In Pamplona, you run with the bulls;
in Lawrence you run with the Dogs, Rats and Nerds.

May 8 - It was quite a mudfest at Saturday's Rock Creek Trail races with two M50s duking it out for overall first and second. Dan Kuhlman edged Keith Dowell by barely 2 seconds. results

Here's a photo of Keith on the helicopter deck on top of the AON tower from his LA Climb California race. (ActionSportsInternational)

Lawrence area runners harvested a bunch of awards at the Olathe Heart & Sole 5K & 10K. Great job everyone! See the updated list.

May 6 - Gary Henry's Trail Troubles: Boy, you think you know a trail.

You lavish hundreds, maybe thousands of running hours on it, in all seasons and weathers, flowery to desolate, muddy to snowy, dry to muddy, muddy to muddy. You pick up the trash. You clean it after races. You photograph it. You brag to all your friends how beautiful the trail is.

And then, in the big race, in front of the people you most want to impress – ultrarunners from across the nation – your lovely little trail beats the snot out of you. read on

Apr 29 - Citius, Altius, Fortius. On Saturday, we ran swifter at the Hilltop Hustle. Stronger were the 100K runners at the Free State races at Clinton Lake. Higher meant 62 stories at the LA Climb California race where Lawrence's Keith Dowell, wearing bib #1 (did he sign up really early?), placed 6th overall among 186 finishers and easily winning the M50 category. results
He's definitely ready for the Empire State Building. Here's a link to a guy Keith met that runs buildings and is on a raw vegan diet. Tim Van Orden finished 2nd in LA.

Apr 28 - Gary "The Luddite" Henry has started a website, UltraStory.com. "Beyond 26.2 miles, there is a world literally breathtaking in its beauty, majesty and implications for human potential. UltraStory.com is for those of us who live there; those who would like to; and anyone who seeks a glimpse into a place unlike any other. " He invites contributions. On the left is one of his photos from the Free State Trail Runs. We've shared many of Gary's fine race reports and now can go to the source of Ludditedom. Free State Race Results.

Reminder: next runLawrence club meeting is Sun, May 4, 4 pm at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Apr 27 - Lawrence results: Benson Chesang had the 4th best male time and Connie Abbott the 3rd best female time in today's Trolley Run 4 Mile in Kansas City. Other top 3 finishers were Moni Spinger (2nd F25-29) and Teri Oberzan (2nd F60-64). Results

Overall winners at yesterday's Hilltop Hustle 5K were Ginny Kinnebrew (22:19) and Chris Ronan (16:51). An interesting finish was the one with Rhonda LeValdo who's always like the run because of the family atmosphere. She pushed a running stroller with her two daughters and right before the finish Winona, wearing Mom's race number, jumped out of the stroller and ran the last 10 yards. Results

Apr 24 - Here's a great story on Marathon beginners from KTKA (49), Topeka, including scenes from several local races and training sites as well as the Boston finish.

Jorge Carvajal's Boston 08 report: My half splits told almost everything: 1st half 1:38:15;  2nd half: 1:51:34. A huge, horrible 13 min positive split. I bonked hard between miles 15 and 21, which include the Newton hills. On the positive side, I sort of salvaged the race after mile 21 where I was able to pick up the pace to the finish and still got a Boston Qualifier (BQ) and a course PR. more

Apr 23 - We'd like to recognize the runLawrence members who ran the TherapyWorks races:

Half Marathon: roses to all the finishers - Dennis Anthony, John Frydman, Denny Gayton, Kelly Gunn, Jon King, Heather Krase-Minnick, Paul Patterson, Kurt Schueler, Coco Tieghi, Elizabeth Weeks, Susan Young;
bronze stars to Mary Bennett (3rd, F50-54), Keith Dowell (3rd, M50-54), gold star to Dee Boeck (1st, F55-59)

5K: roses to all the finishers - Gary Bennett, Don Cackler, Lori Cackler, Yvette Desrosiers-Alphonse, Janet Huchingson, Sandra Wright;
bronze star to Michael Bennett (3rd, M13-19), silver star to Stacy Riggins (2nd, F45-49), gold star to Ignacio Carvajal (1st, M13-19).

Here's a YouTube clip of the Lawrence Half Marathon start:

Apr 22 - More races yet to be run in April - four this weekend! Go out and support those who have put in the time and effort to make it all happen. Also, a date correction: the Pod Trod MP3-Mile Challenge is on June 14, not in May as we had listed. Thanks to Liz Smith (Topeka) for catching that. Liz mentioned she's new to running. Here are a few basics on road racing from Beth Salinger, Hospital Hill race director.

Apr 21 - Results of local runners from Boston.

Full results from yesterday's half marathon and 5K races are now available. Now on to Boston. . . Why doesn't Lawrence get Patriots Day off?

Apr 20 - Here are some photos from today's TherapyWorks Lawrence Half Marathon.

From USA Today, the results of the Olympic Team Trials for the Women's Marathon. In the end, Magdalena Lewy Boulet succumbed to fatigue and Deena Kastor's closing speed on a flat, four-lap course the day before the Boston Marathon. Kastor won the race in 2 hours, 29 minutes, 35 seconds with Boulet second (2:30:19) and Blake Russell third (2:32:40). They earned spots on the U.S. Olympic team for the Beijing Games in August. more

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updated: May 8, 2008