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• Harford

Wihelmina Austin is top performer for Towson indoor track team

Wilhelmina Austin of Edgewood was honored for her performance in the Gulden Invitational indoor track and field meet in Lewisburg, Pa., Saturday.

• Harford

McCluskey making her marks for Temple University

As a sprinter, Jimmia McCluskey has long been known for her quick starts. Now the Aberdeen High School alum is making a quick start in NCAA Division I track and field as a freshman at Temple University.

• Harford

Seven from county compete for Dopey medals in Disney [Column]

Seven Harford Countians completed a unique running challenge Sunday in Orlando, Fla., the Dopey Challenge.

• Harford

New year brings 140 runners out for traditional run in Joppa

A record number of runners turned out January 1 in Joppa for a traditional New Year's Day battle against steep hills and cold winds.

• Harford

Running with Santa's sleigh and his reindeer

Collegiate athletes Elizabeth Tauber, Wilhelmina Austin, and Lenier Tucker collectively earned a Harford County triple Saturday in an invitational indoor track meet at Princeton University.

• Olympics

Blind Navy veteran sees himself as triathlete

Within a year after an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan cost him his sight in September 2011, Navy Lt. Brad Snyder had won seven gold medals at the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs as well as one silver and two gold medals at the Paralympics in London.

• Harford

Muse, Tauber lead all turkeys to finish line in Bel Air

Tyler Muse and Elizabeth Tauber each set a swift pace in the 18th annual Turkey Trot 5K in Bel Air last Thursday, stretching out a densely packed field of record size.

• Marathon

5K run raises money for Fort Meade family shelter

After Tom Linsenmeyer committed suicide in 2001, his brothers and sister decided the best way to keep the student athlete's memory alive would be a run for charity.

• Health

Trotting with a team

Athletes Serving Athletes and other Baltimore-based groups help those with physical challenges to bike, run and swim in mainstream events.

• Harford

Non-related Thompsons lead finishers at Gunpowder 50K

The Little Gunpowder 50K, a little ultra-marathon race in Joppa on Saturday, was a Thompson-led event.

• Baltimore County

Catonsville 5K Turkey Trot turns 10 on Thanksgiving morning

Catonsivlle Turkey Trot expects to draw 1,000 runners on Thanksgiving

• Harford

Bill Fornoff calling it quits after 37 years of running

It has been 37 years since Bill Fornoff first hit the road in his running shoes. Now, he is retiring from the sport, reluctantly. There is no mandatory retirement age for runners of course, but at 70, he will be giving it up, somewhat ceremoniously on Thanksgiving Day.

• High School sports

For some, a little vomit is a part of running

As Catholic's Ellie Gonzalez staked out a lead in the Girls Elite race of the Spiked Shoe Invitational in September, she felt a familiar urge. She needed to throw up. So with a runner breathing down her neck, Gonzalez puked and kept going. Nausea and vomiting after intense competition are not out of the ordinary.

• Howard County

Rec Sports: SAC Premier Blue U9 finishes second at Bethesda Premier Cup

Howard County Rec sports submissions for the week of Nov. 21

• Marathon

In its 51st year, JFK 50 Mile race keeps competitors coming back

Fred Schumacher of Frederick and Paul Betker of Hagerstown are longtime competitors in the JFK 50 Mile race, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.

• Baltimore County

Boston bombing survivor: 'We're not afraid to be back at the finish line'

With her wheelchair pushed aside, Erika Brannock gripped her walker and moved slowly toward the Thunder Road 5K finish line.

• Harford

HCC runners lead Hurd run on own campus

Runners of the Harford Community College cross-country team set the pace for a record field in the fifth annual Heather L. Hurd 5K Saturday.

• Howard County

Howard CC's Smolyak earns NJCAA national championship

Gary Smolyak, an Atholton High School graduate,

• Harford

John Carroll girls close cross country season with another win

The John Carroll girls' cross-country team presented a championship encore to conclude its championship season Saturday, winning the Maryland-D.C. Private School Championship in Gaithersburg.

• Harford

Perryville boys win 1A state cross country title

The Perryville boys cross country team was better than all other Class 1A teams Saturday at the Maryland State Cross Country Championships held at McDaniel College in Westminster.

• Carroll County Times

Runners raise money to help injured Maryland state trooper

Hundreds of people donned sneakers on a crisp, sunny Sunday morning to show their support for a Maryland state trooper critically injured on the job last month.

• Harford

Runners, spectators raise record donations at 2013 Heather Hurd Run

Five hundred fifty runners and walkers broke records in attendance and in funds raised at the Fifth Annual Heather L. Hurd 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk on Nov. 9 at Harford Community College.

• Harford

Three hours a magic number for three Bel Air runners

An amicable race within a race produced triumph and personal bests for three Bel Air runners in the New York City Marathon Sunday.

• Carroll County Times

Westminster trail a fitting site for runner's memorial [Eagle Archives]

Carroll runner to be remembered on Wakefield Valley Community Trail

• Harford

John Carroll girls win IAAM Cross Country title

In a performance described as perfect, the John Carroll girls won the IAAM Cross-Country Championship at Hunt Valley Oct. 30.

• Harford

North Harford's Fransham, Fallston's Wohlfort are UCBAC champs

If there were surprises in the ninth annual UCBAC Cross-Country Championships at Elkton last Thursday, it wasn't in who won. It was in their margins of victory.

• Harford

The Hairfields of Abingdon dominate 5K in Hunt Valley

The Hairfield's of Abingdon dominated the sixth annual running of the Dustin Bauer Memorial 5K Sunday in Hunt Valley.

• Harford

McAdorey a double winner in Race for the Cure

Janet McAdorey of Bel Air raced to her second double-victory in the Komen Maryland Race for the Cure Sunday in Hunt Valley.

• Harford

Runners shimmy and shake from hurling fruit at Tomato Run

Equipped with a small gladiator shield, plastic sword and red cape, Beth Lewis, 48, said her daughter talked her into completing in the Tomato Run 5K at Ripken Stadium for her birthday. Before the race began, she said she hopes her shield will block her and keep her from getting too messy.

• Howard County

County to offer NCAA Night for local athletes looking to compete at the next level

Howard County sports notices for the week of Oct. 24

• Howard County

Striders Weekly Series continues at Lake Elkhorn

Howard County rec sports for the week of Oct. 24

• Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Hope for a cure amid a thinner crowd at Maryland Komen race

Participation in Sunday morning's Komen Maryland Race for the Cure dipped from last year, the second time in as many outings that the signature fundraising event for cancer research has experienced such declines.

• Harford

Harford runners preparing for upcoming UCBAC championships

Harford cross-country teams began final preparations Tuesday for next week's conference championships by running the final tri and quad meets of the season.

• Harford

Hundreds from county run in Baltimore festival

About 800 Harford Countians joined the crowd of 27,000 runners at M&T Bank Stadium Saturday for the races of the 13th annual Baltimore Running Festival.

• Opinion

Marathon should have offered prize money

Winners of the Baltimore Marathon were left high and dry by organizers

• Baltimore City

Calm, a neon storm, then calm again in East Baltimore

Early Saturday morning Officer Vinny Julio stood in the intersection of Chase and Washington Streets idly twirling a wooden police baton on his first assignment since graduating from the police academy the day before.

• Marathon

Batman, Robin and a Peyton Manning hater keep Baltimore Running Festival colorful

Creative costumes have become a key element of the annual Baltimore Running Festival.

• Marathon

Owings Mills' David Berdan wins Baltimore Marathon

David Berdan, a Garrison Forest teacher and cross country coach won the Baltimore Marathon Saturday.

• News

Baltimore Marathon to see increased security after Boston attacks

City police and organizers of this weekend's Baltimore Marathon say they are stepping up security after explosions shook the end of the Boston race this spring, joining other recent running events that have placed restrictions around the finish line.

• Marathon

As daylight hours decrease, runners seek safety

With the Baltimore Running Festival and other popular fall footraces fast approaching, local runners have struggled in recent weeks with daylight has grown scarce on either side of normal business hours.

• Marathon

Boston Marathon bombing victim Brannock wants to start Baltimore's races 'in an emotional way'

Erika Brannock has not been to an organized race since April, when the first of two homemade bombs near the Boston Marathon finish line so badly injured the 29-year-old Towson preschool teacher that doctors were forced to amputate her left leg above the knee.

• Marathon

Five things you need to know about the Baltimore Running Festival

In case spectators, residents and other visitors need a hand to prepare for the Baltimore Running Festival, here's a handful of things to keep in mind on race day.

• Harford

Bosley, Wilson lead all ghosts at Monster Dash 5K

Dan Bosley and Lori Wilson led the way in the Monster Dash 5K, an earlier-than-usual Halloween-themed race at the Arena Club in Bel Air Saturday.

• Marathon

Some Boston Marathoners will run Baltimore's race 'because there are other people who can't'

The mourning process hasn't been simple for those who ran in Boston, even for those who weren't at the finish line at the time of the bombings. On Saturday, Greene and other Boston survivors will participate in the Baltimore Running Festival, which includes a marathon, half marathon, relay, 5K and kids fun run.

• Marathon

Why I Run: Baltimore Running Festival participants share their inspirational stories

• Howard County

Celebrate the season at Grace Episcopal's Fall Fest [Elkridge]

Fall is a beautiful season, and a wonderful way to celebrate is at Fall Fest, on Saturday, Oct. 19, 4-8 p.m., hosted by Grace Episcopal Church, 6720 Montgomery Road, in Elkridge.

• Harford

Tisch and Kays are fastest at Fall Duathlon in Churchville

Rob Tisch and Danielle Kays led all the way in the RASAC Fall Duathon Sunday in Churchville.

• Howard County

Sun shone down on the fun run to benefit food pantry [Elkridge]

The crowds gathered as the Elkridge Food Pantry hosted its annual Give Where You Live 5K Family Fun Run/Walk.

• High School sports

Forsyth leads No. 1 Severna Park cross country in win at Spiked Shoe Invitational

Ryan Forsyth wins 5K race, leads Falcons to victory at 62nd annual invitational

• Marathon

Baltimore Marathon participants plan practice run Saturday morning

Several hundred runners planning to participate in the Baltimore Running Festival are planning an organized training run Saturday morning.