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• July 2021

  By mitchpa on July 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  by George A. Hancock Black Flies July’s heat is upon us Creating an early fuss Sweat drips already While we run steady. Or, at least try a pace Easy on our red face As we run before six Out in… Read More ›

• Blood, Knestout Win 30th Spirit of Gettysburg 5K

  By mitchpa on July 12, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  By Clay Shaw GETTYSBURG, PA, JUNE 19, 2021—Ryan Blood of Carlisle, often a winner in many Harrisburg Area races, zipped through the Gettysburg Battlefield course in 14:57.  The course, which went from the Gettysburg YWCA on US 30, and by… Read More ›

• Feter, Green Win 10th Gold Star 5K

  By mitchpa on June 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw YORK, PA, MAY 31, 2021—Chris Teter led five fellow teenagers around the Gold Star 5K course at  Penn State York to win in 18:04.  Cole Harris was second in 18:11.  Drew Stinson was third in 18:27.  Kudos… Read More ›

• Walt Stack: You had to have met him to believe it . . .

  By mitchpa on June 22, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  By Sal Citarella Every part of the country has its legends: Rip Van Winkle in Sleepy Hollow, Paul Bunyan in the north woods, Aunt Jemima in the kitchen flipping hotcakes, but none of these folks were runners. There was one… Read More ›

• Rambling Roads: Road Directions?

  By mitchpa on June 21, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  By George A. Hancockrunnergah@comcast.net June is the halfway point in our ongoing year. Each new day moves 2021 steadily along. Some folks fret that time either moves too fast or too slow. Yet, time is a constant force. Time moves… Read More ›

• Nida and Muller Win Jackson River

  By mitchpa on June 7, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  by Clay Shaw Covington, VA, Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon, June 5, 2021—Esayas Nida of Greensboro, NC easily won the men’s field for the Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon in 2:45:03. Nida, a native of Ethiopia, “Land of Runners,” works… Read More ›

• June 2021

  By mitchpa on June 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  by George A. Hancock Halfway June is our halfway markIn this turbulent 2021 larkThe second quarter is doneYet, tasks wait by the ton. Now runners on the moveFind that nice daily grooveThat permits a road viewAs our months bid adieu…. Read More ›

• Rambling Roads: Need Shoes?

  By mitchpa on May 24, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  By George A. Hancockrunnergah@comcast.net The Covid-19 pandemic created a few supply-chain issues. Many folks found empty shelves, no products, or long delays for various products. The wife and I redid a room in our home last year. Wall paint and… Read More ›

• May 2021

  By mitchpa on May 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  by George A. Hancock May’s View Fragrant colors are May’s viewAs spring prepares her adieuSoon we welcome summer daysComplete with perfect sunny rays. The rain and sun create lush greenAlong this runner’s roadside sceneFoliage sprouts amidst those treesShading any warm… Read More ›

• Wainwright Defends Title with PR and Course Record; Chreky Sets New Women’s Course Record at York Marathon

  By mitchpa on May 24, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  by Clay Shaw Spring 2021 rolls on with no big-city marathons or major races. Only smaller cities like York, PA; Salisbury, MD; Canton, OH; and even Atlanta, GA (by moving it out of the city to a speedway) have been… Read More ›

• The Mark of a Champion Remains: Jeff Scuffins

  By mitchpa on May 17, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  By George Banker The running community mourns the loss of Jeff Scuffins (June 16, 1962–March 20, 2021) of Hagerstown, MD. Scuffins, a 1980 graduate of North Hagerstown High School (Maryland), held the record for 1,600 meters (4:18.84) for 32 years, which… Read More ›

• Lugo and Zambotti Win Gettysburg North-South Marathon

  By mitchpa on May 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw Gettysburg, PA, April 25, 2021—Marc Lugo of Rochelle Park, NJ was the winning male on the Gettysburg North-South Marathon in 2:42:30. The course was fairly hilly and went through the East Calvary Battlefield twice on the double-loop… Read More ›

• Alter and Mascoli Win 695-Runner Blue-Gray Half Marathon

  By mitchpa on May 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw Gettysburg, PA, Blue-Gray Half Marathon, April 25, 2021—Nathaniel Alter of Lancaster won the Gettysburg Blue-Gray Half-Marathon in 1:12:23. I thought it might be an “easy” victory, but one can never can assume. I was photographing around mile 11 in… Read More ›

• 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 ›