Every journey begins with a single step. That’s doubly true when the journey involves a running club — a group dedicated to taking not just one, but thousands of steps at a time.

The Wyoming Valley Striders have taken steps, leaps and bounds on their way to becoming the valley’s oldest and most well-known continuous running club. And those steps have led them to a milestone.

This year marks 50 years since the Striders were created, and the club’s current leadership has pulled out all the stops in celebrating the club’s long legacy while also keeping an eye on the future.

Starting next Sunday, Wyoming Valley Striders board of directors members Linda Wojnar-Krasnavage and Dave Bass will launch a weekly feature taking a look at the runners and the races that have made the Striders such an

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