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• City Island Race Attracts Runners from Upper Midwest at USRR New Year's Day Races

  By mitchpa on January 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw HARRISBURG, PA, JANUARY 1, 2020—A cool thing about races in the holiday season, is that many folks from faraway places might be in Central Pennsylvania for the holidays.  Runners from North Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois, as well as… Read More ›

• The Back Nine

  By mitchpa on December 31, 2019 • ( 2 )

  From Freddi At the dawn of 2020, I wanted to share, with a little update on my age, a column from 12 years ago, when I turned 60. Now that I have hit another milestone birthday, it is more relevant… Read More ›

• The RRCA's Hall of Presidents

  By mitchpa on December 31, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s an honor to share the photos of all of the Road Runners Club of America’s presidents, from RRCA Founder, Browning Ross to the present president, Mitchell Garner. Former president Harold Tinsley gave us permission to post it. Thank you… Read More ›

• Triathlete Pearson Wins Club XC Open Race in Downpour

  By mitchpa on December 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Clay Shaw BETHLEHEM, PA, DECEMBER 14, 2019—Morgan Pearson of Tinman Elite was the strongest man, as the weather really got wicked for the final race of the day.  Pearson, of Boulder, CO. won in 29:54 and was only man… Read More ›

• Cuffe Wins Open Women 6K Club Championships

  By mitchpa on December 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Clay Shaw BETHLEHEM, PA, December 14, 2019—Aisling Cuffe, from Croton-On-Hudson, NY, and running for Saucony won the Open Women 6K in 20:07. Cuffe, now 26, was once a HS running prodigy, having won the 2010 Foot Locker XC national… Read More ›

• Scott Takes Top Honors at USATF Club XC Masters Women 6K

  By mitchpa on December 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Clay Shaw BETHLEHEM, PA, DECEMBER 14, 2019—Sascha Scott of the Syracuse Track Club had a strong race, winning the Masters women 6K in 22:26.  Margaret Brennan of Asheville Running Collective was second in 22:35.  Nancy James-Klinger of The Janes… Read More ›

• Sallberg Wins Masters Title; Hammer First Over 50 at USATF XC Champs

  By mitchpa on December 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Clay Shaw BETHLEHEM, PA, DECEMBER 14, 2019—Jacques Sallberg of the Cal Coast Track Club won the 10K that had 444 Masters runners between the ages of 40 and 59. Sallberg ran the muddy course at Lehigh University in 32:55. … Read More ›

• Sherran Wins 60-Plus Masters Men Race by 52 Seconds

  By mitchpa on December 28, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  By Clay Shaw BETHLEHEM, PA, DECEMBER 14, 2019—Joe Sherran, 62, of Club Northwest easily won the Masters 60-and-up men’s 60-plus at the USATF XC Championships in 28:42. Days of rainy weather led to a muddy and slippery 8K course at… Read More ›

• Rambling Roads: Do Over

  By mitchpa on December 27, 2019 • ( 0 )

  By George A. Hancockrunnergah@comcast.net The New Year begins early on a Wednesday morning. Some folks are probably still celebrating. Others are sleeping, seeking rest for the new 2020 day. January 1, 2020 ushers in a do-over. Our New Year begins… Read More ›

• January 2020

  By mitchpa on December 27, 2019 • ( 0 )

  by George A. Hancock January’s Story January’s story is the first dayThe New Year earns a Hooray!Year 2020 begins a year runWith sadness, angst, and fun. January’s story is the weatherSo snowy it hides the heatherOur green lawns are out… Read More ›

• European XC 2019: Great Britain Wins Mixed Relay

  By mitchpa on December 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw Led by Sarah McDonald, James McMurray, Alexandra Bell, and Jonny Davies, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team won in 17:55.  McMurray, and Bell had the fastest laps in their stages.  Belarus was second, with Katsiaryna Karneyenka… Read More ›

• European XC Championships 2019 Lisbon Senior Races: Can Wins 4th Straight Women’s Title; Fsiha Wins In Debut

  By mitchpa on December 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw LISBON, PORTUGAL, DECEMBER 8, 2019—Robel Fsiha of Sweden, who was the first European finisher at the World XC Championships in Aarhus, won his Euro XC debut in 29:59.  Fsiha was born in Eritrea, and fled to Sweden… Read More ›

• Kaminski and Roman-Duval are Victors in the 2019 Celtic Solstice 5-Miler

  By mitchpa on December 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Karen Mitchell Baltimore, MD, December 14, 2019—-We’ve been covering this race for many years, likely as long as the event has been around. In the early years we ran it. It’s always well-organized by Karen Menge and Jim Adams… Read More ›

• Gressier, Moller Repeat as Champs with Strong Final Laps in Euro XC U23 Races

  By mitchpa on December 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw LISBON, PORTUGAL, European Athletics SPAR Cross Country Championships, DECEMBER 8, 2019—Jimmy Gressier of France put the hammer down on the final lap, which gave him the opportunity to celebrate on the home stretch.  Gressier won in 24:17,… Read More ›

• Ingebrigtsen and Battocletti Repeat as U20 Champions

  By mitchpa on December 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw European Athletics SPAR Cross Country Championships, Lisbon, Portugal, December 8, 2019—Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway won his fourth European Junior (U20) cross country title, with another convincing win on the hilly course at Bella Vista Park in Lisbon. … Read More ›