A casual 22mi run in 4 legs connecting the Original Running Company‘s 3 store fronts in Jenkintown, Fairmount (Philly), and Ridley Creek.
• The Route • An Introduction • The Annual • A History
The Route (22mi)
• Leg 1 • Leg 2 • Leg 3 • Leg 4 •
Leg 1: (5.00mi) Jenkintown Running Company to Wakefield Park
• Google Map: Leg 1 Start •
• Google Map: Leg 1 End •
• Google Map: Leg 1 Pedestrian Directions •
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Leg 2: (5.83mi) Wakefield Park to Lloyd Hall
• Google Map: Leg 2 Start •
• Google Map: Leg 2 End •
• Google Map: Leg 2 Pedestrian Directions •
Mile 5.0: Fairmount Running Company (now Massage Fairmount Avenue)
2021 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia
(Google Map)
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Leg 3: (5.50mi) Lloyd Hall to Cobb Creek
• Google Map: Leg 3 Start •
• Google Map: Leg 3 End •
• Google Map: Leg 3 Pedestrian Directions •
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Leg 4: (5.55mi) Cobb Creek to Ridley Running Company
• Google Map: Leg 4 Start •
• Google Map: Leg 4 End •
• Google Map: Leg 4 Pedestrian Directions •
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An Introduction
A Home-grown Growlers Running Event (#233: 2023’11’29’W)
• Fourth year and counting • [1½ MIN READ] In fall 2019, the Original Running Company (of which Jenkintown Running Company is but one store) opened its 3rd store in…
Off-beat Running Events (#144: ZY Weekly Newsletter 12/2/23)
• All local, even • [2 MIN READ] The weird 22 miler I did last Saturday (in lieu of joining SRC) turned my mind to other atypical running events. We…
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The Annual
• Designed as a relay but what a long-run •
6th: 2025’10’18’S, 8a-12p
5th: 2024’03’16’S, 9a-1p
4th: 2023’12’02’S, 9a-1p
3rd: 2022’04’09’S, 8a-12p
2nd: 2021’04’03’S, 12-4p
1st: 2020’03’14’S, 12-4p
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A History
• The story through a few sprint blogposts •
Just Thinking
[<1 MIN READ] • Here’s an idea for a run • …Some of us were talking about doing a relay to connect all 3 stores, Jenkintown, Fairmount, and Ridley…
More Thinking
[<1 MIN READ] • A relay in 4 legs • The working idea is for the relay to start at JRC and go to Fairmount Running Company, tentatively in 2 legs of 5 miles each…
An ORC Relay
[1½ MIN READ] • 5 miles-ish per leg • Into Philly from the north and out again to the south…
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2025’10’16’R: Updated (Links to Leg 3 End and Leg 4 Start from E. Baltimore Ave. to Main St.)
2025’08’19’T: Published
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