Tracksmith Twilight Launches 2023 Series of Summer Races sports-masters May 4, 2023 Events, Featured, Running, Sports 34 This year will mark the fifth running of the Tracksmith Twilight series of summer races. Twilight meets have a long history in New England with the first ever meet held at Northeastern University in 1988. Un...
Europe’s Longest Cycling/Running Tunnel is in Norway sports-masters March 30, 2023 Breaking News, Cycling, Featured, News, Running, Sports 50 Norway's Bergen is gearing up to open the world’s longest purpose-built pedestrian and bicycle tunnel. Set to open on April 15, 2023, the 2.9 kilometers tunnel will open to the public with running and cyclin...
The Hierarchy of Ultramarathon Training Needs sports-masters March 23, 2023 Featured, Health, News, Running, Sports 58 By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning My alma matter’s Code of Conduct was “Aggies do not lie, steal or cheat, nor do they tolerate those that do”. As we A&M Aggies are a cheeky lot, we would ro...
Ben Pobjoy Aims for Guinness World Record sports-masters January 14, 2023 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Running, Sports 102 Ben Pobjoy is a 41-year-old Canadian runner and has set out on a journey to break the Guinness World Record for most marathons ran by a male in a year (239), held by American Larry Macon. Pobjoy, who started...
How Celebrities Fared in 2022 New York City Marathon sports-masters November 7, 2022 Breaking News, Events, Featured, Running, Sports 137 The 2022 TCS New York City Marathon returned on Sunday, November 6th with more than 50,000 participants who ran in unseasonably warm temperatures through all five boroughs on the 26.2-mile course. Temperatures...
New York City Marathon Announces Celebrity Lineup sports-masters October 22, 2022 Breaking News, Events, Featured, News, Running, Sports 142 New York Road Runners (NYRR) has announced its celebrity lineup for the TCS New York City Marathon on November 6. The marathon annually attracts some of the brightest stars across sports, entertainment, televis...
Canaqua Sports Celebrates Banner Year for Mudskipper SwimRun Challenge sports-masters September 20, 2022 Events, Featured, News, Running, Sports, Swimming 165 News from Ian Feldman, President of Canaqua Sports Inc.: “As we come to the conclusion of the 2022 season, Canaqua Sports is very excited about the success of the Mudskipper SwimRun Challenge and what we hav...
He Smiles for Miles. Gene Dykes Keeps Chugging sports-masters August 13, 2022 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Running, Sports 246 By Ray Glier, Geezer Jock There was no place to hide for Gene Dykes. He was running the 5000 at the USA Track & Field Masters Outdoors in Lexington, Ky., and, as the race progressed, he dropped further a...
Wim Luijpers is the Grand Master sports-masters January 19, 2022 Athletics, Featured, Running, Sports, Uncategorized 303 Leading Kiwi Masters Athlete Wim Luijpers is defying all logic and running quicker than ever despite his advancing years. Steve Landells spoke to the North Harbour Bays club member about his remarkable jour...
2021 Boston Marathon Raises $26.6 Million for 200 Nonprofits sports-masters November 18, 2021 Breaking News, Events, Featured, Running, Sports 317 The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) has announced that $26.6 million was raised for more than 200 nonprofit organizations through the 125th Boston Marathon. The BAA Official Charity Program and the John Hanco...
