Running
Dick Patterson’s true greatness was helping others
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” –Winston Churchill Dick Patterson was one of those rare people who put others first, be […]
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First female Barkley qualifier likely to inspire other women
Bucks County long distance runner Stephanie Savastano knows exactly what Jasmin Paris had to go through to recently become the first female runner to complete the notorious 100-mile Barkley Marathons in under the 60-hour […]
Running
’Snuffy’ T-shirt will be big attraction for Sesame Place Classic runners
One of the great attractions to the annual Kiwanis-Herald Sesame Place Classic is the creative T-shirt that comes with a race entry. For each annual event, one of the more prominent Sesame Street […]
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New Britain’s Smith completes the World Six Major Marathons challenge
If you’re going to fly halfway around the world to compete in a marathon, there had better be a darn good reason other than just running your basic 26.2-miler. For New Britain’s Nancy […]
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BCRR Winter Series awards a wide-open competition
The chase for the Bucks County Roadrunners Club Winter Series men’s and women’s titles is usually a two-person race. This past 2023-24 season, the competition has been a lot more wide-open than that. […]
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Racing days over but Rosen still finds time to hit 110,000-mile run mark
Upon learning the venerable Neil Rosen recently ran his 110,000th mile, one would think he had hardly missed a day of pounding the roads over the past 40-some years. So would it surprise […]
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U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials runners Izewski, Eder proud of Doylestown heritage
It’s not very often a town gets to have one of its athletes in the national sports spotlight. But two? At the same time? Practically unheard of. Yet that was the case […]
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Goodman succeeded in comeback because she was ‘Born to Run’
After the horrific bicycle crash at the 2008 Steelman Triathlon, the subsequent back operations and the dire warning from doctors she would never run again, Hilary Goodman knew one thing. She was going to run […]
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CBE grads Izewski, Eder excel at U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
Not content to have run perhaps the best marathon of his career, John Izewski saw the finish line clock at the United States Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials on Saturday and was already doing the […]
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After 5-year break, Leh running faster than ever
The outcome of a lengthy break from running can be like a coin toss. Sometimes it comes up heads and you can be faster. Or that tumbling disc lands the other way and you don’t. […]