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• March 2020

  By mitchpa on March 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  by George A. Hancock Songbirds Yea! The songbirds are backOur calendar remains on trackDaylight grows steadily strongIt’s spring with a warbling song. The seasonal flight was greatThese songbirds are first rateMy early runs quiet no moreAs I walk out my… Read More ›

• Rupp and Tuliamuk Win U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon

  By mitchpa on February 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw with Photos by Karen Mitchell ATLANTA, GA, February 29, 2019—Galen Rupp of Portland, OR repeated as U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon champion in 2:09:20.  Rupp won the same event in Los Angeles in 2016, and earned the… Read More ›

• TOO BUSY TO RUN FAST? NOT THESE 9 TO 5ers

  By mitchpa on February 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw with photos by Karen Mitchell Matthew McDonald of Atlanta; Alyssa Bloomquist of Simpsonville, SC; Ann Mazur of Charlottesville, VA; and Duriel Hardy of Philadelphia are four US Olympic Team Trials Marathon athletes that have busy careers.  McDonald… Read More ›

• Top Competitors Ready for Game Time, U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon

  By mitchpa on February 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw ATLANTA, GA, FEBRUARY 27, 2020—-At a well-attended press conference, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms addressed the media saying that as she’s traveled the world, she has found there are three things Atlanta is known for by Internationals:… Read More ›

• Mid-Atlantic Runners Take a Road Trip to Atlanta

  By mitchpa on February 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Those of us in the running community look forward to an amazing and wonderful event called the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon.  Occurring only once every four years, it is *the event* that… Read More ›

• 13 Seconds: An Interview with Ann Mazur

  By mitchpa on February 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw FEBRUARY 24, 2020—Ann Mazur was thrilled to qualify for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon.  She made it by thirteen seconds, finishing in 2:44:47 at the 2019 Cal International Marathon (CIM) in Sacramento, CA.  She… Read More ›

• Hat Trick for Ramsey

  By mitchpa on February 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw FEBRUARY 24, 2020—-Christine Ramsey of Philadelphia has been a really good runner for a long time.  February 29 will be her third U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials.  This time she qualified at the California International Marathon (CIM)… Read More ›

• Out of Body, Out of Mind

  By mitchpa on February 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  by Sal Citarella At the risk of sounding like a mystic, a flake or worse, I’d like to relate an incident that occurred to me once while running. I can only present it as a classic “out-of-body” experience, and ask… Read More ›

• Catching Up with Brandon Parks

  By mitchpa on February 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  by Carl Scharwath My first experience with US Road Running was a month ago at the Green Springs Park, Florida 5K/10K race. The race was through a beautiful park and I was impressed with the way it was organized. The… Read More ›

• Gezahegn, Merachi Win 48th Annual Houston Marathon

  By mitchpa on February 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw HOUSTON, TX, JANUARY 19, 2020—Askale Merachi of Ethiopia has always been one of my favorite athletes.  She was one of my invited athletes for the Lancaster Race Against Racism 5K, was a house guest before her win… Read More ›

• Rose City Runners Celebrate 40th Anniversary

  By mitchpa on February 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Submitted by Barbara Rushman The Rose City Runners celebrated their 40th Anniversary with a catered dinner party at Community House in Madison, NJ (AKA The Rose City) on November 24.  A memorabilia table displayed club-related articles dating back to the club’s… Read More ›

• Rambling Roads: Late Winter Plights

  By mitchpa on February 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  By George A. Hancockrunnergah@comcast.net February is an interesting running month. Winter rages in numerous geographic locales. Yet spring signs are evident. One nice spring sign occurs on February 11. This is the volunteer date for Major League Baseball players to… Read More ›

• February 2020

  By mitchpa on February 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  by George A. Hancock Extra Day Our February has an extra dayAnd many seek the best wayTo enjoy this Leap Year timeWithout spending any dime. Leap Year is an easy correctionCreated once for our protectionAs we steadily spin on this… Read More ›

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

  By mitchpa on January 4, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›