By Sal Citarella Recently, renowned Coach G. Howid Hurtz, of Gopher County Community College and The Gopher It Running Club, gave a presentation at the Seniors’ Center to help us older folks remain fit and active. His talk was aimed… Read More ›

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Jack Kirk, The Dipsea Demon
By Sal Citarella I’ve been lucky enough to live and run all over the US, and have called Maryland home on two separate occasions. I’m not ashamed that I’ve retired to California and aside from the lack of humidity and… Read More ›
The Last Runner
By Sal Citarella Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a legion of people, both male and female, who indulged in an arcane ritual called “running.” For some, it was just play and a reason… Read More ›
Running Through A Life On Hold
By Sal Citarella (Note: This started out to be an article about one current subject and then, after reading an article in a recent RG, I sort of got off on another track. Hopefully, I’ve merged the two.) Definition of… Read More ›
Whose Olympics?
By Sal Citarella To readers of RG: I had thrown the original of this article together rather spontaneously, when the world-wide pandemic had not appeared quite so daunting and the fate of the 2020 Olympics was still in doubt. Now… Read More ›
The Thrill is Still There
By Sal Citarella I’ve been watching the Indoor Nationals on TV, along with my Best Bud, Jack Daniel’s, and it still gets to me. Indoor track is special; it’s personal, intimate and immediate. The sound of the crowd, the smell… Read More ›