Times Remembered Mary Jean Yon, GWTC President, You’ve heard it before. One of the great joys of our sport is that athletes of all levels can conceivably come together and run any given race on any given day. The peeps and the pros combined, if you will. Enter the New...
Book Traces the Holy Grail of Marathons By Sheryl Rosen, In a few weeks, thousands will descend upon Boston for the 111th running of the Mecca of distance running – the Boston Marathon. No race can match the history and allure of this revered event. In “26 Miles to...
Elizabeth Kelsey, A trumpet sounded the call to the post, the shotgun blasted and nearly 800 runners took off from Messer Fields Saturday morning for the 34th Annual Palace Saloon 5K.With the temperature in the upper 60s, women’s champion Lisa Johnson (18:46)...
A View From the Top By Gordon Cherr, “Sittin’ in the mornin’ sunI’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comeWatching the ships roll inAnd then I watch ’em roll away again, yeah.I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bayWatching...
Gordon Cherr, I had been away for several days and returned late last night to learn that our friend, Kurt Westfall, had succumbed to post surgical complications after a stroke, suffered earlier last week. I am deeply saddened.Kurt was an avid runner until seriously...
