Archive for ‘September, 2011’

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Sep27

Interview with Fr. Kirby (WDM Dowling Catholic girls cross country coach)

by WcH on September 27th, 2011
Posted In: interviews

Father Jim Kirby has coached West Des Moines Dowling Catholic to four consecutive Iowa girls high school Class 4A state titles in cross country, and they are favorites to win a 5th this season.  The Maroons have started making their mark nationally with a top-20 ranking having just captured the team title this past weekend […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep23

September 23 weekly wrap up

by WcH on September 23rd, 2011
Posted In: fun, miscellaneous

The real running season is starting to pick up, with the Quad Cities Marathon this weekend, many state cross country teams heading up to run in the Roy Griak meet in Minnesota and a few Iowans heading out to Virginia for the “Super Bowl” of ultrarunning – the first ever “Ultra Race of Champions” where […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep21

Running a relay across Iowa is for DUMMIES (part 2)

by WcH on September 21st, 2011
Posted In: Features, fun, interviews

[Some people think of biking across the state in RAGBRAI as a challenge, but how hard can that be?  I mean, those people are on wheels!  And they can coast down hills!  For those looking for a real challenge Relay Iowa offers the opportunity to run 340 miles across the state.  This is part two of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep19

Running a relay across Iowa is for DUMMIES

by WcH on September 19th, 2011
Posted In: Features, interviews

[Some people think of biking across the state in RAGBRAI as a challenge, but how hard can that be?  I mean, those people are on wheels!  And they can coast down hills!  For those looking for a real challenge Relay Iowa offers the opportunity to run 340 miles across the state.  This is part one […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep16

Life of a race director

by WcH on September 16th, 2011
Posted In: miscellaneous

Des Moines Register editor and blogger Lance Bergeson has a nice blog post about Waterloo-area race director and timer Dave Lipinski and his experience with the latest Park to Park half marathon (8 sub-1:10 times but problems with t-shirts, volunteers, bib numbers, equipment etc).  Just as runners have good days and bad days so, too, do […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep15

Dowling Catholic girls CC get national attention

by WcH on September 15th, 2011
Posted In: news

Flotrack posted a nice little feature on the Dowling Catholic cross country teams written by UI runner Betsy Flood.  The girls team has cemented itself as one of the top teams in the country (currently ranked 14th)  thanks in part to their coaches, Father James Kirby and Tim Ives.  Watch for more about the Maroons […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep07

Iowans running long in Colorado

by WcH on September 7th, 2011
Posted In: news

Because of family connections to Leadville, Colorado, and a love I’ve developed for the little mining town perched at 10,152 feet I follow with interest all the running and cycling events that occur there with hopes to one day participate in them (Note to wife: I have no intentions of running the Leadville 100 anytime […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep02

Cross country season is here

by WcH on September 2nd, 2011
Posted In: miscellaneous

As I write this it’s really hot and humid but the forecast shows that it’ll be cooling off soon, which is a good indication that cross country season is here. Here are some previews of Iowa teams and other stories: Iowa State women (from Running Times) Iowa State preseason camp in Decorah University of Iowa […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep01

Iowa native claims gold at World Championships

by WcH on September 1st, 2011
Posted In: news

Webster City, IA native Jennifer Simpson won the women’s 1500m world championship today in Daegu, South Korea. Simpson, who has struggled with injuries since graduating from the University of Colorado, surprised everyone with her victory. The shocked look on her face after crossing the finish line is priceless. Simpson was the first American woman to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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