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The 2024 Dick Pond Athletics Darn Tough Race Trail Series Every year, Dick Pond Athletics hosts a four-part trail race series to bring together runners across the Chicagoland area to divert from road running and hit the trails for a unique racing experience. In 2024, we are proud to be partnering with Darn Tough Vermont Socks for this year’s race series, announcing the race series to off...

It is 4:45am and my wife is sleeping soundly as I slip out of bed and into my running gear. The eastern sky is just beginning to brighten as I back the car out of the driveway to head to a nearby park or forest preserve for a short run before having to be at work by 8:00. Some people will say I must be crazy to be up and going for a run so early, but, for me, I consider this to be my “play time.”&...