WINONA LAKE – The Perspective 5K, a run/walk raising money for military families in the Warsaw area, will be held at Winona Lake Park Saturday, Aug. 30. The race will begin at 9 a.m., with registration taking place from 8-8:45 a.m. onsite. Registration can also be done prior to the 30th online at www.perspectiverun.com. Cost …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – While the Dixie sternwheeler was on parade as the show piece of the Dixie Days celebration, Saturday’s Dixie Days 5K opened the excitement on the streets of North Webster. Taking honors as the overall winner was Cedar Rapids, Ia., resident Marty Klipp, who conquered the road course at 17:17, running a 5:35 …read more.

[weaver_youtube 5ATNF_xJHvA rel=0] SYRACUSE – For whatever reason, the running gods looked down upon Syracuse this morning with a smile. Only in the 50s as ‘Go!’ was shouted, the Flotilla Road Race was run under ideal conditions Friday in what is shaping up to be a fantastic holiday weekend. The race was broken up into …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – Registration is underway for the 2014 Dixie Days 5K run/walk. The sixth annual event will take place at 8 a.m. July 26, beginning at the North Webster Community Center and ends at the park near the Dixie. The race, which pre-race registration is $15 and day of is $20, will support the …read more.

[weaver_youtube Tczvy1XeTJs rel=0] SYRACUSE – The streets of Syracuse were abuzz Saturday morning in efforts to help the children of Wawasee area schools. The Junior Achievement Stars & Stripes 5K road race was held, beginning at Lakeside Fitness and working its way around Syracuse, passing through Oakwood Park and down Pickwick Drive before returning to …read more.

ETNA GREEN – On the afternoon and evening of June 7, an Etna Green tradition will be resurrected when Heritage Park welcomes the Randy Miner Memorial “Country Run.” The event, which used to be called simply the Country Run, was founded by Miner in 1979 and was popular through two decades kicking off the annual …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Flotilla celebrations in the Wawasee area over the Fourth of July holiday are never complete without the annual running of the Flotilla Road Race. The race will be held Friday, July 4, beginning at the Syracuse Community Center and stretching through the streets of Syracuse. The event is comprised of several formats …read more.

ETNA GREEN – “This is the biggest little race you’ll ever run.” Those were the words of the late Randy Miner, an avid runner and beloved member of the greater Warsaw area. Miner used to head the Etna Green Country Run, a staple of the Etna Green summer festivals of the 1980s and 90s. The …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The 500 Festival announced today that the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon will institute a wave start for the 2014 race, creating a more efficient and safer running and walking experience for participants in the 38th running of the nation’s largest half marathon. This year’s race will be held on Saturday, May 3 in downtown Indianapolis. …read more.

[weaver_youtube bfuKlCn8ya4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – For a pair of veteran triathletes, neither Clint Phares nor Maureen Kennedy thought they had a chance to win at the sixth annual Wawasee Kiwanis Triathlon Saturday morning. Both, however, left Lakeside Park with unexpected grins on their faces. “I was the 20th out of the water, at least someone …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – On an unseasonably cool July morning, Nate West of Winona Lake and Amy Ehinger of Fort Wayne had their feet smoking. West ran a 19:18.13 to lead all runners at the 2013 Dixie Days 5K, beating runner-up Jeremiah Stitchter of Winona Lake by five seconds to the final line. Luke Griner of …read more.

[weaver_youtube Cs1t2zLZEmI rel=0] SYRACUSE – It started off as a fog and quickly became crystal clear in Syracuse. A perfect morning for a run, and a perfect setting for the 2013 Flotilla Road Race held at Lakeside Park. In the largest contingent of walkers and runners in the 36 years of the Flotilla Road Race, …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s time to lace up your running shoes and join Junior Achievement (JA) of Wawasee at Lakeside Fitness in Syracuse on May 18 to have a great time while raising funds to support JA. JA programs teach young people about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy. For example, third grade students learn how …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Flotilla celebrations in the Wawasee area over the Fourth of July holiday are never complete without the annual running of the Flotilla Road Race through Syracuse. Taking place this year on Thursday, July 4, runners will get their start at Lakeside Park across from the Syracuse Community Center in downtown Syracuse. The …read more.

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/63323266] DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After running 3,191 miles across the United States, Tommy Locklin finally had his day in the sun. Saturday’s finale at Ormond Park in sunny Daytona Beach set the backdrop to the final mile of Locklin’s improbable and inspiring run which began last September in Seattle. As the road gave …read more.

Syracuse native Tommy ‘Danger’ Locklin passes the 3,000-mile mark as he zeroes in on Daytona Beach this weekend. LAKE CITY, Fla. — The end is in sight. It’s so close, Tommy can almost taste the sea salt. Throughout the fall, winter, and now into the spring, Tommy Locklin has been on the run in search …read more.

Some people train their whole lives to run one marathon. Some people spend weeks recovering from that one journey on the road. And then there are some people that never recover from the pain, a different pain that has nothing to do with running at all. Some aspects of life are deemed unfair. Whether it …read more.

The chance at a gold medal is now in sight for Plymouth’s Morgan Uceny. Finishing third with a time of 4:05.34 in the first heat of the 1,500-meter run at the London Olympics, Uceny’s placement sends her to the championship round on Friday. The first heat was very close, as the winner, Asli Cakir Alptekin …read more.

The local girl is still on a roll. Plymouth’s own Morgan Uceny continued to star in the 1,500-meter run at the London Olympics on Monday, finishing second in her heat of the first round of qualifiers. Uceny ran a 4:06.87 to finish second in the heat of the event, which continues Wednesday with the semi-finals. …read more.

Ashley Erba is firmly focused on her future despite a wonderful whirlwind of experiences related to running over the past two months. The Warsaw Community High School long distance superstar is definitely not living in the past though as she prepares to enter her senior season. But, what a summer it was for Erba. The …read more.

The unofficial Fourth of July holiday continued on Saturday, and an early morning appetizer in Syracuse was the 5K and one-mile Fun Runs sponsored by the Lakeland Youth Center. The 5K, which began in front of the old Arthur’s Market, took runners up Chicago St. to Wawasee High School, through Wawasee Heights, back down the …read more.

It’s the Fourth of July and there isn’t much to complain about as the heat is at its usual apex of hot and humid. That did not deter over 200 runners and walkers that took on the annual Flotilla Road Race at Lakeside Park in Syracuse Wednesday morning. The 3.3-mile course, which made its square …read more.

Junior Achievement of Kosciusko County sponsored its Stars and Stripes 5K, ran Saturday in Syracuse. The top overall time was achieved by Tim Murray of Goshen at 17:11, the top women’s time by Melanie Mickley of Syracuse at 20:46. The top male finishers, results listed in age group order beginning with 2-12 years old, were: …read more.