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• Runners Complete 150 Mile Relay in Second Annual GAP Relay

  By mitchpa on October 31, 2019 • ( 0 )

  More than 40 relay teams, comprised of 325 runners from 18 states, finished the two-day, non-stop adventure on the Great Allegheny Passage PITTSBURGH, PA, OCTOBER 12, 2019—More than 40 relay teams, comprised of 325 runners from 18 states, tested their… Read More ›

• Yonkers

  By mitchpa on October 31, 2019 • ( 4 )

  By Sal Citarella I grew up in Yonkers and it wasn’t until long after I left that I learned the origin of the name. The Dutchman who was first granted title to the land along the Hudson was known locally… Read More ›

• Lottery for the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile and 5K Opens Soon – Information Here

  By mitchpa on October 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  “The Runner’s Rite of Spring” April 5, 2020 The lottery for entries to the 10 Mile Run and the 5K Run-Walk opens at 10 a.m. on Sunday, December 1, 2019 and extends through midnight on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Or… Read More ›

• Baltimore Marathon Running Festival 2019

  By mitchpa on October 27, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  by Clay Shaw Ardunay, Atabek Win Baltimore Marathon BALTIMORE, MD, OCTOBER 19, 2019—It was going to be a solid training run in prep for the California International Marathon (Sacramento, CA in December).  After a 5:15 first mile, uphill, Jeremy Ardunay… Read More ›

• Hoagland, Fuller Dominate in Rainy Hershey

  By mitchpa on October 23, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  by Clay Shaw HERSHEY, PA, OCTOBER 20, 2019–Zachary Hoagland of Hatfield, PA led the 3158 finishers on a rainy, cold morning.  Hoagland won in 1:10:55; Robert Reynolds of Mechanicsville, Virginia was second in 1:11:13.  Daniel Nieswender of Bloomsburg joined them… Read More ›

• Brigid Kosgei Rocks Chicago with World Record on Magic Day

  By mitchpa on October 14, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  by Clay ShawPhotography by Karen Mitchell CHICAGO, IL, OCTOBER 13, 2019—Brigid Koskei of Kenya, who has been unbeatable throughout 2019, came into Chicago confident and ready. On September 8, Kosgei had set a new women’s world record of 1:04:28 at… Read More ›

• Chicago Marathon Athletes are Ready to Run! Our Photo Gallery

  By mitchpa on October 12, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell CHICAGO, IL, October 11, 2019—A group of stellar athletes headline the Bank of America Chicago Marathon with ideal temperatures predicted on Sunday. The defending champs are all back, with many other winning athletes. It’s… Read More ›

• Miss Road Manners on Staying Safe on the Road and at the Race

  By mitchpa on October 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  By Miss Road Mannersaka Freddi Carlip We need to do all we can to be safe when we run. The days are growing shorter.  Each season brings different challenges. We need to be mindful of good road manners. Miss Road… Read More ›

• Gillette, Watson Win 42nd Running of York White Rose Run

  By mitchpa on October 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw YORK, PA, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019—Matt Gillette, “the Diamond Guy” (he’s won four straight Berwick Run For the Diamonds races), from Orefield, PA won the White Rose Five Mile Run handily in 25:35.  Josh Sadlock of Harrisburg finished… Read More ›

• Mesfun, Rotich Victorious on Humid Morning in Philadelphia

  By mitchpa on October 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  by Clay Shaw PHILADELPHIA, PA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2019—Daniel Mesfun of Eritrea had a huge lead through much of the RnR Philadelphia Half Marathon, and although he slowed a bit towards the end, he won easily in 1:02:58.  Wilkerson Given of… Read More ›

• Three New Course Records Set at R.I.O.T. 5K

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Submitted by Ben Zappa RIDGWAY, PA–The R.I.O.T. (Run, Inspire, Overcome, Teach) 5K Run & Walk, sponsored by the Ridgway School District Faculty and Staff, was held Saturday, September 21, 2019, on the Ridgway School District Cross Country course. The race… Read More ›

• Blog 3: The Sun’s Dual Scale for Runners

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Stephen H. Paul, Ph.D.Temple University Like numerous issues in a healthy lifestyle, the largest star we can see can be our best friend, and then develop to become a deadly adversary. In our sport, the sun is important when… Read More ›

• Memories of Barry Brown and Gerry Lindgren

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 4 )

  by Gary Fanelli I really idolized Barry Brown coming up, I’d see him at Madison Square Garden, Penn Relays, AAU Champs, etc. He was a top American. Then so many tracks guys like Rod Dixon and Barry transitioned to the… Read More ›

• Running BOOM or bust?

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  by Sal Citarella You ever have the experience, while running down the road, to have some smart-ass kid yell out the window of the car, “Hey, what’cha running from?”Maybe it’s your own demons? Depending upon when you started running, you… Read More ›

• Rambling Roads: A Marathon Scam?

  By mitchpa on October 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  By George A. Hancock runnergah@comcast.net October personifies our autumn season. Brilliant colors dot our landscape. Cooler temperatures and shorter days populate this month. This crisp, calm morning air is perfect for a daily run. We run fast or slow enjoying… Read More ›