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• Groner and Gaffney Win Rust-Buster Marathon

  By mitchpa on April 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw Saddle Brook, NJ, April 24, 2021—When US World Championship marathoner Roberta Groner needed a live marathon recently, she created her own. With help from Matt Slocum and Laura DeLea, she organized a live, certified marathon course on… Read More ›

• Gerstenbacher and Hayes Win Capital 10 Miler

  By mitchpa on April 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw Harrisburg, PA, April 17, 2021—Samuel Gerstenbacher of Lancaster and the F&M Track Club scored his second HBG victory in a row, with a 51:48 men’s winning time at the Capital 10 Miler.  Gerstenbacher won the Lucky Charm… Read More ›

• Rambling Roads: Spring Forays

  By mitchpa on April 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  By George A. Hancockrunnergah@comcast.net April, our fourth month, begins on a Thursday this year. April is thirty days devoted to new spring growth. This morning runner views numerous spring sights on every run. The greening vegetation is the most visible… Read More ›

• On the Edge

  By mitchpa on April 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  By Sal Citarella Recently, on an impulse fueled by something stronger than Gatorade, I watched my old VHS tape On The Edge. For those of you who may not remember, it was a big screen release in 1986 and well… Read More ›

• April 2021

  By mitchpa on April 13, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by George A. Hancock April Green Warmer Temps and rainDampen our April plainCreating great April greenAlong our roadside scene. April rain and the sun togetherSteadily enrich our green heatherThe lawns and fields are now niceAnd free of that snowy cold… Read More ›

• SBY (Salisbury Marathon) Does it Right! Hesselbirg and Patterson Win

  By mitchpa on April 12, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw Salisbury, MD, April 3, 2021—Not too many “live” events have happened in Maryland since the pandemic, although we did cover the Bel Air 5K last August and the JFK 50 in November. SBY had a marathon, half marathon,… Read More ›

• Sadlock, Watson Win 10k Along The Susquehanna

  By mitchpa on April 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw HARRISBURG, PA, MARCH 21, 2021—Josh Sadlock of Harrisburg, who placed second in the 5K on the previous day, won the Lucky Charm 10K handily in 31:51.Much like Saturday’s 5K, a strong contingent of the regional elite men… Read More ›

• Gerstenbacher, Matherne Win Lucky Charm 5K

  By mitchpa on April 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw HARRISBURG, PA, MARCH 20, 2021—Samuel Gerstenbacher of Lancaster won the Lucky Charm 5K in 15:08, as he led a strong contingent of F & M runners, who placed five in the top ten. In the past, Lucky Charm… Read More ›

• Moore, Fuller Win Indian Rock 10K, Final 2020-21 York Winter Series Race

  By mitchpa on April 1, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw YORK, PA, March 20, 2021—Adam Moore of Wrightsville won the men’s division of the Indian Rock 10K  in 35:39. Moore had a tough battle with West York high school runner Thomas Urrunaga, who led much of the… Read More ›

• McCabe Wins After Starting Last; Aho Takes Women’s Title

  By mitchpa on April 1, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  by Clay Shaw NEW HOLLAND, PA, March 27, 2021—Chris McCabe of Mechanicsburg won the Garden Spot Half Marathon in 1:09:39. McCabe and training partner Josh Sadlock were at their cars changing out of their warm-up gear, when some of the… Read More ›

• Sisson Wins Big at Gate River Run 15K

  By mitchpa on March 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw Jacksonville, FL, March 20, 2021—Emily Sisson of Phoenix, AZ gapped the strong women’s elite field almost right away at the 44th Gate River 15K in Jacksonville, Florida.  Sisson won by well over a minute, in 48:09, and… Read More ›

• Gearinger Repeats as Half Marathon Champ

  By mitchpa on March 10, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw WILLIAMSBURG, VA, February 20, 2021, 42nd COLONIAL HALF MARATHON—Dylan Gearinger of Philadelphia won the Colonial Half Marathon for the second straight year. Gearinger, the favorite son of Berwick, PA, won easily in 1:07:55, taking one second off his… Read More ›

• Runners Love Yoga: Ann Mazur and her 2020 Pandemic Experience

  By mitchpa on March 10, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  by Karen Mitchell As we reported the week before the Olympic Marathon Team Trials, Ann Mazur qualified for The Trials – by 13 seconds. After gradually lowering her marathon times over several years, she met this lifetime goal at California… Read More ›

• MOLLY SEIDEL SPEEDS ON ATLANTA SPEEDWAY

  By mitchpa on February 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay ShawAll photos courtesy of Jane and David Monti, Race Results Weekly Hampton, GA, February 28, 2021—Molly Seidel of Cambridge, MA, exactly a year after gaining an Olympic Marathon team spot in the 2020 Olympic Trials, returned to Atlanta… Read More ›

• Into the Woods

  By mitchpa on February 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  By Sal Citarella Even though I’ve lived in the SF Bay area for much of my life, I’m still an East Coaster at heart. Particularly, New England. How I miss the horrid winter weather, the power outages, the humidity, skeeters……. Read More ›