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. …
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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…
CoCoLuxe 50K draws runners to a challenge
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, February 7, 2016 CoCoLuxe 50K draws runners to a challenge Fifty runners – 50K. That seems about right. If you are a member of the MAPSO (Maplewood South Orange) Triathlon club, or the South Mountain Runners, it seemed about right on Sunday, January…
Mary Christian dropped a marathon in 2015 and moved up to third in the grand prix
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, January 31, 2016 MARY CHRISTIAN JUST ANOTHER RUNNER IN A TALENTED FAMILY Mary Christian of Flanders normally runs two marathons a year. On that schedule she placed fourth overall in the New Balance Grand Prix in 2009, at age 46, and sixth in…
Share the trail with fat tire bikes
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, January 24, 2016 SHARE THE TRAIL WITH FAT TIRE BIKES You’re out for your weekend long run on the trail near you, and coming at you is what looks like a draft horse of a trail bike. The rider grins as he passes…
Link to East Region T&F Championship on January 31st
Here’s the link to the on-line entry system for the East Region Masters T&F meet (which is January 31 in Providence, RI): https://www.usatf.org/Products—Services/Event-Registration-Form.aspx?e=107128 Here’s a link to the meet info (a pdf): http://usatfne.org/track/entry/2016-ne-indoormasters.pdf