Running

Registration info for area leagues and clubs.

When all the pieces of the Noble Street Festival puzzle come together, you better watch out.

I’m undecided about what to write about this week so I think I’ll cheat and provide you a set of notes, of which some may be of possible interest.

Yoshiko “Yo” Setser once said that when she turned 70 years old she would stop running. She is a year away from that now and has decided only to “cut back” after her March 15 birthday next year.

When the road gets tough, the wise hit the trails.

Putting aside a terrible spin on a popular phrase, there has been a long-held belief among current and former runners that the body can only take so much pounding on hard surfaces before it is forced to inevitably wave the white flag of resignation.

For one day, my best was good enough, but just barely.

The time has come for me to confess an addiction I’ve been grappling with for quite some time but only recently has become unmanageable.

The Chief Ladiga Trail is an outstanding place to run and a tremendous asset for our community. Posts placed every half-mile make it convenient for those who want to keep tabs on the exact distance and times of their training runs.

The time to get serious about the Mercedes Marathon is now.

However, please don’t take those words the wrong way. It’s not like I’ve been taking it easy resting on my derriere, aimlessly wondering when the moment to focus on such an important event should begin.

My desire to take up swimming, biking and running all started about 4-1/2 years ago when I realized I wanted to get in shape. I ran track in high school and have always dreamed of running a marathon, even though that seemed somewhat impossible.