For a Friend Off to War (2006)

For a Friend Off to War   Gary Griffin   I retired a pair of running shoes today. Not just any old pair of running shoes, either. They were the best pair of running shoes that have ever graced my feet in over 20 years of this beloved sport. They ran me for...

At Long Last – Strolling Jim! (2006)

At Long Last – Strolling Jim!   Gary Griffin   It was roughly 15 years ago that I first began getting my feet wet in the ultrarunning world. And, it was in one of those early years that I found myself at the Pennar 40 Miler over at Pensacola Beach and for...

A Day on the Iron Mountain Trail (2006)

A Day on the Iron Mountain Trail   Gary Griffin   Running, it has been said, is like putting money in the bank. If you don’t put in the training miles, there’s not going to be anything to withdraw on race day. I banked a lot of miles this summer...

Grand Prix schedule change

The Meals on Wheels 5K is a Grand Prix event that is being moved from the last weekend in April to May 6th at 8:00. The move is to avoid a conflict with the Rose City 10K which is scheduled for April 29 and also starts at 8:00...

5/3/06

Fragments – Vol. 3 By David Yon Can it be?I saw the strangest sight Saturday morning. Out of the fog (so to speak) came a familiar looking person wearing a race number. Yes, it was Bill Lott and he was not testing the number for the finish line system, he was...