Ritzenhein wins Belfast cross country event

2004 Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein grabbed the lead early in the race and held on for the win Sunday at the 2004 Reebok Cross Country Challenge in Belfast, Ireland. After sharing the lead with Great Britain's Gavin Thompson during the opening circuit, Ritzenhein opened up a sizeable lead on the…

Issue 9 (January/February 2005)

12 Stupid Things Nonrunners Say To Runners As runners and endurance athletes, we inevitably have to listen to our nonrunning friends and family members express their horror over our training habits, our personal hygiene, and our eating schedules. We train for countless hours each week, yet…

Coloradans fair well at Foot Locker Nationals

West Regional Champion Ken Cormier of Douglas Ariz., and Aislinn Ryan of Bellvale N.Y., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals at Morley Field in Balboa Park in San Diego Calif. Beginning with a fast pace, most of the boys race was run in a large pack thundering together…