By Clay Shaw YORK, PA—Joshua Sadlock of Harrisburg won the 7th Annual Shoe House 5 Miler held July 4 in 26:03. Sadlock was a full minute ahead of second place Trevor Van Ackeren of Bethlehem PA, in 27:03. The final… Read More ›
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Whitecomb Conquers Boston Marathon Seven Months After Breaking His Neck
By Karen Mitchell BOSTON, MA, April 15, 2019—The weather was quite pleasant for spectators and photographers. The predictions of bad weather did not materialize, and it was certainly different from the relentless cold, rain, and wind of the 2018 Boston… Read More ›
Barrett, Burke Dominate Squaw Peak
By Clay Shaw PROVO, UT, JUNE 8, 2019—Kyle Barrett of Salt Lake City won his second straight Squaw Peak 50 title. Barrett’s time of 7:45:01 gave him an 18-minute victory. Nicholas Sourlos of West Jordan, Utah was second and top… Read More ›
Rojas Takes Grandmas Marathon Title
By Carolyn Mather DULUTH, MN, JUNE 22—After meeting Nell Rojas at the national championship half-marathon in Pittsburgh, I witnessed her win the Bolder Boulder 40 years after her dad, Ric, won the first Bolder Boulder. Nell grew up in Boulder… Read More ›
Ubriaco, O’Regan Win 43rd Red Rose Run
by Clay Shaw LANCASTER, PA, JUNE 1, 2019—Otis Ubriaco of Lancaster ran a thoughtful well-planned strategic race. Knowing his strengths and weaknesses on race day, Ubriaco figured he would need to distance himself from his competitors around the three-mile point. … Read More ›
Stephanie Bruce is on a Roll
By Carolyn Mather Stephanie Bruce enters Bolder Boulder today (Monday, May 27) and the New York Mini 10K next week riding the best run of success of her ten-year career as a professional runner, and she’s in fantastic shape. The… Read More ›
Schloth, Schuerholz Dominate Hot York Marathon
by Clay Shaw YORK, PA, May 19, 2019–Jonathan Schloth of Lynbrook, NY running his first marathon ever, set a new course record of 2:32:28 in the 4th running of the York Marathon. The 6 a.m. start was a godsend, as… Read More ›
Kemoi Goes to Work, Repeats as Champion at Broad Street
By Clay Shaw PHILADELPHIA PA, May 5, 2019—The 40th Blue Cross Broad Street Run was rainy and chilly, but that didn’t stop 40,000 runners in one of the largest road races in the country. Daniel Kemoi of Kenya, and this… Read More ›
Franklin and Marshall Track Club Dominates; Ramsey Wins 2nd Straight
By Clay Shaw LANCASTER, PA, APRIL 27, 2019—-The oldest Race Against Racism event, the 21st Lancaster, PA race, has had its share of great athletes from around the world. This year, however, it was three Lancaster men going for the… Read More ›
123rd Boston Marathon: Cherono Wins in Sprint; Degefa Dominates Field
by Clay Shaw BOSTON, MA, APRIL 15, 2019—Runners’ Christmas, the Boston Marathon, is in my opinion the world’s greatest marathon. It’s not a time-trial marathon, unless on that rare year with a tailwind. The rich history, the tradition, and great… Read More ›
Senior Men’s and Women’s Results: Aarhus World XC Championships, Denmark, March 30, 2019 – and that course!!!
By Clay Shaw The course was planned to be remarkable in many ways. “Hard” would be an understatement. The winners would be forever known as the “World’s Toughest Runners.” Anyone who took part in the World XC Championships would always… Read More ›
INGEBRIGTSEN BROTHERS DOMINATE MEN’S EURO XC
By Clay Shaw TILBURG, NETHERLANDS, December 9, 2018—Filip Ingebrigtsen of Norway was somewhat of a surprise winner of the men’s senior race. Filip took the Gold with strong surges on the final two laps to separate himself from second place… Read More ›
