The big beneficiaries of the on-going second running boom have been charities. Nearly $1 billion was raised last year for a wide variety of causes through… Read more “Meseret Defar Aids Entoto Foundation”
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READY, SET, SWEAT?
One study says coffee is good for you, another says it’s bad. Sugar, same; salt, yes. In fact, you name it, and there are reports written by… Read more “READY, SET, SWEAT?”
RICH GET RICHER
At this month’s Oscars, the extravagant goody bags that were once bestowed on the Red-Carpet brigade – containing schwag like jewelry, spa treatments, luxury trips, and the… Read more “RICH GET RICHER”
Second Event Pledges Support for U.S. Distance Runners
In response to WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE HALF MAKES MAJOR AMERICAN PLEDGE post of March 15th outlining race director Steve Nearman’s decision to donate $1.00 from every entry to help… Read more “Second Event Pledges Support for U.S. Distance Runners”
Int’l Marathons Come to Aid of Japanese
The after shocks of last week’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan have left a trail of devastation that is hard to comprehend, and not… Read more “Int’l Marathons Come to Aid of Japanese”
WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE HALF MAKES MAJOR AMERICAN PLEDGE
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (March 14, 2011) – Officials of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon have announced a major incentive for emerging American elite distance runners… Read more “WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE HALF MAKES MAJOR AMERICAN PLEDGE”
America’s Best Baseball Town
> http://www.cardinals.com/tvads< One of my boyhood friends from our old South St. Louis neighborhood sent this link, bringing back many fond memories of baseball’s impending return. St. Louis has… Read more “America’s Best Baseball Town”
NASCAR VS. RUNNING
NASCAR exploded in popularity over the last decade. Even in the Yankee north, large oval tracks draw six-figure-sized crowds to watch logo-splashed cars thunder around the track… Read more “NASCAR VS. RUNNING”
