Running Shorts

Introducing (finally!) RunningShorts.org

Running Shorts is going out for a run on its own.

Runners: Angela Staab

The Runners profile is posted on Friday mornings at Running Shorts. Today, meet Angela Staab, whose life has been dedicated to helping others get healthy and now uses running to practice what she taught.

Crowdfunding open for JDL Fast Track's Camel City Elite Races

The annual winter event has attracted some of the top competitors in track and field to Winston-Salem.

Hundreds of runners, hundreds of miles fill a three-day weekend

Before the weekend gets too far into the rear-view mirror, road and trail – farm? – racing returned in high gear as summer fired its final blast in the Triad. An unsual three-day weekend of events, among others, included the Moonlight Madness 5K in Winston-Salem, the PTI Run on the Runway 5K

Triad entries for the 125th Boston Marathon

The 125th Boston Marathon is scheduled for Oct. 11.

Race Days: Road and trail races in Winston-Salem, High Point, Greensboro and more

A listing of road and trail races, plus virtual options, across the Triad (with a few beyond).

Tracks in the Triad: Here's where you can run and walk

Please consider a subscription to Running Shorts.Runners and walkers in Guilford County can find no shortage of lined, 400-meter ovals for exercise or workouts that call for precise measurements and are devoid of cars. Seventeen tracks at high schools or elsewhere are available inside the county. Guilford County Schools

Running groups in the Triad: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point and more

A directory of running groups across the Triad that are free to join and would welcome you.

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Runners: Carla Flores-Ballesteros

Carla Flores-Ballesteros, the principal at Allen Jay Elementary School in High Point, donated a kidney in December 2020 and is a finalist for Guilford County Schools principal of the year, an honor being announced Tuesday.

Miles for Matthew 5K, a fundraising winner, approaching a finish line

The event, which raises money for Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, will be Sept. 25 in the Lindley neighborhood in Greensboro.

Party time for Oden Brewing Run Club

Beer, tacos and more will be part of marking a milestone tonight.

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Runners: Jayvon Johnson

Jayvon Johnson is the new executive director for GO FAR, the after-school running program founded by Robin Lindsay in 2003. He is the subject of today's Runnners profile.

Stair climbs in Triad part of 9/11 commemorations

All of the stair climbs honoring victims of Sept. 11, 2001, are free and open to the public.

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Runners: Liz Hittinger

Greensboro's Liz Hittinger ran in the Copperhead 20K relay on Aug. 28 and also won the event's beer mile at Hampstead in Pender County. She is the subject of today's Runners profile.

Run The Boro returns Saturday

The series of nine free runs will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at Jaycee Park in Greensboro.

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Runners: Madeline Stambaugh

The Runners profile is posted on Friday mornings at the new Running Shorts. Today, meet Winston-Salem's Madeline Stambaugh.

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Runners: Amanda Gane

The Runners profile is posted on Friday mornings at the new Running Shorts. Today, meet retired High Point educator Amanda Gane.

Archdale to welcome weekly Creekside parkruns

Parkrun, which originated in England, will get its second North Carolina location when Creekside parkrun makes its debut.

Fleet Feet High Point to host GO FAR Lace Up Fundraising Run on Thursday

The event will include a raffle, with all proceeds going to a program that helps GO FAR provide shoes for program participants in need.

Runner-turned-cornhole player Allison Peters: 'I like to win'

You've seen her picking up awards at Triad road races. Now you're seeing her play cornhole for money on ESPN2 and CBS Sports.

E3 Endurance athletes Ben Resler, Lucy Eggleston win High Point Sprint Triathlon

Two of E3 Endurance's top teen athletes claimed their first adult sprint victories in Saturday's High Point Sprint Triathlon. Ben Resler during the 5K portion of the High Point Sprint Triathlon (photo courtesy of Trivium Racing on Facebook).Ben Resler, 17, a Cornerstone Charter Academy student from Greensboro, took the

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Runners: Lionel Alva

The Runners profile is posted on Friday mornings at the new Running Shorts. Today, meet Winston-Salem's Lionel Alva.

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Runners: Alice Owens

The Runners profile is posted on Friday mornings at the new Running Shorts. Today, meet High Point's Alice Owens.

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Runners: Joyce Markwell

The Runners profile is posted on Friday mornings at the new Running Shorts. Today, meet Joyce Markwell, who suffered a stroke in 2016 and who recently completed her first 5K.

Running Shorts shorts: July 26 edition

News and notes from around the Triad.