Jackie Joyner-Kersee will serve as grand marshal and honorary starter for the Girls on the Run 5K and one-mile run run, 8:30 a.m. November 14 in Forest Park.

Nearly 2,400 girls, ages 8 to 12, from 65 schools have trained for…

A big weekend locally for the 180 Energy Runners.
First, Zac Freudenburg edged Big River Running rival Karl Gilpin in the St. Louis Track Club Half-Marathon. Freudenburg’s time of 1 hour, 8 minutes, 21 seconds was 25 seconds faster than Gilpin,…

Jason Lehmkuhle finished 10th Sunday in the New York City Marathon, crossing the line in 2 hours, 14 minutes, 39 seconds, 5 minutes behind winner Meb Keflezghi.  His victory was the first for an American in the race since 1982,…

OK, so the GO! St. Louis Family Fitness Weekend isn’t scheduled until April 10 and 11. Why commit now?

1. You’ll save money. Entry fees increase $5 to $20 per event after Oct. 31.

2. Registration is ahead of last year’s record…

Holy Redeemer parish in Webster Groves will stage the second annual Hills for Haiti 5K, 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Reedemer, 17 Joy Avenue.

Online registration ends Thursday. Entry fee is $20 per person or $40 for a family of three…

St. Louisan Serena Burla finished 17th, the second American, in the world half-marathon championships last weekend in Birmingham, England.

Burla, who competed at the University of Missouri, crossed the line Sunday in a personal best of 1 hour, 10 minutes, 55…

Here’s a fun take on training. Big River Running is sending a contingent to San Antonio for the Rock n Roll marathon and half marathon in November. They’re blogging about their training. Interesting to compare the weekly entries from the dozen…

The Fleet Feet training team will be featured in a documentary on Channel 9 entitled “Start to Finish: Running the GO!St. Louis Marathon.”

Broadcast dates are:

• Wednesday, October 21, 8 p.m.
• Friday, October 23, 2 a.m.
• Wednesday, October 28,…

RACE RESULTS

Congratulations to 180 Energy’s Michael Aitken, who beat the field in the Ivory Crockett Run 4 Webster four-mile run, winning in 20 minutes, 55.5 seconds.

Aitken’s victory gave his team captain, Jeff Bockhorn, the ideal opportunity to share the story…

St. Louis native Sarah Haskins finished a tantalizing fourth at the ITU World Championship Grand Final in Australia over the weekend.

“I’ve been fourth or fifth or sixth all year , ust so close but never quite there,” Haskins said in…