This Week - February 6, 2010


Training Runs!!

 

News and Notes

 

February 4, 2010

Updated: 10:30 AM



USA Track and Field

 

Reebok Boston Indoor Games This Weekend

Make sure to be sitting in front of your TV after your run on Saturday. The Meet will be televised on ESPN 2 at 2 PM. Want to read the great storylines and help pump yourself up for this meet? Read this great Reebok Boston Indoor Games Meet Preview


 

February 1, 2010

Updated: 2:23 PM



Local Road Racing

 

HWS Series Totals Posted

We just posted the series overall and age group standings after two events.

Overall Series Standings | Overall Age Group Standings

 

Article about Huntington Winter Series Event #2 5K Posted

Thanks to the Herald-Dispatch for posting this article about yesterday's event. Dave Lavender did a great job with the story. Congrats to all those that came out for the event. Complete Story

 

Local Elite Road Racing

Super Running Couple Jason and Marion Pyles compete in ING Half-Marathon in Miami

Jason Goes 1:12:38 to finish 8th overall! Marion goes 1:26:28 to finish 6th overall. Both are training for the Boston Marathon! Mens Overall Results | Women's Overall Results

 

Road Races Posted

We just posted information for the following road races:

 

Running with the Pack 5K (Kenova, WV)

DeFEETing Disaster 5k/10k (Monongah, WV)

Race for Hope (Huntington, WV)

Bartrum and Brown 5K (Huntington, WV)

 


January 31, 2010

Updated: 5:41 PM



Local Road Racing

 

Results from the Huntington Winter Series Event #2 5K Posted

Congrats to Jacob Burcham (15:55) and Sami Harris for their individual wins! Both of these runners are leading the series as they were the winners of the 1st 5K in the series!! Overall Results |Age Group Results | Series Total After Two Events | Pictures


 

January 29, 2010

Updated: 7:50 AM



Local High School Award

 

Hurricane High School Runner Alex Dent Wins WV Gatorade Runner of the Year

Congrats to senior Alex Dent of Hurricane High School. Alex has already run a 5:07 1600 indoors this year and is poised to break the 5-minute barrier. She is gearing up for the NIN (Nike Indoor Nationals) where she will face some great competition and set her up for a great outdoor track season this fall. Read More


 

January 28, 2010

Updated: 11:41 AM



Track on TV

 

Millrose Games will be on ESPN2

Stay home on Friday evening and watch the Millrose games on ESPN 2 from 8-10 PM!

 

Local Road Racing

 

Race Added

The Outrunning Hunger 5K Run/Walk will be held in Huntington on April 10, 2010

 

Super Cool Tech Stuff!!!

 

Iphone App for HyTek live Results

This was an amazing find. This App takes results that are posted live for Track and Field Meets (Like this weekend's Millrose Games) and displays them neatly on your Iphone!!! Highly Recommended!!! Check out the link below for more information!

HyTek Live Results Iphone App

 


 

January 23, 2010

Updated: 3:20 PM



Local Road Racing

 

Rotary Park Off-Road Challenge Results Posted

Congrats to Forrest Reed (28:17) and Jorden Thornton (34:03) for claiming the titles this morning on a very tough and muddy course in Rotary Park! Overall Results | Pictures

 

Race Information Posted

Rails to Trails 5K (Barnesville, OH)

Vesuvius Challenge (Ironton, OH)

Tortoise and the Hare 5K (Huntington, WV)

 


 

January 20, 2010

Updated: 2:30 PM



Local Road Racing

 

Tallman Winter Series Results

We have results from the 8K race on 1/10/10. 8K Results


 

January 18, 2010

Updated: 9:30 AM



Local Road Racing

 

MOV CC Series Results

We have results from the MOV CC Series in Marietta, OH.

1 Mile Results | 5K Results


 

January 17, 2010

Updated: 8:00 AM



Local Elite Racing

 

Josh Simpson finishes 8th in Houston

Josh Simpson ran 1:03:27 to finish 8th place in the Houston Half-Marathon. That is a slight PR for him. Congrats to Josh for going 4:50 pace for 13.1 miles!

 

WVU Track and Field

 

WVU girls competed this weekend at Penn State.

Great performances by the girls yesterday. We have a short recap and a complete track preview for you!

O’Connell Breaks Record at Penn State | Complete Women's Track Preview


 

 

January 17, 2010

Updated: 8:00 AM



Local Elite Racing

 

Josh Simpson at Houston Half-Marathon

Josh Simpson is racing this weekend in the Houston Half-Marathon. This race is the USATF Half-Marathon National Championship. In 2008, Josh finished 6th in this race with a time of 1:03:54. This race will be exciting as he finished 2nd at the USATF Club XC Championship in Lexington, KY in December. Sign up to follow him during the race HERE


 

January 11, 2010

Updated: 8:00 AM



Local Road Racing

 

Upcoming Races Moved to Barboursville Park

The Herald-Dispatch is reporting on the news that the Huntington Winter Series moving to the Barboursville Park. Read Entire Story Here


 

January 9, 2010

Updated: 9:50 AM



Local Road Racing

 

Race Posted

We have information on the longest running race in our area, The Greenup Kiwanis Run By The River will be held on June 12, 2010 in Russell, KY! This is the 33rd year for the race!


 

January 8, 2010

Updated: 9:33 AM



Something to Read

 

Here are a couple of cool reads to keep you thinking about running!

 

The Running Community - According to Google

Cool research here showing what was popular on the search engine last year.

 

3200

This well-written narrative describes local runner David Caldwell as he helps pace a athlete from another team. David is now running for Marshall University. Pretty cool to see a local runner in RunningTimes!

 

Naked Jogger Nabbed Near White House

This true story is full of innuendo's!!

 

Walt Disney World Marathon This weekend

We know that Local TV Personality Jamie Lofiego will be racing there this weekend. Maybe we shoud all be thinking about Orlando when we are out running in this cold!


 

January 5, 2010

Updated: 1:30 PM



Local Road Racing

 

Huntington Winter Series Presented by the Herald-Dispatch Moves Races to Barboursville Park

The 5 Mile and 10K races that will conclude the Huntington Winter Series will now be held at the Barboursville Park. The race committee decided to make this change to ensure that the course will be secure for runners. More Info.

 


 

January 4, 2010

Updated: 12:51PM



Local Road Racing

 

Race Posted!!

- Just added the Poca River 15K Road Race which will be held on May 8, 2010. The area's only 15K Road Race!

 

January 3, 2010

Updated: 8:37 PM



Local Road Racing

 

Races Posted!!

- Adam Johnson Memorial 3 Mile Run/Walk on March 27, 2010

- New Application for the Rotary Park Off-Road Challenge Posted!

 


 

December 27, 2009

Updated: 9:15 AM



Local Road Racing

 

Mark Your Calendars

We have placed two races on the calendar for 2010 today. The first is the Cannonsburg FD 5K on April 3, 2010 in Cannonsburg, KY and the 2nd in the Feed the Need 5K Thanksgiving Day Run on November 25, 2010 in Kenova, WV.


 

December 17, 2009

Updated: 8:19 PM



Local Road Racing

 

Results from Tallman Winter Series

Tonight, we have a link to the results from the Tallman Winter Series Event #1 that was held on Sunday. Overall Results (Excel File - External Link)


 

 

December 16, 2009

Updated: 1:41 PM



Local Road Racing

 

Pictures from Ritter Park Off-Road Challenge

Pictures have come in this week from the bitter cold morning 5K run in Ritter Park. Pictures Link 1 | Pictures Link 2


 

December 13, 2009

Updated: 10:30 AM



Local Elite Athlete

 

Josh Simpson Finishes 2nd at USATF XC Nationals

WV Native Josh Simpson competed in the USATF National Club Cross Country Nationals in Lexington, KY yesterday where he finished 2nd overall (29:27. Video Interview on FloTrack | Results | Meet Website | TriStateRacer.com Interview


 

December 12, 2009

Updated: 1:00 PM



Local Road Race

 

Ritter Park Off-Road Challenge

87 of the toughest runners in the area stood on the starting line in the middle of Ritter Park at 9:30 AM this morning to go on a trek over the river and through the woods. Free shoes went to the first overall male if he could break 19:00 and first overall female that broke 23:00. Well....... Matt Shiffbauer wins a new pair of shoes with a time of 17:45 and another Marshall University Runner, Kathleen Clark runs 23:48. Overall Results


 

 

December 5, 2009

Updated: 6:06 PM



Local Road Race

 

Jingle Bell Run a HUGE Success

Congrats to Cabell Midland Freshman Jacob Burcham (16:07) and Charleston Catholic Freshman Sami Harris (19:10) for their individual wins! Results already posted!

 

Pictures Now Posted!!


Jingle Bell Run Pictures Link 1

Jingle Bell Run Pictures Link 2

 

Story on Herald-Dispatch!