News - September 2020
Sep 26
Congratulations to Matt O'Reilly for his overall 5th place finish at the Mesa Falls Marathon (Calif.) on Aug 22. His 3:20:34. Matt also created the awards for the Shoreline Shuffle.
A lot of Lawrence & Topeka area runners took part in the Konquer the Konza on Sept 20. See all the results. Top three finishers included:
25K: Dan Kuhlman (1st M60, Lecompton), Jen Blatchford (3rd F40, Topeka), Sara Wilcox (2nd F45, Baldwin), Shari Hicks (3rd F45, Lawrence), Mike Blatchford (1st M40, Topeka), Damian Laster (1st M45, Topeka).
10K: Rachel Rademacher (1st F50, Lawrence), Keith Dowell (2nd M60, Lawrence), Scott Nelson (1st M40, Lawrence), David Marichal (2nd M40, Lawrence), Tom Gettler (2nd M50, Topeka), Jeremy Clark (3rd M45, Topeka).
See more of John Knepper's photos from the Shoreline Shuffle at Clinton State Park. Thanks to Kara Baden and the Lawrence Trail Hawks for hosting the 5K trail run.
Sep 22
Ashley Turpin, Joe Moore and Dee Boeck are going for state records. Join them and test your speed at the Oct 4 Honor Roll 8K. But you must sign up before Oct 1st. Register at Honor Roll 8K.
Sep 13
Cristal Barnes worked as a pacer for the Plaza 10K today. Results
Sep 4
The Best Strength Training Workout Is Surprisingly Easy. The number of reps and sets you do is less important than these fundamentals.
As a fitness columnist, I get lots of questions about the best way to work out. Many of these queries are about strength training: How many workouts per week are necessary? Do I need to lift weights, or are body weight exercises like pushups and lunges enough? Is it better to do a few repetitions of heavy weights or more reps with lighter ones? How many sets are optimal? more (by Christie Aschwanden, Medium Elemental, Sep 2, 2020)