Entries Tagged as ‘Local News’

June 29, 2009

June 29, 2009

After a two-year hiatus from triathlons, I made a return at the Fat Rabbit International Triathlon, Sunday, June 28.
My times for the OLY are a far cry from competitive, but all things considered, I crossed the finish line strong.
The guys at Fat Rabbit Racing, Scott Weaver and Craig Thompson put on a great [...]

April 25, 2009

Hermes 10 Miler

 
April 25, 2009
 

 
 If Neal Neroni, president of Hermes had hand picked a day for his Hermes 10 Miler, he couldn’t have picked a more beautiful day. By 7:30 a.m., the shores of Lake Erie were 72 degrees – two degrees higher than last years high of the day.
 
Although the temperature climbed through the [...]

January 28, 2009

Winter Buckey Trail Fun Run

 
Fifth Annual “Running for Regis”
Winter Buckeye Trail Fun Run
Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009
22 degrees and snow covered trails
 
2009 season officially begins
The 2009 race season has officially kicked-off.  At 7:15 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 18 more than 200 runners braved snow covered roads and frigid weather to run in the Fifth Annual “Running for Regis” Winter Buckeye Trail [...]

January 21, 2009

The Ultra List: Pioneered by a Local

                     2008 BT50K

Back in 2007, I ran my first ultra-distance race, the BT50K. A friend of mine told me she wanted to run the race. I thought it would be fun to train together, plus I loved training on the Buckeye Trail. Nothing compares to trail running – nothing!
I trained as much as I could [...]

September 28, 2008

In Absentia

 
It has been more than a month since my last blog post. In my absence,  I have been attending full-time classes at Kent State University, working on the magazine, and working at Diebold. I am interning in the corporate communications department.
Three responsibilities
The combination of these three responsibilities, which adds up to about about 48 hours a [...]

August 22, 2008

Mountain bike Disgrace

August 2008
 
Last week I received a phone call from Mike Farley, founder of CAMBA. The purpose of Mike’s call was to share with me the concerns he and fellow members of CAMBA had regarding the August cover of Ohio Sports & Fitness magazine.
 
I listened intently, as I believe it is important to hear what your customers [...]