Our favorite: a former garbage dump converted into a riverside park. I first ran there more than 30 years ago when a marathon passed through this park that later became home to Pre's Trail. Joe Henderson agoconvertdump Change image and share on social
Yet the home courses are where you spend dozens to hundreds of hours a year. You must choose them well. Joe Henderson choosecoursedozen Change image and share on social
The Chip also reduces the damage done by bandits. They still steal drinks and cheers along the course, but no longer scramble the paying runners' results. No entry fee, no Chip, no time or place. Joe Henderson banditcheerchip Change image and share on social
These thieves defend themselves by saying, 'I was there all the time, and the officials missed me.' Favorite excuses for missing surveillance checkpoints: jacket covered the number took off the shirt with the number hidden in a crowd. Joe Henderson checkpointcovercrowd share on social
