Month: June 2024
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Analysis: How Will Flagstaff-Based Distance Runners Fare in the U.S. Olympic Trials?
Sure, we’re interested in many of the top storylines from the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, which start Friday in Eugene, Ore. Will Athing Mu…
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A wide, grassy meadow greets you at the start of the 6.4-mile Skunk Canyon-AZT-Flagstaff Loop run.Trail Review: Skunk Canyon-AZT-Flagstaff Loop, 6.4 Miles
Many’s the time I have run in Skunk Canyon and not once have I encountered a pungent specimen of the trail’s namesake. Not that I’m complaining;…
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Erin Strout, a Flagstaff journalist, is co-author of “The Price She Pays,” detailing the mental health crisis in women’s sports.Quick Hits: Book Launch for Flagstaff’s Erin Strout’s “The Price She Pays”; Kretzmann to Speak at Heritage Festival
Quick hits on a Tuesday morning: — Longtime Flagstaff journalist and running maven Erin Strout, along with co-authors Katie Steele and Tiffany Brown, today unveil a…
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Former U.S. Olympci Trials marathoner Lindsay Prescott is back after a series of injuries and illnesses hampered her career.PROFILE: The Epic Comeback of Lindsay Prescott: Blood Clots, Heart Condition, Car Accident, Divorce, Covid, Miscarriages; Still, On She Runs
Know, right from the start of her saga, that life eventually will get better for Lindsay Prescott, so the tale of woe you are about to…
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Ryan Guldan, the winner of the Northland Hospice Run for Life 10K.Flagstaff Run Series Kickoff: Guldan, Royer Lead the Way in Northland Hospice 10K
That summertime staple known as the Flagstaff Run Series kicked off on a hot Saturday morning downtown with the Northland Hospice Run for Life 5K and…
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Dark Sky’s Susan Ejore, shown at May’s L.A. Grand Prix, finished third Saturday in the Kenyan 1,500 meters Olympic Trials.Dark Sky’s Kurgat, Ejore Place 3rd Each in 5,000, 1,500 at Kenyan Olympic Trials
Two Under Armour Dark Sky Distance runners came up big Saturday at the Kenyan Olympic Trials in Nairobi. Edwin Kurgat, the 2019 NCAA Cross Country national…
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Flagstaff’s Nikki Hiltz is among the top 1,500 meters qualifiers for next week’s U.S. Olympic Trials.List of Flagstaff-Based Runners Declared for Olympic Trials, Including 5 from NAU
Final entries for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, which begin next Friday in Eugene, Ore., are in, and Flagstaff-based distance runners are well represented.…
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The 10.2-mile Wing Mountain Loop features shaded forest roads with rollercoaster hills, nothing too strenuous.Trail Review: 10.2-Mile Wing Mountain Loop
So there I was, loping along Forest Road 222, near the split with FR 519, having made the loop around Wing Mountain and heading back the…
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Lake Mary Road is looking smooooth with the new paving, but we miss the quarter-mile markings.Quick Hits: Lake Mary Newly Paved but Sadly Missing 1/4-Mile Markers; Reader Suggestions for Track TV Broadcasters
Quick Hits on a Tuesday: UPDATE, 4:30 P.M: NAZ Elite director Ben Rosario reports that there will, soon, be quarter-mile markers back on Lake Mary Road.…
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Vince Ciattei of Dark Sky Distance, center, finished fourth in the 1,500 meters at the New York Grand Prix.Sunday Pro Roundup: NAZ Elite’s Kiptoo 3rd in Portland 5K, Rachel Smith 6th; Dark Sky’s Ciattei 4th in Stacked NY Grand Prix 1,500
Two weeks out from the Olympic Trials, it was another busy day Sunday on the pro circuit (track and road) for Flagstaff-based runners. Here are the…
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