald. This year I am proud to announce that the proceeds from the 5K will go to her to help her in her fight against Leukemia.
Thank you very much for your help,
Lisa Stefursky
1st ANNUAL ARCHBALD BORO CANCER AWARENESS 5K RUN/WALK POSTED 6/26, Lisa Stefursky

2008 PIAA CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULES POSTED-     The PIAA district's 2, 4 & 11 Fall 2008 High School Cross Country page is now up. This is the third season that NEPARunner has been proudly hosting this page.
It includes all the schools in Districts 2, 4 & 11 who have there schedules hosted on High School Sports.net and some other schools who may use there own website or schools that forward schedules for posting here.

The link will always be maintained in the drop down menu bars on the top of the page, under- HS & COLLEGE links.

Here are some important dates-
8/11/08 First Practice Date
8/16/08 First Scrimmage or Inter-School Practice Date
8/29/08 First Regular Season Contest Date
9/20/08 PIAA Foundation Cross Country Invitational
FALL PIAA XC PAGE
POSTED 6/23

RUNNING RELATED KNEE PAIN-     The statement, “the knee is a slave to the hip and ankle” means that the relative health and mobility of both the hip and ankle have a direct effect on the health and function of the knee. A quick biomechanical analysis of the lower extremity demonstrates that...<< MORE
NEWSLETTER | ACTIVE PERFORMANCE CHIROPRACTIC
POSTED 6/17 ACTIVE PERFORMANCE CHIROPRACTIC

ACTIVE PERFORMANCE JUNE NEWSLETTER- The Active Performance newsletter features- Rotary Cuff Syndrome also "Are My Meals Balanced" which was part of a discussion on out forumboard. NEWSLETTER | ACTIVE PERFORMANCE CHIROPRACTIC
POSTED- 5/20

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WEEKLY WEDNESDAY EVENING LEHIGH GORGE GROUP RUNS SET TO BEGIN- Ron Rawls announces that "we're starting up our Lehigh Gorge runs on Wed., April 2nd at 6 PM. One hour run on cinder trail starting at 6 PM. Meet at whitewater rafting shed at end of White Haven shopping center parking lot."

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REMINDER If anyone wishes to have a group run/walk posted please email me at RUNNEPA@AOL.COM and they will be posted. All you are asked is to please email me to have the info removed when the group run/walk is discontinued.

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POSTED- 3/12

BACK MOUNTAIN HARVEST ASSEMBLY WOMENS GROUP TO MEET TUESDAY NIGHTS-Back Mountain Harvest Assembly is hosting a women's running group at the Kirby Park track on Tuesday nights from 5-6 PM. There are some nights that we trail run, so if you are interested, please email me at for the schedule.
jpais1@aol.com for the schedule. POSTED- 8/9/07

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