The Boston Marathon course record for senior women 60 years and older, a mark set by Modesto’s own Barbara Miller that has stood for 19 years, was toppled April 15 by Joan Benoit Samuelson. With [Read More]
Time and time again, I hear runners wonder why their GPS (either their watch or smartphone) doesn’t show the same distance as the course length. Even when I try to explain that these lower-end GPS [Read More]
The wait is over, and 262 people now know what they’ll be doing for the next six months or so – training for the 2019 Western States 100 Endurance Run. Organizers held the registration lottery [Read More]
You look outside and you can’t even see 1/4 mile through the haze. Is it safe to run? That’s the question that has been posed numerous times recently because of smoke caused by wildfires to [Read More]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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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