Month: July 2024
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Dark Sky’s Lalo Herrera placed fifth in the Lucerne 3,000 meters on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Dark Sky Distance)Tuesday Quick Hits: NAZ Elite and Dark Sky Results from Lucerne; Nico Young Earns Academic Honors; Hopi Footprints 10K Registration
Quick hits for a Tuesday: — Flagstaff-based pro distance runners making the circuit stopped in Lucerne Tuesday, with promising results in the 1,500 and 3,000 meters.…
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Trail of the Week: Kelly Trail System, 10 Miles
I have no beef with runners who like to gather in groups to tackle trails. Slightly off topic, but I’m curious: What’s the proper collective noun…
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NAU Gets Big Cross Country Addition, Florida State’s Mullarkey, as Grad Transfer
NAU posted on social media accounts on Monday that the Lumberjacks have added Florida State graduate transfer David Mullarkey to its cross country and track and…
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The USATF Women’s 6K Road Championship in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday featured several Flagstaff-based runners, including, Rachel Smith (left, front) and NAU grad Annika Reiss (center, back). Photo courtesy of USATF.Weekend Pro Results: NAZ Elite’s Hacker Wins 1,500 in Belgium; Five Flagstaff Women in Top 10 at USATF 15K; Kiptoo 3rd at Boilermaker 15K
In this lull before the Paris Olympics, track season (and road racing) continues unabated. Many Flagstaff-based athletes competed on Saturday (and late Friday night). Here are…
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Monaco Diamond League: Dark Sky’s Gourley (5th) and Ciattei (9th) in Blistering 1,500; Kelati 9th in 5,000
Three of Under Armour Dark Sky’s brightest stars — 1,500-meter specialists Neil Gourley and Vince Ciattei, and distance runner Weini Kelati — found some stiff competition…
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PROFILE: Whether in Flagstaff or France, Jim Walmsley Has Become the Face of Ultrarunning
Jim Walmsley coasted in and parked his e-bike outside the Kickstand Kafe, unbuckled his helmet, tugged on his Hoka cap, walked in the door, shook my…
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Dark Sky’s Sharon Lokedi has replaced Brigid Kosgei on the Kenyan Olympic Marathon team.Dark Sky’s Lokedi Added to Kenyan Olympic Marathon Team
Flagstaff now has another Olympian. Under Armour Dark Sky’s Sharon Lokedi, the runner-up in this year’s Boston Marathon and a New York City Marathon champion, will…
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European Pro Results: NAZ Elite’s Hacker Beats Dark Sky’s Knevelbaard for 3,000 win in Ireland; Herrera 2nd in Hungary
Track season rolls on. As Olympic qualifiers either train at elevation or race in Diamond League competition to remain sharp, other elites from Flagstaff are jetting…
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The climbing isn’t too steep in the first mile of the Kendrick Mountain Trail. That changes over the next 3.5 miles.Trail of the Week: Climbing Kendrick Mountain, 9.1 Miles
Weird thoughts go through a guy’s head in the midst of 4.5 miles of steady climbing, the switchbacks endless and the intrusive thoughts relentless. And, boy,…
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Under Armour Dark Sky’s Susan Ejore, pictured earlier this year in a meet in Los Angeles, set a 1,500-meter personal best on Sunday in the Diamond League Paris meet.Dark Sky Distance Runners at Speedy Diamond League Paris Meet
If you thought the women’s 1,500 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials was speedy and exciting, you should have seen Sunday’s Diamond League race in Paris.…
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