Rich on Running: Lynn’s Fraser enjoys Patriotic experience
July 4 is a patriotic moment of the year, and the day before, Lynner Scott Fraser enjoyed a memorable race at the home of the New England Patriots.Fraser ran the... Read more.
Are the Red Sox where you expected them to be? NAY
Every so often, we in New England must undergo a Red Sox retrenchment, when the clock strikes midnight on the Sox’ success, the team turns into a pumpkin and... Read more.
Swampscott Little Leaguers see season end in District 16
With a loss to Saugus National in a losers’ bracket game on Sunday, 9-1, the Swampscott Little League squad saw its District 16 campaign come to a close.”I... Read more.
Pedro puts Team USA judo into fighting spirit for Olympics
Jimmy Pedro knows what it means to win an Olympic medal in judo. He has done so twice in the martial art, which was founded in Japan in 1882 and first became an... Read more.
Rich on Running: Minimalist footwear might require some adjustments
Perhaps you’ve seen runners in barefoot/minimalist footwear, the shoes that look like gloves for the feet. Perhaps you’ve bought a pair. Well, last Friday,... Read more.
Rich on Running: Lynn Woods runners must battle both heat and hills
On a day when temperatures reached the mid-90s, runners and race organizers at Lynn Woods approached the weather with a mixture of optimism and practicality on Wednesday.One... Read more.
Lynn Woods holds extra-long race
LYNN – Ryan Hayes of Woburn had one simple request before getting interviewed after winning the ‘extra-long’ run of 10.8 miles in the Lynn Woods... Read more.
Olympian Flanagan shares thoughts on Boston encore
Elite runner Shalane Flanagan of Marblehead has picked quite an encore once she’s completed the marathon in the London Olympics on Aug. 5.Flanagan will run... Read more.
Ultramarathoner Jurek talks the talk, runs the run
CAMBRIDGE – Ultramarathoner Scott Jurek could best be described as “a man of many miles.”An ultramarathon is defined by Merriam-Webster.com as... Read more.
Locals impress in youth track competitions
The following are results from the 2012 Lynn Hershey Track and Field Games, and the Second Annual Lynn Elementary School Track and Field Championships (K-5), held... Read more.