Run in these informal trail races organized by the Wissahickon Wanderers the FIRST FOUR Thursday evenings in September.

The distances range generally from three to five miles through the woods of the Wissahickon and along Forbidden Drive.

By Leo Strupczewski

It hit me about midway through my first run at Squaw Valley – if you want to go anywhere in the Sierra Nevada mountains, you ultimately have to head one direction.

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Over the hay bails and through the water in Radnor the Wanderers ran.
They went out real hard, through a grassy yard
By mile two were all puffing, "Oh man!"

Over the fences and through the mud by the time the race was done,
They'd scored for the team, in an equestrian theme
And many bobble-butt horse trophies were won!

Back on My Feet would like to send a special THANK YOU to all of the Wissahickon Wanderers who made the wonderful track event at Roxborought High School possible.

All of our members had a great time at the event and for many of them, it was their first race.  Back on My Feet had a total of 60 members participate in the event.

The Half-Wit Half Marathon is no doubt a favorite of the Wanderers. What does that say about us? That we are hard-core, rugged...OK..., and perhaps a wee bit nuts!

The date has been set for the 8th annual Chestnut Hill Cross Country Classic...September 11.  The start time is 9 am. 

The cross country classic is put on by the Wanderers in conjunction with Chestnut Hill Academy.  This year, for the first time, the race will not be held on the same weekend as the Philadelphia Distance Run which is scheduled for the following week.  The three-mile cross country race is a great break from road and trail races.  The course starts at the playing fields of Chestnut Hill Academy and tours the Philadelphia Cricket Club golf course before returning to CHA.

On June 13, 2010, Chris Verry, Polly Jansen, and Sharon Schmidt-Mongrain set out to tackle Eagleman Ironman 70.3 in Cambridge, MD.  One might think, with the bike and run courses being pancake-flat, that the race would be, well, less-challenging.

With the racing season getting busier and busier, look sharp out on the trails or on the road with a Wanderers singlet. We have all sizes available in both men’s and women’s singlets.

These race singlets are $35. Contact Dan to place an order or to obtain more information.