“Yeah….but it’s a dry heat.” Experiencing the Badwater Ultramarathon Gary Griffin The Badwater Ultramarathon bills itself as the most prestigious and most difficult of all ultrarunning events, and it can make a pretty good argument for...
By Jimmy Kalfas Due to recent winds, the Bay County commissioners are entertaining the re-naming of their county. They also have initiated plans to introduce wind driven sports as a major attraction.NOT! To a first timer at the 21st annual Gulf Coast Triathlon, the...
By Tim Unger The 29th annual Fiesta 10k was held on Saturday May 3 and was an absolute media circus. Before the race started, Everett Whiteside, Running Journal’s Grand Prix champion, announced his retirement ending a career of almost a decade of dominating...
Boston Voices From the Past By Gordon Cherr The Boston Marathon was last week, and Boston, a mecca of running, has been on my mind. I hear some old voices calling to me. Runners from long ago. I was a walk-on in a college where running scholarships were...
Emerald Coast Triathlon #1 By Jimmy Kalfas “. . . one stroke forward, three strokes back. . .” Seems to be the same theme song for the early season trigeeks participating in the Emerald Coast Triathlon series of triathlons.Jerry Lynch and his capable crew...
