Projo Running Blog

Providence Journal sports writer Carolyn Thornton blogs the Rhode Island running scene.

September 2, 2007 - September 8, 2007 Archives


5K's in NK and Providence this weekend

3:47 PM Fri, Sep 07, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 NK5k, 3.1 miles, 9:30 a.m., North Kingstown High School, 150 Fairway Drive. Flat fast scenic 5k course; cash prizes; kids races. Contact: Steve Brunero (NKFiveK), P.O. Box 1626, North Kingstown, R.I, 02852. Phone: (401) 294-6414. E-mail: sbrunero@cox.net......

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CLCF XC program kicks off tomorrow

11:15 AM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

CLCF running coach Tom Aman provides the details of the youth cross country program set to begin tomorrow: The Cranston League for Cranston’s Future (CLCF) eight week fall Cross Country program begins on Tuesday, September 4, 2007. The program is......

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New book tells true tale of 3,423-mile "Bunion Derby"

10:41 AM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Geoff Williams, a freelance journalist and author from Ohio, is trying to spread the word about his newly-released book, C.C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race: The True Story of the 1928 Coast-to-Coast Run Across America, what he describes as ``a nonfiction......

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O'Loughlin edges Springer, Lee top woman at On The Beach run

3:56 AM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Nick Bottone, Jr. provides this report on the Charlie Stavros Memorial Misquamicut ``On The Beach'' 3-Mile Run held last Friday at Misquamicut Beach: The PLEASANT VIEW INN of Misquamicut, with it's picturesque breakwall overlooking the mighty Atlantic, is always......

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