April 6, 2012
GREENSBORO — This sophomore is already one of the most decorated athletes in UNCG’s Division I history.Do you know who he is?He has earned All-America honors twice this academic year, his first on the campus.Do you know who he is?He’s ra...
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October 12, 2011
October 11, 2011
The International Association of Fire Fighters' Medal of Honor will be presented to Will Caviness' widow, Jenny, at the Greensboro firefighter's funeral. Harold Schaitberger, the IAFF's general president, has classified Caviness' death near the end of Sun...
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May 5, 2011
If you missed Sunday's Tap Room 5K, then you've let one May racing opportunity pass you by. But, dear Running Shorts readers, plenty more chances — more than 20 of them — remain for you to sign up for road races over these next three weekends.
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April 20, 2011
The North Carolina Marathon in High Point is back on course. That is, back on the same course on which runners competed in March 2010.
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April 13, 2011
Pleasant Garden's Marjorie Gullick raised money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training to gain entry into Monday's Boston Marathon. But make no mistake, she's running the 26.2 miles of the world's most famous marathon in honor of Jimmy...
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April 7, 2011
Rob French took a few rest days before resuming running. Try 24 years' worth.
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May 15, 2010
One shot. A men's golf season that began for Guilford College with much promise in February, that became overshadowed by the death of a coach and community figure in late March, ended Friday in a dramatic comeback that nearly gave the Quakers a fourth nat...
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May 5, 2010
Chief Tim Bellamy's in. Everybody else needs to fall in line, too. Bellamy, the Greensboro police chief, is expected to be among the runners in the 20th annual Law Enforcement Memorial 5K on Saturday morning in downtown Greensboro.
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April 28, 2010
Kids: Go run in the street. The after-school GO FAR program, led by physical education teachers, will hold its eighth 5K at 9 a.m. Saturday in High Point. More than 1,100 runners, mostly 9- and 10-year-olds but including parents and teachers, from Greensb...
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April 21, 2010
There's not much evidence that Tate Gresham, now 6 years old and fully immersed in T-ball and Wii, is a brain tumor survivor. He's doing fantastic, his mother, Chesley, says. As for the family, there's plenty of evidence of how thankful they are for the m...
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April 19, 2010
GREENSBORO — The story of what Jim Camp endured to qualify for today's Boston Marathon is remarkable. All the more crushing is why the Greensboro runner won't hear the roars at the finish line on Boylston Street.
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April 16, 2010
The triathlon season's first open-water event in the area will attract a field of about 500 to Belews Lake on Saturday. The Belews Lake Triathlon, starting at Carolina Marina in Stokesdale, will feature sprint distances of a 750-meter swim, a 14.5-mile bi...
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More Miles for Smiles are coming in 2010. Greensboro's Janelle Robinson, who organized an effort last fall in which special-needs children were able to participate in the Cannonball Run's 5K road race, put four events on her calendar this year, starting w...
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April 11, 2010
Ten days ago, this section published an opinion piece by a Miami Herald writer about the Duke basketball program and its coach, Mike Krzyzewski.“Devils despised, and it starts with Coach K” was the headline on page B3 of our section April 1.
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March 31, 2010
Perhaps it's easy for them to say because they're so fast. Maybe. But if you spend any time talking to Marisa Pirih and Sam Kilsdonk, you'll also find their encouragement to would-be runners quite sincere. If you've been hesitant, listen to these two.
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March 24, 2010
Ryan Carroll got lost on the half-marathon course. Chuck Engle must be thankful he didn’t get lost on the way to the North Carolina Marathon, which he won Saturday in High Point.Engle, 39, a Dublin, Ohio, resident, won the race in two hours, 46 minu...
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March 17, 2010
When runners cross the finish line at the North Carolina Marathon on Saturday, the medal they'll receive will be one that is earning its own recognition.
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March 3, 2010
The man parked his car in an unusual spot, near the back of the upper lot at Salem Lake. Others arrived, getting out of their cars, stretching for a few minutes, then heading off to run a few miles at one of the area's most beautiful spots.
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February 24, 2010
Track and field has its false start: You're ready to race, a runner jumps the gun, and you line up again. The Myrtle Beach Marathon had its own false start — but there wasn't any lining up again. A rare snowfall prompted cancellation of the race Feb...
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February 10, 2010
The running weekend in Guilford County will start in the mud and the muck and will end in a massacre. Delightful, huh? Race director Scott Bassett is putting on races Saturday and Sunday that will challenge the best runners.
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February 3, 2010
Rachel Cole Harrison loves running, and she’ll race you. But she’s going to do it on her own watch.
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January 27, 2010
The upcoming Krispy Kreme Challenge will mean one thing for Greensboro’s Laura Eynon.“I want the glory again,” says the 2008 women’s champion. “I’m in better running shape this year than last year. I just want to get th...
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January 20, 2010
If you're looking for the power of a group, you might want to check out the Greensboro Running Club.Among the benefits:* You can learn more about how you might be susceptible to an injury.
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January 13, 2010
Want to get ready to race this spring? A couple of programs in Greensboro can help you prepare for upcoming road races. Coaches will guide you with their expertise, and the support and camaraderie of other runners can be a positive experience. EVOLVE MULT...
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