06.19.2008 12:12 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
We’ve chronicled the struggle and triumph of Katie Sutton, winner of the 2007 St. Patrick’s Day run and 2006 GO! half-marathon, who was diagnosed last summer with breast cancer. She made her return to running at this year’s St. Pat’s…

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06.18.2008 7:44 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
OK, so mountain running isn’t an Olympic sport. That doesn’t mean you can’t have a trials race. And St. Louisan Zac Freudenburg of the 180 Energy Runners will join the best Saturday at the Mount Washington Road Race in New Hampshire.
The…

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06.16.2008 3:01 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Yeah, the temperature is in the 80s and the dewpoint in the 60s. But if you’re going to get serious about running a marathon in the fall, you’ve got to start pretty darn soon. And the St. Louis Track Club…

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06.11.2008 9:39 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
I know. I know. I know. I know. know. I know.
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,…

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06.07.2008 7:54 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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…

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06.07.2008 9:59 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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…

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06.05.2008 10:55 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Members of the Go! St. Louis staff and Big River Running will head west to participate Saturday in the half-marathon of Kansas City’s Hospital Hill Run. In its 35th year, the event is one of the oldest and most prestigious…

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06.04.2008 9:11 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Scanning the start list for the Prefontaine Classic, we stumbled upon a former area phenom, high jumper Donald Thomas. He’s listed from the Bahamas but didn’t start his jumping career until he was about ready to graduate from Lindenwood University.
Thomas…

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05.28.2008 2:35 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Bolder Boulder 10K attracted an elite international field that kicked American butt.The top 10 men:
1) Ridouane Harroufi (MAR), 28 minutes, 32 seconds, winning $4,500
2) Dmessew Tsega (ETH), 28:33, $3,500
3) Gebo Berka (ETH), 28:37, $3,000
4) John…

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05.28.2008 2:23 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
British marathoner Paula Radcliffe suffered has been diagnosed with a stress fracture to her left femur following an MRI scan, putting her participation at the Beijing Olympics in doubt.
Radcliffe, 34, described the news as a “bombshell. It’s not ideal…