How far would you go?

 
I know of a few runners who have camped out overnight before a race, or slept in their car – not a big deal.
A college freshman from Charlotte, North Carolina couldn’t afford a hotel the night before the Folly Beach 10-Miler, and a thunderstorm kept him from camping outside. Where did he sleep? Not in [...]

CYCLING ISSUES IN CLEVELAND

Tonight, I am choosing to post an unedited, unfinished, blog post. To complete my post in it’s entirety will take a better part of the week. Time is precious, and therefore I feel it’s important to begin sharing my thoughts, as I work toward expressing the big picture: Clevelander’s have issues with cyclists.  
If you have not already read, “Mountain bikers at [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I am a Loser

“Loser!”
That is the word that was yelled at me while I was riding up a hill (toward Route 82) on Riverview Road Monday evening.
Nothing motivates me more than to hear someone yell ignorant, meaningless words at me.
After cresting the hill, I turned to make my way back down the hill, toward my car, which was 15 miles away. As [...]

16th Annual Classic at Mastick 5K brief

16th Annual Classic at Mastick 5K
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 6 p.m.
Cleveland Metroparks, Rocky River Reservation

Story by Mark Shelton, Photos by Rose Stackhouse
 
Men’s start at the 16th Annual Classic at Mastick, 2008
Classic facts:

575 runners
Registration closed nearly three weeks prior to the event
Due to runner limits, Race Director John Nakel turns runners away
The Coach [...]

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