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CIM sells out in record time
The California International Marathon sold out in record time on Aug. 10 — about two to three weeks ahead of when it typically hits the cap. The only way runners can still enter is by [Read More]
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Are some event organizers committing highway robbery?
The price of some running events has gotten out of hand. I understand with the increase in minimum wage and other costs that entry fees can’t be the $15 they once were. But to charge [Read More]
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Western States 100 runners hit the trails this weekend
The clock is ticking down to the June 23 start of the 45th Annual Western States 100-mile Ultra Run, which runs from Squaw Valley to Placer High School in Auburn. Considered by many to be [Read More]
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Ripon Chamber cancels balloon festival and run this year
The Ripon Chamber of Commerce, which took over management of the Soaring Over Ripon Hot Air Balloon and Kite Festival, will not be holding the annual event in Mistlin Park over the 2018 Labor Day [Read More]
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Please keep your music to yourself
Why is it some runners feel a need to share their music with everyone around them? I’ve noticed this is a growing — and annoying — trend., especially in the close confines of a race. Instead [Read More]
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Cleveland Marathon ends with clothing controversy
It wasn’t quite a clothing malfunction, but clothing did play into a controversy surrounding the May 20 Cleveland Marathon. Daniel Mesfun of Eritrea was ruled the unofficial winner of the men’s marathon of the Rite [Read More]
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Modesto mulls extending Virginia Corridor north
The Modesto City Council will consider accepting $3.2 million in state funding to build the seventh phase of the Virginia Corridor Trail over Standiford Avenue. The project, expected to be completed by 2021, would cost [Read More]
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Modesto Marathon loses $60,000 to firm that owes millions nationwide
The race registration company the Modesto Marathon had been using for online sign-ups failed to pay event organizers more than $60,000 before the event severed ties with the firm. In a letter to members of [Read More]
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Modesto’s Jon Olsen wins national 100-mile road championship
While some of us would love to run 1 mile at an 8-minute pace, Modesto’s own Jon Olsen ran 100 miles at an 8-minute pace. In doing so, Olsen won the USATF 100 Mile Road [Read More]
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Modesto’s Barbara Miller named to Sacramento Running Assoc. Hall of Fame
Barbara Miller, who has been dubbed by some local runners as “the legend,” will be inducted into the Sacramento Running Association’s Hall of Fame during a Feb. 24 ceremony. Miller started running in 1983 when [Read More]