Month: August 2024
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NAU Kicks Off Season by Dominating George Kyte Classic, as Transfer David Mullarkey Sends a Message
Two weeks or so ago, David Mullarkey had not even stepped foot in Flagstaff. He spent most of the summer in Europe, with a week in…
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Flagstaff Girls, Boys Win Peaks Invitational; Local Girls Go 1-2-3 Individually
in Prep RunningPeak sunflower season in Flagstaff must mean The Peaks Invitational, the official start of the local high school cross country season. And if first impressions Saturday…
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Prep Surprise: NPA’s Van Meerten Transfers to Flag High, Can’t Run Until Spring
in Prep RunningYohanes Van Meerten, who was perhaps the best D4 runner as a freshman for Northland Prep Academy last year, switched schools last week, going from NPA…
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Results: Knee Injury Ends Walmsley’s UTMB Bid; Kincaid Wins Dresden 5,000
— Through 70 kilometers at UTMB on Friday, it looked as if Flagstaff’s Jim Walmsley was well in contention to become the first man in 13…
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September Race Calendar: Get Ready to Go Loooong
The theme running through September races in the greater Flagstaff area is distance, as in running long, long distances. Featured among the events is the annual…
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Walmsley Set for His Epic Quest for the Western States-UTMB ‘Double’ in France
In a town, Flagstaff, with many successful elite runners – road, trail and track – perhaps none have garnered more worldwide notoriety as ultrarunner Jim Walmsley.…
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Trail of the Week: Loop of Forest Roads Near Lower Lake Mary, 12.4 Miles
Before launching into a reverie about the forest roads south of Lake Mary, allow me to say a few words about a sign that I saw…
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Quick Hits: Coco High Opens Season at Rick Baker Invite; Ahmed Muhumed’s Fundraiser; Update on Nur, Grijalva; Flagstaff Mountain Film Fest
Quick hits for a Wednesday morning: — Coconino High opens its cross country season on Tuesday at the Rick Baker Invite at Hopi High. Timing problems…
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High School Cross Country Preview: Both Flag High and NPA Girls and Boys Look Strong, Coconino and Basis Will Contend
in Prep RunningSuch has been the sustained excellence of high school cross country in Flagstaff that it almost goes without saying that one or more teams, maybe even…
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Olympian Linkletter Looking for New Guidance after Ryan Hall Decides to Leave Coaching
The New York City Marathon is a mere 10 weeks away, and Flagstaff-based runner and Canadian Olympian Rory Linkletter now finds himself without a coach. Linkletter…
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