Today’s race recap is by MadMayo Running Clubs’s youngest member, Andrea Zarate, age 9, recapping her first race ever, the Rockingham County GoFar 5K. Enjoy! My GoFar experience was like this… I woke up early (or my mom woke me up) and got ready. When we arrived, I was nervous. At least seeing Iris...
Off season? Rest? Who does that? Certainly not these area runners. Check out how MadMayosians (and honorary MMians) spent the end of this winter: Local author Dena Harris and a hundred or so of her closest friends ran the Myrtle Beach Marathon. Dena beat her 3:40 goal with a fresh new PR of 3:38:38....
MadMayo runners Barefoot Josh and spouse Iris Sutcliffe, and Lori and Tim Ratcliffe (and their girls) made the trip south to South Carolina in January for the Charleston Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K. They all enjoyed the perfectly flat course—a nice change of pace (literally!) from our local hills. Josh conquered the full marathon...
November 13 was a beautiful sunny day for a half marathon along the Riverwalk Trail greenway in nearby Danville, Virginia. With a start time of 11 a.m., there was plenty of time for breakfast, coffee, and stretching before the big event. Organizers and volunteers did a great job for the runners, ensuring plenty of...
Looking for a new place to run—or walk, or bike? Martinsville has what you need with its just-opened Dick & Willie Passage, a 4.5-mile rail trail that's part of the Smith River Trail System. MMRC made the quick drive up to M'ville to check it out. What they found will leave you—well, you'll...