Story and photos by Karen Mitchell 9.12.2026 Seven Valleys, PA—As usual on Sasquatch Day, Runner’s Gazette covered two events: the Sasquatch Preservation Trail Run 10K and 5K and the Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon on back roads in Lancaster, PA. We don’t… Read More ›
Story and Photos by Clay Shaw 9.12.26 Bird-in-Hand, PA—Cecilia Castelli of Philadelphia dominated the women’s race with a strong performance on the Amish Country hills to win in 1:23:42. Castelli won by over five minutes, and only eleven men in… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 9.7.26 New Haven, CT—Rachael Rudel of Centennial, CO won the USA 20K championship with a strong second half to win the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 20K in 1:04:58. Elena Hayday of Minneapolis,… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 9.22.26 Seven Valleys to York, PA—Nathaniel Alter of Lancaster and the Red Rose Track Club won the 28th York Rail Trail 10 Miler in 54:44. Alter burst out of Seven Valleys with a big… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 7.18.26 East Berlin, PA—Bryanna Urban of Lititz was the women’s champion of the 30th Annual EBACC Summerfest 5K. Urban who is 30, won in 18:41. Former York Suburban HS runner Abby Butera of Dallastown,… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 7.11.26 Canton, OH—Emily Venters of Salt Lake City, UT won the 6th annual USATF Women’s 6K Championship in 18:08. Venters had the lead coming down the Market Street Hill and held on to win… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 7.4.26 York, PA–Eric Shelton of Dover, PA won the very hot Shoe House Shuffle in 27:20. Griffen Ridler of Manchester, PA, the 2025 champion, was second in 27:42. Austin Strickler of York was third… Read More ›
Story and Photos by George Banker “I was initially drawn to this event because I was invited by my friend, Jordan Whetstone, to run the Juneteenth Half Marathon with the Rising Hearts team. Jordan is the founder of Rising Hearts, an Indigenous-led… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 6.6.26 Lancaster, PA—Katie Izzo of Flagstaff, AZ spent the week in Central Pennsylvania after winning the Delightful Run for Women 5K in Albany, NY the previous Saturday. She did workouts on the York Heritage… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 5.25.26 York, PA—Rebecca Doner of York won the women’s race in 20:14 with a two-minute gap on the rest of the women. Kristen Guerrini of York, now 50, was second overall and first master… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 5.21.26 Carlisle, PA—Stephanie Cassel of Hummelstown was the runaway winner in the women’s race in the Downtown Carlisle Mile, winning in 4:59.17. Jordan Cruise of Leola won in 4:25.09, unleashing a strong kick and… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Boston, MA 4.18.26—Addisu Yihune of Ethiopia set a new course record of 13:14 in winning the BAA 5k on a course that travelled through Boston’s Back Bay and finished at the famous Boylston Street… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 5.3.26 Philadelphia, PA—Josh Izewski of Durham, NC defended his 2025 Broad Street title with a course record-setting victory of 45:09. The course runs the entire length of Broad Street from North Philly into the… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 4.20.26 Boston, MA—Many records fell at the 130th Boston Marathon on a day most athletes dream about. The weather was ideal with running temperatures in the forties, a tailwind, and no rain. It was… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell We covered the elite athlete press conference this morning, Friday, April 17, 2026, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. As always, the elite field is filled with many of the sport’s most talented and… Read More ›
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