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by Brent Ayer 25 Years Ago: Highlights from 1993 John Doub ran 26:42 to out leg David Shafer (27:04) to win the Autumn Leaves 5 Miler held at Mount Saint Mary’s University. Other Steeplechaser notables who finished that day included Dwayne Late (17th), Tim O’Keefe (18th), Joe Myers (24th), …

by Bill Susa As has been happening for the past few years on the first Saturday in December, the Candy Cane Dash crowd invaded Baker Park for the ultimate in kick-off the holiday season runs! There were scads of costumes and smiles to go around, with plenty of coffee and hot chocolate to take the…

by Kerry McHugh   Ever wondered why you find yourself able to sprint the last hundred meters of a 5k race, when you spent most of the third mile feeling like you couldn’t possibly take one more step? Or why crowd support makes you run better? Or why people tend to collapse after they cross…

by Roseann Abdu Probably like many of you, I have been a fan of Little Women for a long time. I read it as a child and have seen the movie countless times, but it wasn’t until my most recent viewing that I was inspired to learn more about the woman behind Little Women.…

December 2017 – February 2018 Date                Race                                                   Athletes / Results  2/25/2018 RRCA Club Challenge 10 miler Ruth Taylor 1:18:26, Lou King 1:23:06, Harriet Langlois 1:29:03, Chris VanSant 1:08:08 1/20/2018 Lewis Memorial Race 10 Miler Harriet Langlois 1:41:20, Jennifer Hallberg 1:10:28 (1st Female), Chris VanSant 1:08:40, Ruth Taylor 1:22:01 1/14/2018 Medford 5k Chris VanSant 19:15 (3rd…

President – Jill Cameron Vice President – Eric Cameron Secretary – Nicole Davis Treasurer – Harriet Langlois Board of Directors – Brent Ayer, Pam Geernaert, Lou King, Mark Lawrence, Tim O’Keefe, John Stuart Calendar – Jenny Hallberg Competition – Shannon Matthews & Ruth Taylor Communications & Bimonthly News Blast – Anne Shubert Community Liaison –…

As I wrap up my first year as the president of this incredible running club, I think about what I am thankful for and goals I have for this next year. First, I am thankful I can and want to run. It always makes me smile when I share with “non-runners” that I run. They…

by S. Nicole Davis, DPT In The Amazing and Adaptable Human Body, Part 1: The Damage and Repair Cycle, we learned how our body becomes stronger and able to run faster and longer through the process of micro-damage from running, followed by clean-up and repair by our body’s construction crews. To stay healthy however, …

by Brent Ayer Don Boyer may not have been born in Middletown, but he helped put the town on the athletic map. The sheer volume of his time in running-related activities — 60 years as a competitor and 50 years as a coach — tend to screen the quality. There was plenty of quality. The…

by Harriet Langlois Our FSRC race directors quickly learn that races have a lot of moving parts. We form our committees. We puzzle over promotion, sponsor recruitment, registration, shirt selection, course design, awards, and the all-important post-race food. And we worry. About registration numbers, shirt sizes, volunteers and – will runners like the race? What…