Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, April 23, 2017 FLEMING REMEMBERED The entire New Jersey running community was shocked to learn of the sudden passing of legendary runner and coach Tom Fleming on Wednesday, April 19th. Fleming who twice placed second at the Boston Marathon and who twice…
Month: April 2017
Out of shirts? Cut the fee.
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, April 16, 2017 OUT OF SHIRTS? CUT THE FEE. “Souvenir T-shirts to the first 500 runners,” the race website states. How about, “T-shirts to pre-registered runners only” or “Souvenir shirts while they last”. What those headlines don’t say is what happens after…
Indian Trails had its challenges
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, April 9, 2017 INDIAN TRAILS HAD ITS CHALLENGES It’s called Indian Trails, but you were assured it was not a trail race. Dirt roads and macadam, yes, no trails. Runners in the Indian Trails 20K or 10K could be excused for asserting that…
Don’t be a pedestrian statistic
Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey On Sunday, April 2, 2017 DON’T BE A PEDESTRIAN STATISTIC Friday’s Daily Record carried two front page stories, one by Mike Davis reporting that pedestrian fatalities were up nationwide 11 percent over 2015. Michael Rizzo’s story was focused on what the town of Dover…