While I enjoy being on the road I love being home especially after a long winter thaw. After a week in Boston and then in Big Sur I am more than ready to stay home and help out our local club, the Lehigh Valley Road Runners of Allentown, with our premiere event – the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon and 5K – this year held on the first Sunday in May. The LVRR also hosts a day of kids races – the day before – more than 1,000 kids form age 4 to 132 participate in these races run on the main drag in Allentown. The half marathon which has more than 3,000 runners sells out well in advance and why shouldn’t it? Pre-race seminars, great pasta dinner with guest speakers, nice medal, fast course, scenic course through our beautiful parkway complete with a run through an old covered bridge and bands about every mile –  you can’t go wrong.