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Vincent Donner can run 4 laps around a track in well under 5 minutes. Most people will never run a mile that fast, but the top-ranked high school...

Something I learned at "Around the Bay" that isn't entirely related to running

I am a map person. I have been since college, when my habit of getting lost on the way home from school prompted my grandfather to give me my first...

The marathon virgin blog: 8 things I learned by running "Around the Bay"

1. Kilometers are better than miles.At the “Around the Bay” 30K last Sunday, I ran 5:28 splits for the first time in my life. Okay,...

For August, another 100-mile race in Lockport

The Inaugural The Inaugural Beast of Burden Winter 100 Miler and 24-Hour Ultramarathon brought three dozen endurance runners from all over the...

WNY athletes toughed it out in brutal Beast of Burden 100-miler

A thick blanket of snow covered roofs, mailboxes, lawns, and parked cars in Western New York last Saturday morning. Fat white snowflakes drifted...

The marathon virgin blog: first 10-mile race (continued)

This story continued from Part One: Race MorningPart Two: The Race, Mile by MileMile 1: Heather and I run together. We start near the back of the...

The marathon virgin blog: first 10-mile race

A few months ago, I decided to start training for my first marathon (the Buffalo Marathon on May 30). Now, in a series of posts that I’m...

Valentine's weekend road races

Lockport Y-10 & 5-Mile RaceThe Lockport Y-10 starts at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 13. The hilly 10-mile course begins and ends at the...

Race alert: Mr. Ed's Superbowl Warm-Up

For a runner, there's no better way to celebrate a holiday than by running a race. We do Turkey Trots on Thanksgiving and Hangover Runs on New Year...