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Jackie Joyner-Kersee serves as grand marshal for Girls on the Run

Kathleen Nelson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:21:07 +0000

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…

Big weekend for 180 Energy Runners’ Zac Freudenburg, Tom Whalen

Kathleen Nelson — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:18 +0000

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,…

Ex-St. Charles resident Jason Lehmkuhle finishes 10th in New York Marathon

Kathleen Nelson — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:34:10 +0000

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,…

2 good reasons to sign up for GO! St. Louis Fitness Weekend now

Kathleen Nelson — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:51:17 +0000

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…

Hills for Haiti 5K Saturday in Webster Groves

Kathleen Nelson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:38:28 +0000

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…

Serena Burla sets PR, finishes 17th in world half-marathon championships

Kathleen Nelson — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:59:40 +0000

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…

Big River Running blogs on prep for San Antonio

Kathleen Nelson — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:44 +0000

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…

KETC documentary follows Fleet Feet runners through GO! marathon

Kathleen Nelson — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:07:15 +0000

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,…

Michael Aitken wins Ivory Crockett, but his son is in the race of his life

Kathleen Nelson — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:14:24 +0000

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…

Sarah Haskins just misses podium at World Triathlon Championships

Kathleen Nelson — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:55:05 +0000

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…