Running races

JENISON – The heroic efforts of Hunter Jones and Seth Stoltz helped the Huskies place second in state at the MHSAA Track and Field Finals on June 5. Compared to the Team State, which takes place every year one week in advance, the success of the team in the MHSAA …

(Credit: courtesy photo) First of all, to answer the question: of course not. Just follow the pack. But not so fast. Martin was an unusual new member of my high school cross country team. He was black, thin with the build of a runner. In the first week of training …

3:12 Max Verstappen’s Red Bull suffers from a tire failure that caused him to crash as he led the Azerbaijani GP with just a few laps to go Max Verstappen’s Red Bull suffers from a tire failure that caused him to crash as he led the Azerbaijani GP with just …

A bad crash in a race earlier this week not only sidelined jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., but was costly on Saturday’s Belmont Stakes map. Ortiz had to remove his 12 mounts due to his injuries, including a spin on Known Agenda in the $ 1.5 million Belmont Stakes. The jockeys …

Ahead of the NAIA National Outdoor Championships on May 28, William Woods rookie Ellie Dimond placed 21st of 22 competitors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. She ran away as an All-American. Dimond finished sixth at the national championships to become the first American female runner in William Woods history. Her time …

EAST LONGMEADOW – There are two contested races and eight questions for the proposed amendments to the city charter on the ballot for the June 8 election. There are two candidates vying for a three-year seat on the school committee: titular Sarah Truoiolo and Dr Aimee Dalenta. Truoiolo is seeking …

China has banned all ultramarathons and off-road racing following the recent tragedy of the Huanghe Shilin Mountain Marathon in which 21 runners died on May 22. A report from South China Morning Post (SCMP) says the Chinese government has determined that these races do not have sufficient safety standards, so …

BELLEVILLE – When Father McGivney’s coach James Helton removed the green jersey from Class 1A sectional Belleville Althoff, he received a message from the team’s only representative, rookie Kaitlyn Hatley. “The coach told me they were the quick jerseys,” Hatley said with a smile, “and I went fast today.” Hatley …

Modern runners are inundated with statistics – metrics large and small, some are extremely useful and some are somewhat free. Secretly, however, we all love them. Whether it’s positive elevation gain during a run, pace per mile, heart rate, or even VO2Max (a concept most of us don’t even understand!), …

The race I had originally planned for this weekend was called off at the last minute and there I was tapered and ready to run with nowhere to go. Fortunately, I found another one at the last minute, The Gladiator Assault Challenge. Sometimes bad news can be a blessing in …