Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, April 17, 2016 CLARKE, OF MORRISTOWN, SECOND AT THE CHERRY BLOSSOM 10K Misa Tamura hasn’t let aging up into the W50 division keep her from outstanding performances. The Ridgewood resident scored as the first masters woman overall at the Cherry Blossom 10K…
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Take your pick of local races
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, April 10, 2016 TAKE YOUR PICK OF LOCAL 5K’S Like Daffodils in the spring, a bevy of 5K’s have popped up for next weekend here in Morris County land. Back for its 12th year, the Ryan Steidl Memorial MK5K will take place next…
Cherry Blossom 10K next Sunday
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, April 3, 2016 CHERRY BLOSSOM 10K MASTERS WOMEN Masters women have their next USATF championship on Sunday, April 10th at the Cherry Blossom 10K in Branch Brook Park in Newark. It’s a race with an ungainly uphill start that is slightly mitigated by…
Chill winds greeted the runners at the first championship race of the season
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, March 27, 2016 CHILL WINDS GREETED THE RUNNERS AT THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP RACE OF THE SEASON Mother Nature forgot to check the calendar last Sunday and brought winter type cold and wind to Johnson Park in Piscataway instead of spring for the first…
What will they think of next?
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, March 20, 2016 What will they think of next? Trail races, Ultras, Mud runs, Spartan runs, Hash runs, Fat tire bikes, Cyclo-cross, Adventure racing – what’s next? R.O.G.A.I.N.E. No, nothing to do with hair products – and they invited that on themselves. …
Stay safe when you run
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, March 13, 2016 STAY SAFE WHEN YOU RUN Distracted driving, distracted texting, and could you be guilty of distracted running? OK, let’s call it what it is – Dumb Running. Experienced runners know that they must run facing traffic if they must run…
Pray for good weather next Saturday
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, March 6, 2016 PRAYING FOR GOOD WEATHER FOR NEXT SATURDAY Local runners will be itching to tie up their racing shoes for the first race of the month in this area, the St. Paddy’s Day 5K in Morris Township next Saturday. The…
Running Clubs of Morris County
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, February 28, 2016 Running Clubs of Morris County The very best thing that a new runner can do to enhance their running experience is to join a running club. Clubs provide running pals, encouragement, motivation and camaraderie. Here in Morris County there…
Running shoe stores have your back
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, February 21, 2016 RUNNING SHOE STORES HAVE YOUR BACK In last Sunday’s column readers were introduced to three running specialty stores and their owners or managers. Specialty stores are operated by runners for runners. Heather McDermott who manages the Running Company store in…
Go to a specialist for your running needs
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, February 14, 2016 GO TO A SPECIALIST FOR YOUR RUNNING NEEDS A recent post on a runner’s Facebook page summed it up pretty well. “I always go to a specialty running store. Those guys are runners and they know their shoes and they…