News - January 2020
Jan 30 - 2019 Runner of the Year
Joe Moore, of Manhattan, is the 2019 Kansas runner of the year based on his two age-group records, three other age-group best times, three open qualifying times, and scores up to 90 percent on the World Masters Athletes charts.
Dee Boeck, of Lawrence, and Sheryl Drevo, of Goddard, were named honorable mention, and Chris Melgares, of Manhattan, and Don Turner, of Shawnee, received special mention. more
For a synopsis of 2019, see The State of the State's Running.
(from the Kansas Road Running Records)
Jan 22
Things are looking up in the running world, at least according to RunSignUp’s Race Trends: Annual Industry Report, which was released this week. It found that participation in endurance events — which in addition to running events includes triathlons and some bike races — is up about 1 percent from 2018 to 2019. That’s good news for an industry that has seen decreased participation since 2013. more
(by Jen Miller, New York Times: Running, Jan 18, 2020)
Jan 20
Congratulations to Molly Wood on her 1:58:52 and 4th place finish (F65) at Sunday's 3M Austin Half Marathon. Another local runner was Darcy Letourneau (McLouth) finishing in 2:08:20.
Jan 14
Gary Gribble's Running Store has been selected for the 2020 Topeka Award in the Sportswear category by the Topeka Award Program.
Each year, the Topeka Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Topeka area a great place to live, work and play. more
Jan 2
1. New Year's Day - fine, warm weather greeted many groups with outdoor activities. Here is a shot by Anna Rachelle Catloth from the Ad Astra Running store before the group fun run.
2. And at Clinton Lake's Rockhaven Area, a record crowd for the orienteering. Fritz Menninger created a mass start course with forking legs to prevent blindly following each other and the course ended with a mini maze. See the photos.
Jan 1
Happy New Year! Here's a review of the last decade of running events around Lawrence.
