News - March 2018
Mar 23
Why It’s OK to Take Time Off from Running. It takes a while to lose fitness, and you may come back stronger. (by David Roche, Mar 19, 2018 Trail Runner) more
Mar 17
Huge crowds gathered for this year's St Patrick's Day Parade again preceded by the Ad Astra Irish Mile. Winners were Jackson Thomas (Muskogee OK) and Rebeka Stowe (Lawrenceville NJ). In the age-grading results, 68 year old Dee Boeck's 7:17.7 calculated to a 4:44.1 adjusted time while 48-year old Matt Stegman's 4:52.2 translated to a 4:19.7.
Overall Results | Age-graded Results
(photos by RaceDay Timing Solutions)
Mar 4
The mile has forever captured the attention of track fans especially in English-speaking countries. The term milestone marked points along a road (in miles) and also means an important point in our lives. And for a long time breaking 4 minutes in the miles was considered almost untouchable. Finally on May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister set the record 3:59.4. It was the major milestone in track in the mid 50s. He died today at the age of 88. In memory of Sir Roger Bannister, here's a video of the record breaking day with commentary by Bannister. Link
Mar 3
Scenes from the Shamrock Shuffle 5K and 10K. Results
