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 ›
Features
Rose City Runners Celebrate 40th Anniversary
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 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 ›
The RRCA’s Hall of Presidents
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 ›
Rambling Roads: Do Over
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 ›
A Christmas Carol
by Chuck Dickens Editor’s Note: We published Eben’s story over 15 years ago in RG. It’s as timely now as it was then. Please read and enjoy Eben’s running journey. With thanks to Chuck Dickens for sending it again. All… Read More ›
Rambling Roads: Christmas Journeys
by George A. Hancockrunnergah@comcast.net December begins her 31-day run early on a Sunday morning. Time is a constant force. We steadily move along. Time neither speeds up nor slows down. Although many runners believe time creeps along while climbing steep… Read More ›
Harrisburg Marathon History, 1973-2019
by Nick Marshall Editor’s note: Nick Marshall has been keeping these stats for several years. We first became aware of them when a friend added my name to the email subscription list. Having run the marathon ten times, it feels… Read More ›
The Search for My High School Letter
by Dave Cooley I graduated from high school in Bedford, PA on May 23, 1951. I was living and working on a dairy farm and as a result I could not stay after school to attend school activities such as… Read More ›
Memories of a 24-Hour Relay
by Sal Citarella The One Ring Circus Comes to Town 1992 was a very good year. I was a young kid in the 50+ Age Group and picking up awards again. It was one of those highs in the roller… Read More ›
Rambling Roads: November’s Run
by George A. Hancockrunnergah@comcast.net November begins a thirty-day run on Friday, November 1. This is day 305 in our steadily waning year. Once November crosses the finish line we see a mere 31 days left in year 2019. Hopefully, everyone… Read More ›
We Preview the Upcoming Harrisburg Marathon
by Jeff Paladina for Runner’s Gazette On November 10th hundreds of runners will take their mark on Harrisburg’s Market Street Bridge, ready to traverse 26.2 miles through Pennsylvania’s capital city on a course that runs adjacent to and across the… Read More ›
Yonkers
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 ›
Blog 3: The Sun’s Dual Scale for Runners
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 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 ›
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