News - December 2019
New Year's Eve - Garry Gribble's Running Sports held a fun run to end the year 2019.
Dec 26
In 1983, John Rinehart organized the first Topeka to Auburn Half Marathon and the event continues in 2020 on Jan. 18. You can look up a lot of old race results in the Events/Results page including the '83 Topeka to Auburn Run.
Dec 20
Just got the race results from the Donate & Dash 5K-10K-15K last Saturday, but this John Knepper photo is the best report of the event. Hope all your runs are as joyous. Event was hosted by Garry Gribble's Running Sports. more photos
Dec 14
Marathon Running May Be Good for Your Knees
Could it be that marathon training and racing are actually good for our knees?
A myth-toppling new study of novice, middle-aged runners suggests that the answer is a qualified yes. The study finds that taking up distance running rebuilds the health of certain essential components of middle-aged knees, even if the joints start off somewhat tattered and worn. more
(from the New York Times, Gretchen Reynolds, Dec 11, 2019)
Dec 13
In a land of milers (Cunningham, Santee, Ryun) Kansans have admired the world's best. Peter Snell, a three-time Olympic gold medalist for New Zealand who later became a leading sports scientist, died at his home in Dallas on December 12. He was 80.
Dec 11
Death And Taxes and Running Injuries. They are all inevitable, but how do you keep filing an extension on running injuries?
It's easy to idealize running.
Frolicking through forests! Jumping over rocks and bounding down mountains! On a training plan, the miles come so easily. But that’s not reality. more
(by David Roche, Trail Runner, Dec 2019, photo by Ian Corless)
Dec 7
The beer mile in Topeka was not an event for people with small throats nor no ability to down large quantities of liquids. The winner Cody Jones made it look easy; for many others it was struggle to finish. 2019 was the 9th annual running of this unique run.
Dec 5
Thanks to John Rinehart we are getting race results from the 1980s added to the runLawrence Results page. For you older runners, a trip down memory lane and for younger runners a glimpse of the rich history of road runs in the Lawrence area.
Dec 1
Dee Boeck set a new F70-74 Kansas age group record for the 5K. She ran a 24:55 at the MKA Rescue Run 5K in Topeka, Saturday evening (Nov 30),
