News - March-April 2023
Apr 8
Some great results by Lawrence runners at today's Rock the Parkway Half Marathon and 5K. Here's a list of top 3 finishes. All results
Half Marathon:
Josh Baden (Lawrence), 1st M-overall (M33), 1:10:22.4
Stephan Pro (Lawrence), 1st M-Master (M45), 1:15:10.6
Daniel Pons (Lawrence), 2nd M30-34, 1:19:03
Brent Roper (Topeka), 2nd M60-64, 1:29:56.4
Brian Daldorph (Lawrence), 2nd M65-59, 1:41:48.8
Kent McDonald (Lawrence), 2nd M70-74, 1:43:13.4
Mikayla Lisher (Baldwin), 2nd F20-24, 1:34:42.7
Michelle Andrew (Topeka), 1st F50-54, 1:34:03.6
Susie Fagan (Lawrence), 2nd F50-54, 1:45:55.1
5K
Justin Heitz (Lawrence), 2nd M30-34, 17:35.8
John
Budde (Lawrence), 2nd M20-24, 18:43.1
Shawn Sass (Easton), 1st M45-49, 20:58.4
Staci Newhouse (Wellsville),
1st F50-54, 23:32.9
Doug Hewitt (Lawrence),1st M70-74, 25:16.3
Stacy Riggins (Lawrence), 1st F60-64, 29:58.4
Pamela Langenfeld (Wellsville),
2nd F60-64, 31:23.5
Joanie Starks (Lawrence), 2nd
F70-74, 33:26.6
Apr 2
Weekend results by club members:
At the Brighton Marathon (UK), Jackie Wilson ran a 3:32:10 and placed 8th in F50-59; that time was good enough to qualify for the London Marathon next year. 12870 runners in the marathon (Apr 2).
On Apr 1st, at the Tallgrass Tribute 50K in Manhattan, Damon Mar ran a 5:18:18 to place 8th overall.
Dan Kuhlman ran the 14K in 1:11:08 and placed 10th overall.
(photos from Red Dirt Timing results)
Mar 29
(Mile 90 Photography, Matt O'Reilly on the right)
March 25 - Congratulations to Matt O'Reilly for finishing first at the Prairie Spirit Trail 100K (Ottawa) in 8:54:36. He also set the new state record time by a Kansan in the 100K.
Mar 18
Club member Steve Pierce has a book coming out March 24, "Running Douglas County." With stunning photos of extraordinary skies and landscapes in Douglas County, this book tells of a man’s love of running and love for the rural areas where he runs. Part One takes you around the southeast part of the county where he has run some 35,000 miles over two decades. more
You can read an excerpt at https://www.jackdogwelch.com/?p=48009
To order a copy go to: runningdouglascounty.net, or email: steve@myneighborsteve.com.
Mar 17
The Ad Astra Running Irish Mile this year before the St. Pat's Day Parade was held in cooler temperatures than last year's 70F. Brett Meyer (Hays, KS) repeated as the men's winner in 4:15. Taylor Gonzales (Lawrence) won the women's race in 5:23. Flickr photos
New state records for a road race mile were set by:
Deb Torneden (Manhattan), F60-64, 6:01
Fred Torneden (Manhattan), M65-69, 5:30
Don Turner (Shawnee), M70-74, 6:13
John Hucingson (Lawrence), M80-84, 9:25
Mar 11
Congratulations to Evan Landes (Lawrence) for winnng the men's race at the Big 12 12K Run in KC this morning. Ashley Turpin (Lawrence) was 4th female overall; with the top 3 females separated out as overall winners, Ashley was listed as 1st in F1-99.
In the 5K, Hannah Ent (Lawrence) was 3rd F1-99 and Kristina Selters (Lawrence) was 7th in F1-99.
Thanks to Jill Schaake-Morgison for posting this photo of Lawrence runners at the race on Facebook.
And at the north Lawrence river trails was the annual Pi Day River Rotation Half Marathon, Marathon, and Pi Miler hosted by the Lawrence Trail Hawks. As always there was pie.
Mar 10
Ever since Title IX opened the door to our participation, female athletes have been encouraged, or even required, to fight their body’s natural development and restrict their diet to keep up with the boys. But no matter how many news stories come out about the epidemic of disordered eating and subsequent injuries and trauma for women in high school and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports, we have continually failed to address the root issue: sports, as we know it, have never been designed around the developmental norms of the female body. (by Lauren Fleshman, Time Magazine, Mar 10, 2023)
For more information, Fleshman is author of the book Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World. The full Time article is copyrighted, so you can get most of what was in the article in the link above from the review of the book.