The flooding in and around Des Moines has devastated the population and put the richest pro triathlon in the world in a state of suspended animation.

Rising levels of e. coli bacteria in the lakes because of flood water have…

Success came in pairs for the 180 Energy Runners at Crusaders’ 5K in Belleville. The brother/sister duo of Donny and Marie _ er, James Marino and Valerie Coolbaugh _ won the overall and the women’s title.
“I won the race,…

Jeff Trammel, communications director of GO! St. Louis, let us know that the six-week series of family track sessions at Parkway North got off to a good start.
“It went really well,” Trammel wrote in an e-mail. “More than 100…

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I said I was finished with the busy weekend. But this one is soooooo good. Bryan Glass of the 180 Energy Runners won the Governor’s Cup marathon in Helena,…

Jeff Trammel at Go! St. Louis sent us a gentle reminder about the start of the Youth and Family track series tonight, Tuesday, June 10, at Parkway North High.  This sounds like a great reason to get off the couch,…

What a busy weekend for runners and track athletes near and far! We’ve already featured Sarah Haskins, Tirunesh Dibaba and the strong area contingent at the Hospital Hill Run in Kansas City. Unless we want to get stuck forever in…

Nice job, Sarah Haskins, on the silver medal at the ITU World Championships in Vancouver. She’s picked a good time to put her best foot forward on the international scene.

A graduate of Parkway South, Haskins crossed the line in…

Area runners — and runners who have fared well in races here — dominated the field of 1,800 at Kansas City’s Hospital Hill Half-marathon.

At the top was Mathew Chesang, who has won the last two Go! half-marathons. Chesang’s time…

Fleet Feet St. Louis has become even more true to its name with the opening of a third store, this one in Fenton. The location complements the first two stores, in Chesterfield and St. Peters.

What a burgeoning market for…

It’s an Olympic year. Just as the common folk care about the presidential race once every four years, the casual fan pays a little attention to track and field. The powers-that-be in the sport seem to be putting their best…