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Valley Sporting Goods calls it quits The economy and increased competition finally caught up to Valley Sporting Goods, an institution in the Modesto area for more than 65 years, closed its doors at the end of 2011. The sporting goods store had been located in McHenry Village since 1994 until mid-2011, when it moved out on Carpenter and Kansas roads. The move to a smaller store with cheaper rent was prompted by Capter 11 bankruptcy filings. In addititon, several suppliers have file suit against the owners, Darren and Crystal Daily, for failure to pay bills, according to court records. The couple had purchased the store for $1.5 million in 2007, before the economy went south. Since then, Dick's Sporting goods has moved into town, and Sports Authority has waged an aggressive campaign to lure customers. Read the complete article in the Modesto Bee. Like father, like sons Jonathan and Christopher Crane are following in the footsteps of their father, Adrian Crane, a Modesto-area adventure racer and mountaineer. The 25-year-old and 24-year-old, respectively, are part of a four-person team—Team Epoch—trying to row across the Atlantic. They are about 1,297 miles from the finish, more than half-way across the 3,000-mile ocean. One of their highs was starting the race with a supply of takeaway pizzas to fuel their first few days. They are in seventh place. Read all about the race in The Telegraph. Turlock's Nuci drops out with injury Although Turlock's Miguel Nuci had high hopes going into Saturday, Jan. 14's, OIympic Marathon Traisl in Houston, a hip flexor injury at about mile 15 dashed them. This was Nuci's second attempt at making the marathon team. Four years ago in New York, he suffered a knee injury but managed to finish 31st. Heading into the trials, Nuci had overcome several health issues and was running injury free. Meb Keflezighi won the trials with 2:09:08. Second was Ryan Hall with 2:09:30, and third was Abdi Abdirahman with 2:09:47. Leading the women were Shalane Flanagan with 2:25:38, followed by Desiree Davila with 2:25:55 and Kara Goucher with 2:26:06. Big Apple race will carry a big price tag If you're planning to run the ING New York Marathon Nov. 4, 2012, you better start saving your pennies. The New York Road Runners Club, which puts on the 26.2-mile event, has announced sizable price increases. It says the higher registration fees are needed to pay for things like police, street closures and medical personnel. If you're a member of the club, the price will be $216. If you're not a member, the cost is $255 for U.S. residents and $347 for non-residents. That doesn't count the $11 application processing fee. The New York Marathon registration opens noon EST, Jan. 2. Last year, the club received about 120,000 applications for the 47,000 spots. And it doesn't expect the price increase will dampen the demand. To enter, you must either run a qualifying time or have your name drawn in the lottery.
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