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Another 12-hour run… that didn’t quite last 12 hours
Exercise & Running Updates Posted on: September 15, 2025September 21, 2025

Another 12-hour run… that didn’t quite last 12 hours

This race was the 12-Hour Mooser Madness Endurance Run in Pennsburg, PA. The course was primarily single-track technical trail, with a few double-track sections mixed in. Think roots, rocks, dirt, mud, shade — all the fun things that come with …

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Race Recap: Run PA Trail Jamboree 
Exercise & Running Updates / Humor Posted on: August 7, 2025September 4, 2025

Race Recap: Run PA Trail Jamboree 

Ice bandannas, Bluetooth miracles, and one very stubborn blood sugar 

Last Saturday, I ran the 12-hour race at the PA Run Trail Jamboree. A running festival held in Newmanstown, PA. It was my first race since the 6-hour …

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Race Review: Coventry Woods Trail Running Festival Recap
Exercise & Running Updates / Humor Posted on: June 26, 2025July 31, 2025

Race Review: Coventry Woods Trail Running Festival Recap

Trail Fest was a Hot Fest

Let me start by saying: I am not a hot-weather runner. I have zero interest in running across Death Valley (Badwater) or the Sahara Desert (Marathon des Sables). But races like this? They’re …

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Race Preview: Coventry Woods Trail Running Festival
Exercise & Running Updates / Humor Posted on: June 20, 2025July 23, 2025

Race Preview: Coventry Woods Trail Running Festival

TrailFest is going to be a Fun Fest

Another day, another race to run. 

This weekend, instead of attending the American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions, I’ll be out on the trails at the Coventry Woods Trail Running Festival in Pottstown, PA. (I …

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Race Report: Capital Backyard Ultra 
Exercise & Running Updates / Humor Posted on: June 7, 2025July 23, 2025

Race Report: Capital Backyard Ultra 

(…or, How I Packed Everything but the Kitchen Sink—wait, no, I packed that too.) 

Last week, I wrote a race preview for a race I planned to run over Memorial Day. This is my entry after the race.  

So I ran …

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Brian Foster is navigating T1D from all angles — personal, professional, & parental. He believes in evidence-based care, compassionate support, & the life-saving powers of CGMs and coffee.

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