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Running Shorts Winter 2023
Rick Hart presents another edition of YRRC Running Shorts, now all digital!
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May/June Running Shorts
Throughout their existence, clubs across the country have enabled runners from beginner through advanced to gather in an atmosphere of camaraderie and competition. The Youngstown Road Runners Club has been doing so since the seventies. I’m proud to say I have been a member since then.
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From the President’s Desk
On a recent Friday work call we were all asked what we had planned for the weekend. When it was my turn to speak I shared I was running a half marathon. I was asked if I’m doing a relay and I replied no running the whole half. I then heard wow I didn’t realize…
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DON SMALTZ HONORED AT 25TH ANNUAL POLAND INVITATIONAL
DON SMALTZ HONORED AT 25TH ANNUAL POLAND INVITATIONAL By Wilma DePiore On Saturday, May 24th, Don Smaltz was honored at the 50-yard line at the 25th Annual Poland Track and Field Invitational. Athletic Director Brian Banfield presented several awards to commemorate Don’s contributions. These are described in more detail in an honorary statement (included in this newsletter)…
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Running Over the Same Old Ground
I recently completed a run in my neighborhood and was feeling like I’ve been a ball bouncing off a wall. After some contemplation I researched my running log and the numbers screamed out the answer to how this mental wall was built.
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July/August Running Shorts
Running Shorts Summer 2020 by Rick Hart Hopefully we are over the hump of the corona virus and all of our efforts have flattened the curve enough to make a difference. Group runs were started again on June 7th and will continue with some precautions in place. Many were without a job for several weeks…
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RUNNING SHORTS SPRING 2024
From DNF to Victory by Tom Bresko April 2024 I hit the mud in a heap and my full bodyweight landed on top of my left leg. I both felt and heard something “pop” which caused severe pain in my thigh. It was spring 2022 at the Whitehouse Fruit Farm 5K where heavy rains the…
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RUNNING SHORTS FALL 2023
by Rick Hart October 2023 I was fulfilling my Grandpa duties a couple days ago when came across the Dr. Seuss book titled Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! Octember, of course, is the 3 month period of October, November and December. That reminded me that I am overdue in putting together a…
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RUNNING SHORTS SUMMER 2023
by Rick Hart Running on Empty? I’ve been running for over 30 years now. In my 30 years of running, I’ve learned a lot. Every run will make you a better person both inside and out. It will boost your mood, burn lots of calories and increase your metabolism for up to 12 hours. Running…
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Running Shorts Spring 2023
by Rick Hart The 33rd Edition of the Mill Creek Distance Classic We recently completed the 33rd Distance Classic. I am avoiding using the term Annual because the 2020 race was forced to be canceled by Covid safety regulations. In the November 2021 make-up race and the March 2022 race we greatly over-anticipated the race…
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HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, DON’T LET THIS BE THE END, ONLY THE BEGINNING
A letter to area track and field athletes, coaches and officials from local track official Don Groubert.
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October: The Gateway to My Running Addiction
October is the heart of my favorite season. I love running during the autumn season, the temperatures are usually the best running weather. All across the country October is also a great month for running races.
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Running for the Numbers
Many runners train and race for and by the numbers. When training we track our weekly and monthly mileage number, possibly our number of minutes running and hopefully the pace of the training runs. When racing we care about our time and probably…
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Running for Freedom
This July 4th many of us will celebrate our country’s freedom from England, by participating in a race. There many freedoms that running gives us.
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Scooby Runs Tanzania
It was 98 degrees when the plane touched ground. The sun was shining in full force while I stood in the shade waiting for my friend to purchase a SIM card so we would have a working phone in a foreign country. This was my first time leaving the…
