Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, April 15, 2018 MORRISTOWN’S LESKOW WINS 20K It hasn’t taken Aaron Leskow long to establish his credentials as one fast young runner. Leskow moved to Morristown in 2016 after graduating from Saint Josephs University in Philadelphia. Leskow has always been in the top…
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Ed Neighbour: Dedicated volunteer, dedicated runner
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, April 8, 2018 ED NEIGHBOUR: DEDICATED VOLUNTEER, DEDICATED RUNNER Ed Neighbour of Sparta, wears many hats in service to the sport that he has enjoyed since he was a boy. He is currently the President of the Morris County Striders, but that pales…
Distance races early in the season
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, April 1, 2018 DISTANCE RACES ABOUND Somehow it seems counterintuitive that there is an abundance of distance races in New Jersey this time of year. With the racing season just starting, we have already had a half marathon in Montclair and a ten…
New Jersey runners took home medals at national championships
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, March 25, 2018 NEW JERSEY RUNNERS TOOK HOME MEDALS AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Can there ever be too much of a good thing? Well sometimes, in running, there is an abundance of events to choose from in which to compete. Such was the case…
Storm took out the power and the column for three weeks
This page has not been updated since the February 25, 2018 post. On Friday, March 2, 2018 the power to my home and office was taken out by a powerful nor’easter storm. A second storm followed within days. The power company did not restore power until Saturday March 10, 2018. Although the power was restored,…
Get it done!
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, February 25, 2018 GET IT DONE! Writing a newspaper column about running means that I am often approached by race organizers asking me to promote their event. When I ask for details I am faced with a disappointing decision. Is this a race…
Track and Field Championship dual meet was a success
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, February 18, 2018 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP DUAL MEET WAS A SUCCESS In the January 28th running column here, I suggested that road runners could run a 5K indoors. While my suggestion was slightly tongue in cheek, 11 men, and two women did…
Unexpected outcome
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, February 11, 2018 UNEXPECTED FINISH IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE The Garmin Men’s 40 team began with six men on the squad but by the time the Millrose Games Masters 4 X 400 went off last week, the six were now four and…
New Jersey runners run with the stars
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, February 4, 2018 New Jersey runners run with the stars It has often been said that running is a unique sport where the very non-professional runner competes in the same race as the elite. While this is certainly true in road races like…
5,000 meters is a perfect 5K
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, January 28, 2018 5,000 METERS IS A PERFECT 5K What’s your idea of a perfect 5K course? You want it to be fast, so it needs to be flat. No sharp corners, and of course you want it to be weather perfect. You…