The day of the big race is always a big one on the Shelter Island calendar. (more…)
Tag: running
Eliud Ngetich smiled when a reporter joked that his participation in the 40th annual Shelter Island 10K Run Saturday amounted to a long cooldown. READ
The fifth annual Run To Remember 5k Walk/Run was held Sunday morning as more than 160 runners participated in the event designed to “bring healing, love and support for all families, faculty and community members by celebrating the memories of loved ones.”
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The mental challenge of completing a marathon, all 26.2 miles, can be as daunting as the physical, especially for amateurs.
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“Everywhere is energy,” Nikola Tesla, the brilliant scientist and inventor, once said. His dream, his mission in life, was to harness that energy. READ
Chalk this one up for the “older” guys.
In running, young legs help, but veteran know-how comes in handy, too. READ
As he begins to sprint, the world falls silent.
The crowd noise shuts off as if hitting a mute button. He hears no footsteps of the sprinters next to him, no instructions shouted by coaches.
Just silence. (more…)
Before the start of the Run to Remember 5K at Riverhead High School Sunday morning, Luke Coulter assured his former coach, Patrick Burke, that he would win. READ