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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
by Clay Shaw HARRISBURG, PA, SEPTEMBER 8, 2019—Fred Joslyn of Mt Holly Springs, PA., who has battled lingering hamstring injuries for the past three years, sailed to a 1:11:52 victory at the Harrisburg Half Marathon. Fred was quite pleased with… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw YORK COUNTY, PA, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019—Starting, finishing, and hosted by South Branch Farms, with a beautiful landscape just south of York and just north of Seven Valleys, the Sasquatch Trail 5K and 10K are trail runs with… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw YORK, PA, AUGUST 24, 2019—Luis Miranda of Lebanon PA won his second straight York Rail Trail 10 Miler. Miranda sprinted to the start, barely making it in time, and continued his fast running towards York. The 21st… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw BALTIMORE, MD, AUGUST 17, 2019—Jeremy Ardanuy of Baltimore, who won the Kelly Shamrock 5K in March, and placed on the podium of the 2018 Baltimore Marathon, continued to dominate the roads of Baltimore with a 33:06 winning… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw HARRISBURG, PA, AUGUST 16, 2019—Josh Sadlock of Harrisburg, who lives across the street from the course, held on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, easily won the Friday evening event in 22:22. MacCoy Benzen of Camp… Read More ›
by Tom Walski Past versions of the Wyoming Valley Fastest Man series tended to have a single runner dominate the series throughout. This year was different as each race was won by a different runner. However, with a first place… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw CHAMBERSBURG, PA—Laura Latchford of Palmyra PA took top honors at the 32nd Annual Tom Ausherman Memorial 5 Mile, held August 10, with a 33:22. Latchford had the other two podium women close behind on the flat but… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw WHEELING, WV, AUGUST 3, 2019—Raymond Magut of Kenya made a quick tour of the Ohio River city of Wheeling, WV. Magut, 21, ran the Debbie Green Memorial 5K course in 13:41, faster than anyone else in the… Read More ›
By Ben Zappa RIDGWAY, PA—The ninth annual 5K Run/Walk for Wellness sponsored by Dickinson Center, Inc.’s Wellness Committee was held Saturday, July 27, 2019. Clear skies with temperatures in the mid-sixties produced excellent conditions for the 25 runners and 13… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw EAST BERLIN, PA, July 20, 2019—Brian Fuller, the 2018 champion returned to the EBACC Summerfest 5K to defend his title. Fuller did just that, winning in 15:13. This year was even better to celebrate as his wife,… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw UTICA, NY, JULY 14—Gabriel Geay of Tanzania repeated as champion of the Boilermaker 15K, winning in 43:36. Geay put distance on runner-up Mohammed Reda El Aaraby of Morocco on the final straightaway toward the finish. El Aaraby… Read More ›
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