He’s a former three-time Olympic and four-time world championship rower but doing trail run hill repeats in Tyler State Park can almost mimic the pleasant pain of years gone by. Holland’s Bob Kaehler finds off-road […]
It’s a sunny, warm summer morning and your trail run through the woods suddenly opens into a vast field of wildflowers. The beauty is magnificent. Birds, blossoms and. . .wait: Where are the butterflies? Oh, […]
It’s probably safe to say French impressionist Claude Monet never ran a mile in one day, let alone 26.2 of them. As for Vincent van Gogh, well, he might have tried to ride a rudimentary […]
Running race streaks are running race streaks and nothing is going to stop them – not injury, not illness and not even a global health crisis. Especially when that running race streak involves the legendary […]
Nearly six months to the day after an ominous pandemic poured cold water all over live racing, local directors plan their comeback this weekend by diving into the deep end of the pool. There will […]
When an athlete goes to a doctor with a medical issue, he wants to consult with someone who speaks the same sports language. Ideally, the expert has already run “in the patient’s shoes,’’ […]
For high school cross country, it’s going to feel just the way it has for the past hundred years. The actual running part, that is. The rest? Who knows? People in authority are setting policy […]
There were injuries and illness and more than enough bad weather conditions to go around but nothing could stop Mary-Pat Ezzo from completing all 42 fall Philadelphia half-marathons. Nothing, that is, until a […]
Remember a few months back when the odds of finding a roll of toilet paper were about the same as locating a pay telephone booth? Well, walk into your local bicycle store these […]
Coaches know all about how to get runners ready for big races. But what if there are no big races? That’s the challenge facing running experts such as coach/personal trainer Natalie Johnston. […]
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