Karen Mitchell
@kmitchpa.bsky.social
Runner’s Gazette (runnersgazette.com) News Director, Photographer, Traveler, Completed a marathon in 50 states (great way to see the country). Follower of progressive thinkers. 💙
Just heard the very sad news that the 2nd World Road Championships will NOT be held in San Diego. No reason given at this time.
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From World Athletics:
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From World Athletics:
March 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Just heard the very sad news that the 2nd World Road Championships will NOT be held in San Diego. No reason given at this time.
#Running
From World Athletics:
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From World Athletics:
Pro-democracy rally
Harrisburg, PA
@50501movement.bsky.social
My estimate is 500+ participants on a very cold, windy day. This will keep getting stronger.
Harrisburg, PA
@50501movement.bsky.social
My estimate is 500+ participants on a very cold, windy day. This will keep getting stronger.
February 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Pro-democracy rally
Harrisburg, PA
@50501movement.bsky.social
My estimate is 500+ participants on a very cold, windy day. This will keep getting stronger.
Harrisburg, PA
@50501movement.bsky.social
My estimate is 500+ participants on a very cold, windy day. This will keep getting stronger.
Gwen Jacobson, 66, Rochester, MN, 3rd place overall, 3:27:40, State47 Las Cruces marathon.
Member of 50 Sub 4 Marathon Club, completed a sub-4 marathon in all 50 states!! Each one was a BQ.
Abbott World Major 6-Star finisher.
2024-25 RADRabbit team & GOTR coach.
#running
Member of 50 Sub 4 Marathon Club, completed a sub-4 marathon in all 50 states!! Each one was a BQ.
Abbott World Major 6-Star finisher.
2024-25 RADRabbit team & GOTR coach.
#running
January 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Gwen Jacobson, 66, Rochester, MN, 3rd place overall, 3:27:40, State47 Las Cruces marathon.
Member of 50 Sub 4 Marathon Club, completed a sub-4 marathon in all 50 states!! Each one was a BQ.
Abbott World Major 6-Star finisher.
2024-25 RADRabbit team & GOTR coach.
#running
Member of 50 Sub 4 Marathon Club, completed a sub-4 marathon in all 50 states!! Each one was a BQ.
Abbott World Major 6-Star finisher.
2024-25 RADRabbit team & GOTR coach.
#running
Armando Rueda, 32, Las Cruces, NM, bolts out of the start line at the State 47 Las Cruces Half Marathon. He stays in first the whole way and easily finishes 1st 🥇 in 1:16:27.
#running
@clay50sub4.bsky.social
#running
@clay50sub4.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Armando Rueda, 32, Las Cruces, NM, bolts out of the start line at the State 47 Las Cruces Half Marathon. He stays in first the whole way and easily finishes 1st 🥇 in 1:16:27.
#running
@clay50sub4.bsky.social
#running
@clay50sub4.bsky.social
Tana Kaskalla, 46, Albuquerque, won🥇the State 47 Las Cruces half marathon in 1:31:07. A Shiwi Runner with Bolton Endurance.
She is from Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico and alumnus of Trinidad State College, CO and Gallup High School. A proud police wife and Army mom.
Congratulations, Tana!
#running
She is from Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico and alumnus of Trinidad State College, CO and Gallup High School. A proud police wife and Army mom.
Congratulations, Tana!
#running
January 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Tana Kaskalla, 46, Albuquerque, won🥇the State 47 Las Cruces half marathon in 1:31:07. A Shiwi Runner with Bolton Endurance.
She is from Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico and alumnus of Trinidad State College, CO and Gallup High School. A proud police wife and Army mom.
Congratulations, Tana!
#running
She is from Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico and alumnus of Trinidad State College, CO and Gallup High School. A proud police wife and Army mom.
Congratulations, Tana!
#running
Lindsey Elste finishes 1st 🥇 in State 47 Las Cruces Marathon, time 3:15:38. Lindsey is 41, Wheaton, IL. She is part of the 50sub4 Marathon Group (50<4) and this was state #33. She is a registered nurse.
Congrats, Lindsey!!!
@clay50sub4.bsky.social
@50sub4 Marathon Club
#running
Congrats, Lindsey!!!
@clay50sub4.bsky.social
@50sub4 Marathon Club
#running
January 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Lindsey Elste finishes 1st 🥇 in State 47 Las Cruces Marathon, time 3:15:38. Lindsey is 41, Wheaton, IL. She is part of the 50sub4 Marathon Group (50<4) and this was state #33. She is a registered nurse.
Congrats, Lindsey!!!
@clay50sub4.bsky.social
@50sub4 Marathon Club
#running
Congrats, Lindsey!!!
@clay50sub4.bsky.social
@50sub4 Marathon Club
#running
@clay50sub4.bsky.social last hurrah with Flying Feet Sport Shoes Racing Team, York, PA. Congratulations on 2nd place in age group at Las Cruces Half Marathon.
TY Greg Baum (owner of Flying Feet Sports Shoes), for all you’ve done for the community.
New: Fleet Feet York Fred and Shelby Joslyn
TY Greg Baum (owner of Flying Feet Sports Shoes), for all you’ve done for the community.
New: Fleet Feet York Fred and Shelby Joslyn
January 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
@clay50sub4.bsky.social last hurrah with Flying Feet Sport Shoes Racing Team, York, PA. Congratulations on 2nd place in age group at Las Cruces Half Marathon.
TY Greg Baum (owner of Flying Feet Sports Shoes), for all you’ve done for the community.
New: Fleet Feet York Fred and Shelby Joslyn
TY Greg Baum (owner of Flying Feet Sports Shoes), for all you’ve done for the community.
New: Fleet Feet York Fred and Shelby Joslyn
This is fun! Teresa Wojtasiewicz finished Celtic Solstice 5-Miler 9th (35:21) in blue gown (R).
A sea creature (L) Baltimore Marathon (3:21:23). And a moth or butterfly at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (C).
When not running, a neurosurgeon with MedStar Health.
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A sea creature (L) Baltimore Marathon (3:21:23). And a moth or butterfly at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (C).
When not running, a neurosurgeon with MedStar Health.
#running
December 16, 2024 at 7:45 PM
This is fun! Teresa Wojtasiewicz finished Celtic Solstice 5-Miler 9th (35:21) in blue gown (R).
A sea creature (L) Baltimore Marathon (3:21:23). And a moth or butterfly at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (C).
When not running, a neurosurgeon with MedStar Health.
#running
A sea creature (L) Baltimore Marathon (3:21:23). And a moth or butterfly at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (C).
When not running, a neurosurgeon with MedStar Health.
#running
Congrats, Hannah Betman, 33, Baltimore, MD, who won 2024 Celtic Solstice 5 Miler (25th running) in 28:52. 5th overall, only four men ahead of her.
She also won this race in 2021 and 2023.
She finished the 2024 New York City Marathon 2:44:43 !!
Hannah is an RRCA Certified #Running Coach.
She also won this race in 2021 and 2023.
She finished the 2024 New York City Marathon 2:44:43 !!
Hannah is an RRCA Certified #Running Coach.
December 15, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Congrats, Hannah Betman, 33, Baltimore, MD, who won 2024 Celtic Solstice 5 Miler (25th running) in 28:52. 5th overall, only four men ahead of her.
She also won this race in 2021 and 2023.
She finished the 2024 New York City Marathon 2:44:43 !!
Hannah is an RRCA Certified #Running Coach.
She also won this race in 2021 and 2023.
She finished the 2024 New York City Marathon 2:44:43 !!
Hannah is an RRCA Certified #Running Coach.
Congratulations to Paige Wood ( formerly Paige Stoner ), 28, Flagstaff, AZ, who won the 2024 Berwick Run for the Diamonds in a course record time of 48:38, which broke the previous course record set by Paige in 2021 ( 49:05 ).
This was the 115th running of the race, which began in 1908.
This was the 115th running of the race, which began in 1908.
November 30, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Congratulations to Paige Wood ( formerly Paige Stoner ), 28, Flagstaff, AZ, who won the 2024 Berwick Run for the Diamonds in a course record time of 48:38, which broke the previous course record set by Paige in 2021 ( 49:05 ).
This was the 115th running of the race, which began in 1908.
This was the 115th running of the race, which began in 1908.
Congrats to Casey Ellis, 25, Towanda, PA on win🥇at the 2024 Berwick Run for the Diamonds in a time of 45:08 on a cold/rainy day. He won a diamond ring for his efforts.
2022, Casey was 2nd in 44:17 in different weather conditions.
This was 115th running. Event began in 1908.
2022, Casey was 2nd in 44:17 in different weather conditions.
This was 115th running. Event began in 1908.
November 29, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Congrats to Casey Ellis, 25, Towanda, PA on win🥇at the 2024 Berwick Run for the Diamonds in a time of 45:08 on a cold/rainy day. He won a diamond ring for his efforts.
2022, Casey was 2nd in 44:17 in different weather conditions.
This was 115th running. Event began in 1908.
2022, Casey was 2nd in 44:17 in different weather conditions.
This was 115th running. Event began in 1908.
Somehow @joggerbabe.bsky.social Carm DiPippa completed her 41st #runforthediamonds today, yet she’s only 29-yrs-old!! Congrats! No other woman has reached 41. 115th running of event, which started in 1908, missed 2 yrs, Spanish Flu.
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@clay50sub4.bsky.social
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November 29, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Somehow @joggerbabe.bsky.social Carm DiPippa completed her 41st #runforthediamonds today, yet she’s only 29-yrs-old!! Congrats! No other woman has reached 41. 115th running of event, which started in 1908, missed 2 yrs, Spanish Flu.
#running
📷 @kmitchpa.bsky.social
@clay50sub4.bsky.social
#running
📷 @kmitchpa.bsky.social
@clay50sub4.bsky.social
The Canadians 🇨🇦 cross the border to run nine miles, mostly uphill. The tradition continues and we love seeing them each year. This year was the 115th running. 5th longest-running race in the US. 1908-2024.
#runforthediamonds
#berwickrunforthediamonds
#running
#thanksgivingrace
#runforthediamonds
#berwickrunforthediamonds
#running
#thanksgivingrace
November 28, 2024 at 9:59 PM
The Canadians 🇨🇦 cross the border to run nine miles, mostly uphill. The tradition continues and we love seeing them each year. This year was the 115th running. 5th longest-running race in the US. 1908-2024.
#runforthediamonds
#berwickrunforthediamonds
#running
#thanksgivingrace
#runforthediamonds
#berwickrunforthediamonds
#running
#thanksgivingrace
Congrats David Sinclair,
32, VT, on win at 62nd JFK 50 Miler in record-shattering 5:08:26. #running
Previous record, Hayden Hawks, 2020, 5:18:40. David's new record more than 10 min. faster.
RD Mike Spinnler called Sinclair's perf, "the greatest 50-mile performance in the history of our species."
32, VT, on win at 62nd JFK 50 Miler in record-shattering 5:08:26. #running
Previous record, Hayden Hawks, 2020, 5:18:40. David's new record more than 10 min. faster.
RD Mike Spinnler called Sinclair's perf, "the greatest 50-mile performance in the history of our species."
November 24, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Congrats David Sinclair,
32, VT, on win at 62nd JFK 50 Miler in record-shattering 5:08:26. #running
Previous record, Hayden Hawks, 2020, 5:18:40. David's new record more than 10 min. faster.
RD Mike Spinnler called Sinclair's perf, "the greatest 50-mile performance in the history of our species."
32, VT, on win at 62nd JFK 50 Miler in record-shattering 5:08:26. #running
Previous record, Hayden Hawks, 2020, 5:18:40. David's new record more than 10 min. faster.
RD Mike Spinnler called Sinclair's perf, "the greatest 50-mile performance in the history of our species."
Rachel Drake, 33, Salt Lake City, running in 1st place at Taylor’s Landing, 38 miles into the 62nd JFK 50 Mile 'America's Oldest Ultramarathon' She never relinquished the lead in the 12 miles remaining, winning 🥇 in a course record time of 5:57:32.
📷 by Karen Mitchell
📷 by Karen Mitchell
November 24, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Rachel Drake, 33, Salt Lake City, running in 1st place at Taylor’s Landing, 38 miles into the 62nd JFK 50 Mile 'America's Oldest Ultramarathon' She never relinquished the lead in the 12 miles remaining, winning 🥇 in a course record time of 5:57:32.
📷 by Karen Mitchell
📷 by Karen Mitchell
Des Linden, 41, finished 2024 TCS NYC Marathon 11th, 2:29:32.
She won 2018 Boston Marathon on a rainy/cold day, persevering to earn 1st 🥇 2:39:54.
At 41 she’s still running strong. More 2024 results next.
@deslinden.bsky.social
#running
(1 of 2)
She won 2018 Boston Marathon on a rainy/cold day, persevering to earn 1st 🥇 2:39:54.
At 41 she’s still running strong. More 2024 results next.
@deslinden.bsky.social
#running
(1 of 2)
November 22, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Des Linden, 41, finished 2024 TCS NYC Marathon 11th, 2:29:32.
She won 2018 Boston Marathon on a rainy/cold day, persevering to earn 1st 🥇 2:39:54.
At 41 she’s still running strong. More 2024 results next.
@deslinden.bsky.social
#running
(1 of 2)
She won 2018 Boston Marathon on a rainy/cold day, persevering to earn 1st 🥇 2:39:54.
At 41 she’s still running strong. More 2024 results next.
@deslinden.bsky.social
#running
(1 of 2)
This is Jessica McClain, 32, Phoenix, AZ, in last mile of @nycmarathon.bsky.social finishing 8th place, 2nd USA 🇺🇸, 2:27:19 in her first world marathon major.
📷 by @clay50sub4.bsky.social
Standout competitor in XCTF at @stanfordxctf.bsky.social
Amazing 2024 on the track and roads. (1 of 2)
📷 by @clay50sub4.bsky.social
Standout competitor in XCTF at @stanfordxctf.bsky.social
Amazing 2024 on the track and roads. (1 of 2)
November 20, 2024 at 5:05 PM
This is Jessica McClain, 32, Phoenix, AZ, in last mile of @nycmarathon.bsky.social finishing 8th place, 2nd USA 🇺🇸, 2:27:19 in her first world marathon major.
📷 by @clay50sub4.bsky.social
Standout competitor in XCTF at @stanfordxctf.bsky.social
Amazing 2024 on the track and roads. (1 of 2)
📷 by @clay50sub4.bsky.social
Standout competitor in XCTF at @stanfordxctf.bsky.social
Amazing 2024 on the track and roads. (1 of 2)
This seems an appropriate quote for the times we live in.
Quote source:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
📷 Photo by me at Hobbiton, New Zealand
@kmitchpa.bsky.social
#jrrtolkien #hobbiton
Quote source:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
📷 Photo by me at Hobbiton, New Zealand
@kmitchpa.bsky.social
#jrrtolkien #hobbiton
November 20, 2024 at 1:28 PM
This seems an appropriate quote for the times we live in.
Quote source:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
📷 Photo by me at Hobbiton, New Zealand
@kmitchpa.bsky.social
#jrrtolkien #hobbiton
Quote source:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
📷 Photo by me at Hobbiton, New Zealand
@kmitchpa.bsky.social
#jrrtolkien #hobbiton
Congratulations to Sara Vaughn, 38, Boulder, CO, who finished the 2024 @nycmarathon in 6th place and 1st USA 🇺🇸 in 2:26:56.
Sara is the mother of four children and a real estate advisor with Sotheby’s International Realty.
📷 by @clay50sub4.bsky.social
Sara is the mother of four children and a real estate advisor with Sotheby’s International Realty.
📷 by @clay50sub4.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Congratulations to Sara Vaughn, 38, Boulder, CO, who finished the 2024 @nycmarathon in 6th place and 1st USA 🇺🇸 in 2:26:56.
Sara is the mother of four children and a real estate advisor with Sotheby’s International Realty.
📷 by @clay50sub4.bsky.social
Sara is the mother of four children and a real estate advisor with Sotheby’s International Realty.
📷 by @clay50sub4.bsky.social
Fabienne Schlumpf, 34, Switzerland, has had a successful 2024 #running year.
In photo, TCS NYC Marathon, 11.3.24, 5th 2:26:31.
Also:
10K Road Race SUI, 3.3.24, 3rd, 32:52
NYC UA Half Marathon, 3.17.24, 8th, 1:12:21
Euro Athletics Champs, Half Marathon, 6.9.24, Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 7th, 1:10:01
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In photo, TCS NYC Marathon, 11.3.24, 5th 2:26:31.
Also:
10K Road Race SUI, 3.3.24, 3rd, 32:52
NYC UA Half Marathon, 3.17.24, 8th, 1:12:21
Euro Athletics Champs, Half Marathon, 6.9.24, Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 7th, 1:10:01
1/2
November 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Fabienne Schlumpf, 34, Switzerland, has had a successful 2024 #running year.
In photo, TCS NYC Marathon, 11.3.24, 5th 2:26:31.
Also:
10K Road Race SUI, 3.3.24, 3rd, 32:52
NYC UA Half Marathon, 3.17.24, 8th, 1:12:21
Euro Athletics Champs, Half Marathon, 6.9.24, Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 7th, 1:10:01
1/2
In photo, TCS NYC Marathon, 11.3.24, 5th 2:26:31.
Also:
10K Road Race SUI, 3.3.24, 3rd, 32:52
NYC UA Half Marathon, 3.17.24, 8th, 1:12:21
Euro Athletics Champs, Half Marathon, 6.9.24, Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 7th, 1:10:01
1/2
Jenny Simpson, one of the most decorated of US runners, finishing her last pro race, the NYC Marathon, 18th, 2:31:54.
Plans are a 2025 US van tour with husband, Jason.
This week she is in #thegreatworldrace 7 marathons, 7 days, 7 continents.
Congrats on an incredible career & all the best!
Plans are a 2025 US van tour with husband, Jason.
This week she is in #thegreatworldrace 7 marathons, 7 days, 7 continents.
Congrats on an incredible career & all the best!
November 17, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Jenny Simpson, one of the most decorated of US runners, finishing her last pro race, the NYC Marathon, 18th, 2:31:54.
Plans are a 2025 US van tour with husband, Jason.
This week she is in #thegreatworldrace 7 marathons, 7 days, 7 continents.
Congrats on an incredible career & all the best!
Plans are a 2025 US van tour with husband, Jason.
This week she is in #thegreatworldrace 7 marathons, 7 days, 7 continents.
Congrats on an incredible career & all the best!
Congratulations to Colleen Duncan, 36, of Oaklyn, NJ who won the Enders Harrisburg Half Marathon on 11.10.2024 with a finish time of 1:26:30.
She also won the 2024 Lucky Charm 4 Miler in March (24:32).
📷 by @clay50sub4
@smalleen13
She also won the 2024 Lucky Charm 4 Miler in March (24:32).
📷 by @clay50sub4
@smalleen13
November 16, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Congratulations to Colleen Duncan, 36, of Oaklyn, NJ who won the Enders Harrisburg Half Marathon on 11.10.2024 with a finish time of 1:26:30.
She also won the 2024 Lucky Charm 4 Miler in March (24:32).
📷 by @clay50sub4
@smalleen13
She also won the 2024 Lucky Charm 4 Miler in March (24:32).
📷 by @clay50sub4
@smalleen13
Congratulations to Matt Beuermann (25) Clarks Mills, PA (Mercer County) who finished in 1st in the YMCA Harrisburg Half Marathon in 1:14:14, 11.10.24, his debut 1/2 marathon.
Hometown is in Tasmania. Moved to US to attend Muskingum U & play BB 🏀. Transferred to Thiel College in NW PA XC/TF.
Hometown is in Tasmania. Moved to US to attend Muskingum U & play BB 🏀. Transferred to Thiel College in NW PA XC/TF.
November 15, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Congratulations to Matt Beuermann (25) Clarks Mills, PA (Mercer County) who finished in 1st in the YMCA Harrisburg Half Marathon in 1:14:14, 11.10.24, his debut 1/2 marathon.
Hometown is in Tasmania. Moved to US to attend Muskingum U & play BB 🏀. Transferred to Thiel College in NW PA XC/TF.
Hometown is in Tasmania. Moved to US to attend Muskingum U & play BB 🏀. Transferred to Thiel College in NW PA XC/TF.