Tri State
Snoberger debuts in marathon at 2:40:08
WASHINGTON, D.C.- William Woody Snoberger spent Saturday night at a local movie theater watching the new blockbuster movie ³Watchmen, a superhero
conspiracy film set in an alternate 1985.
And the running time for the movie? Not nearly long enough.I can barely walk right now, said William Woody Snoberger several hours after making his marathon debut in Washington, D.C. Snoberger, 24, of
Ridgeley, W.Va., finished the fourth annual National Marathon in a net time of 2 hours, 40 minutes and 8 seconds - a 6:07 pace over the 26.2-mile distance.Read More
Eyes on the finish line
Dedicated runner confident upcoming fundraiser can give Greenway Avenue Stadium project its second wind
CUMBERLAND — Fred Cook tried six years in a row to qualify for the Boston Marathon.
Failed every time.
Then on Oct. 5, the Fort Hill High School graduate and cancer survivor traveled to Corning, N.Y., to try one more time. He scored.Read More
It’s slow going for former star sprinter
Georgetown standout manages Diabetes, gets back to running
CUMBERLAND – With five years of managing Type I diabetes under his belt – and no running – former Georgetown University standout sprinter Jeff Reinhardt is living life in the slow lane.
And he couldn’t be happier.
Young, determined, dedicated and energized, Reinhardt has now been able to control his medical condition and is running again. Whereas long distance doesn’t come as easy or naturally for Reinhardt, he nonetheless enjoys the experience.
After a series of low-key events over the past few months, the Cumberland resident is tackling the Mountain Maryland Half Marathon presented by Life Fitness Management on Sunday, April 19, beginning in downtown Cumberland.Read More
Run for the Plunge nets more than $1,300
Ruckert, Bridges take individual wins, but small victories carry the day
ROCKY GAP – It wasn’t a day for setting records – at least not the kind measured by a runner’s stopwatch.
It was a day for camaraderie, an “all-for-one” attitude, if you will. It was fun – and Andrew Ferguson just couldn’t let his mother go it alone.Read More
Run for the Plunge 5K offers ‘an excellent way for runners to take a bath’
ROCKY GAP, Feb. 24 – David Mantheiy has been searching for a way to help Dr. Sean McCagh and the Allegany County Special Olympics for a long time, and the Pittsburgh resident has recently found the perfect outlet.
In conjunction with the 5th annual Hooley Plunge at Rocky Gap State Park next month, runners and walkers have a creative opportunity to raise funds for the area’s physically challenged and developmentally disabled. Before taking a dip in Lake Habeeb at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, participants in the first Run for the Plunge 5K run/walk can complete a 3.1 mile event as a way to warm-up before cooling down in the lake Read More
Keflezighi, Brown take open titles at USA Cross Country Championships
DERWOOD, Md. - 2004 Olympic men's marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi (San Diego, Calif.) won his third national cross country title while Emily Brown (Minneapolis, Minn.) won her first at the USA Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood, Maryland.
Defending junior men's champion German Fernandez (Stillwater, Okla.) won his second consecutive title and Neely Spence (Shippensburg, Pa.) won the junior women's 6 km.
In addition to the national titles up for grabs, the open and junior men and women qualified to represent Team USA at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships March 28 in Amman, Jordan.Read More
Cumberland City Mini-Marathon
GREENWAY AVENUE STADIUM
She's old. She's bold and a icon to the community and the state of Maryland. She has seen depression, wars, snow, floods and vandalism. She has had football great to grace her surfaces, world leaders have visited her and is the home to countless high school and community activities.
Everyone who graces these pages know who I am talking about. It is the Grand Lady of high school sports in the State of Maryland and has been voted by the high school coaches of Maryland as the Number One high school stadium in the state. That "Ole Lady" is Greenway Avenue Stadium in Cumberland, Maryland.Read More
2009 Kids Mile Challenge
Offstein sets girls course record in Kids Mile Challenge
Lohnas stakes claim as area¹s fastest young miler
CUMBERLAND - Canyon Lohnas might not have received the recognition he was due after winning last month¹s Kids Marathon 1.2-mile run in downtown Cumberland.
An error in the early results of the Kids Marathon showed Lohnas as finishing second. But on Saturday at the Kids Mile Challenge, Lohnas made sure he was No. 1 and that there was no confusion.Read More