Wanderers Email Signup Reminder
Just a reminder to our members that registering for our website does not mean you will receive our periodic club [...]
Wanderers Intimidate the Field at the “Bobtoberfest”
Results added 11/7 Cold hard cash, carved pumpkins, t-shirts, fuzzy socks . . . and beer! These were the spoils [...]
Website changes
Wanderers: we have made some navigation changes to the site. We now allow non-members to view the Wanderers Member Directory [...]
Wanderers’ Weekend Round-Up
Report by Polly Jansen Photo gallery added 10/21 October 11th and 12th was quite a weekend for the Wissahickon Wanderers [...]
SAT Oct 18: Walnut Lane Bridge 100th Year Anniversary Celebration
Join the party and learn more about the fascinating history of the Walnut Lane bridge: how they built it plus [...]
Trail Series Results (Week 4)
Rob Schiff ended up going four for four in the Wanderers September trail series winning the September 25 race in [...]
Wanderers Excel at Distance Run
Wanderers produced some solid performances in the Phildelphia Distance Run on September on September 20. Leading the pack was Phil [...]
Rob Schiff Rules in Trail Series (Week 3)
Rob Schiff bagged yet another Wanderers trail series win on September 18. But this time, he had to work for [...]
Wanderers Shine at the Delaware Diamondman
On Sunday, September 7th four Wanderers descended upon Bear, Delaware to compete in the Delaware Diamondman Half-Ironman (1.2 mile swim, [...]
Runners Demonstrate Brains as well as Braun at Trail Series (Week 2)
The Trail Master Bob Reynolds turned School Master on September 11 when he laid out the trail series course in [...]
Alberts and Graboyes Star in Cross Country Classic
Race report, photos, and results. Joel Alberts and Rick Graboyes both came in first at the Chestnut Hill Cross Country [...]
SEP 13: 6th Annual Chestnut Hill Cross Country Classic
The 6th Annual Chestnut Hill Cross Country Classic put on by the Wanderers is coming up on Saturday, September 13. [...]
Fast Start for Fall Trail Series (Week 1)
There was a good turnout and plenty of excellent times in the first race of the Wanderers fall trail series [...]
5th Annual All-Comers Track Meet: Results & Photos
Photos Added 9/15 We have posted the results of the Track Meet and created two photos albums (“Galleries”) […]
Sign Up for Email
We have discontinued our mailing list (for now) Enter your email address below to sign up for periodic Wanderers emails. Obviously, [...]
The Fall Trail Series is Back!
Run in these informal trail races organized by the Wissahickon Wanderers every Thursday evening in September. The distances range [...]
Double-Wit? Wanderers Pull Off Double Victory at Half-Wit Half
PHOTOS ADDED 8/22 – The Wanderers may have sent a smaller contingent to this year’s Half-Wit Half, with only one [...]
2008: Wanderers Launch Their New Website!
If you are reading this, you have arrived at our new website! After months of working and tinkering, we are [...]
Wanderers Tri and Tri Again
Seven Wanderers continued to display their fine athletic prowess by competing in two triathlons over the past few weeks. The [...]
Old(er) News: Lot’s of it!
Check out our news section to see what various Wanderers have been up to SINCE the Fall of 2008. For roughly 430 [...]
Saturday PRC
This run is being held by the Philly Runners club. ALL RUNS start & end in front of the Philadelphia [...]
St. Roch’s Trail Run
On Saturday July 19, Dennis Crowne, Cee Heard, and Jim “I want to arrive early and hear the orientation” Millar, [...]
Wanderers Shine in Weekend Tri’s
Five Wanderers participated in two Tri’s (Rhode Island Half Ironman 70.3 & Diamond in the Rough) recently. Read the race [...]
Why Some People Won’t Be Fit Despite Exercise
- by GINA KOLATA - The New York Times, 02/12/2002 Conventional wisdom has it that anyone who really wants to [...]
Focus on the Negative
-David Rakoff New York Times Magazine,12/9/2001 For years the popular psychology and self-help movement has tried to help anxious or [...]
SuperSlow Exercise
- Rory Evans, New York Times Magazine,12/9/2001 Working out has come to this: twice a week for 20 minutes, lift [...]
The Pain of the Long Distance Runner
-New York Times Science Section 10/30/2001 Anyone who has ever run a marathon can testify to the toll it [...]
Wanderer David Hilton Swears By Heart Rate-Based Lactate Threshold Training
Back in 1986 I watched Greg LeMond win the Tour de France. It was my first exposure to cycling and [...]
Stair-Climbing: An Introduction
By Michael Branca Stair-climbing is an intense muscular event, valued as the "ultimate challenge". In recent years the marathon soared, [...]
Wanderers Take On the Double, er “Single” Trouble!
Report by Polly On Sunday, June 22nd 2008 seven Wanderers ventured up to Reading, PA for more Ron Horn trail [...]
Wissahickon Trail System
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Germantown Coach to the Rescue!
For those runners who need that little extra individual attention, there is now a solution. Marlene McGregory, who often runs [...]
Wissahickon Trail Classic: Wanderers Do It All!
The Wanderers starred in all facets of the Wissahickon Trail Classic held on June 7. First let’s talk about the [...]
Nicole Enters First Marathon: Raising Money to Fight Cancer!
Nicole Saint-Louis (left in photo) needs our help!! She has entered the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco on October [...]
Wanderers at the Head of the Pack at Berks County Tri
Word has slowly filtered back to Philadelphia from the backwoods of Berks County about more glory achieved by the Wanderers [...]
Wanderers Accept the Lenape Challenge
Due to lack of recent rainfall, the waters of the Perokimon river happened to be low the day of the [...]
Links old Race Reports, News, WaterStops, Photos,…
Most of the old web pages (375 or so) were not moved over to the new site. But, you can [...]
2007/July: Athlete of the Month….Jim Trainor
Meteorologically speaking, July was one nasty month. Every day seemed to be brutally hot with suffocating humidity. It was like [...]
2007/June: Athlete of the Month….Irene Nagle
Athletically speaking, the year 2007 for Irene “The Mad Doc” Nagle has been filled with her share of heartbreak. On [...]
2007/May: Athlete of the Month….Bob Reynolds
Bob reached the big 5-0 on April 30. For many people reaching 50 means packing up the old running shoes [...]
2007/April: Athlete of the Month…….. Ken Evans
April was a banner month for the Wanderers. First, there was the Wanderers’ team performance at the Boston Marathon. Matt [...]
2007/March: Athlete of the Month…Chris n’ Polly
The Athlete of the Month for March goes to Chris n’ Polly. The pair have demonstrated a desire to race [...]
2007/February: Athlete of the Month…….. Barbara Gorka
The selection of the February Athlete of the Month was strictly a No Brainer......Barbara Gorka!! For years, Babs has very [...]
2007/January: Athlete of the Month…….. Susan Hurrey
Athletically speaking, Susan Hurrey did not get off to a fast start in January. Sunbathing and relaxing on the [...]
2006 – August – Wanderers Distance Track Meet
01 Starter Jim Adderly gives instructions before start of the first heat of the 1-mile run. 02 Steve [...]
2005 – November – Philadelphia Marathon
01 The Wanderers got a head start on their Philly Marathon celebrating. They partied the night before the [...]
2005 – September – Philadelphia Distance Run
01 Dennis Crowne puts his foot on the gas for the final four miles along Kelly Drive. 02 [...]
2005 – September – CHA Annual Cross Country Classic
01 Race organization was in the very capable hands of Melanie Wright. 02 Runners got all sorts of [...]