The guys at Big River Running have been threatening to do this for months. They’re finally taking the plunge and becoming media moguls. You can listen to the Big River Running Hour, hosted by Ben Rosario, at 2 p.m. Sunday…
Christian Cantwell of Columbia became only the second shot putter to win two World indoor titles with a toss of 21.77 meters _ that’s 71 feet 5 1/4 inches _ in the world indoor track championships in Valencia, Spain last…
Former Berkeley High and Lindenwood University sprinter Michael Rodgers has burst onto the national track scene, just in time to create buzz for the Olympic Trials.
Rodgers stunned the field by winning the 60-meter dash in 6.54 seconds at the USA…
The men’s and women’s cross country teams at Washington University and Southern Illinois University Carbondale were honored this week for being swift afoot and swift of thought.
The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association honored both schools as All-Academic Cross…
Here are a few odds and ends from the past week you might want to catch up on:
Before we fall hopelessly behind on the local running scene:
Mike Farrell edged Zac Freudenburg in the St. Louis Track Club Frostbite Series half-marathon on Jan. 26. Farrell finished in 1 hour, 11 minutes, 22 seconds; Freudenburg was a second behind.…
St. Louisans look forward to the St. Patrick’s Day Run, scheduled for March 15, and the Go! St. Louis races, April 5 and 6. The events combine to attract more than 20,000 runners.
But for those who can’t wait, we offer…
More questions than answers arise from the case of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee who got so good with his artificial limbs that the International Olympic Committee has banned him from the Olympics in Beijing:
Though he’s a two-time qualifier for the Olympic Marathon Trials, St. Louisan Ben Rosario has decided to put the long-distance races on hold and focus on shorter distances and Big River Running Co., which he owns with Matt Helbig. Rosario…
The top three finishers in the St. Louis Track Club’s Frostbite Series 20K on Sunday would cause Inspector Louis Renaud of “Casablanca” to utter one of his favorite phrases: “Round up the usual suspects.”
Zac Freudenburg, who qualified for the Olympic Marathon Trials,…
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