Best Road Races and the UjENA FIT Club is speaking with 100 people who we feel have a lot to say about running, racing and fitness We will give you background information as will as their insights into the future. Be sure to post your feedback and comments.
The sport of Double Racing is about ready to Take Off!
Thursday, February 19th, 2015
Double Racing is a Two Stage Running Race with a Halftime Between
by Bob Anderson, publisher of Double Runner magazine (Photo Bob Anderson with world record holder Julius Koskei wearing the yellow jersey since he won the first stage at our Indy Double 15k) I enjoy running, but I really love racing. Now I have particularly fallen in love with Double Racing® -- and it’s not because I created this innovative new sport. I will always run straight races, but in the future most of my races will be Doubles. Here’s why… I’ve always loved the feeling of pushing my body to see how fast I could go and what time I could run. I have fond memories of winning the Junior Olympics half-mile in June 1963 back in my native Kansas. The feeling of dropping the field on the final turn is still fresh in my mind. I ran 2:08.5 that day, and I knew I wanted to run races the rest of my life. Nearly 52 years later I am not winning races anymore, but I am enjoying running them just as much. In fact, thanks to the Double, I am enjoying them more than ever! Little did I know when I created Double Racing® that I had stumbled upon a way to double the fun of racing, except with all the elements, nuances and strategy considerations present in the Double, it’s more like you triple or even quadruple the fun. Comments and Feedback
I am totally excited about seeing many of you Saturday t the San Jose Double. Want to know how this all started? Here is the short story. Bob Anderson 2/19/15 11:52 am Great interview, and story about The Double. I'm so proud to be a Double alum. Brad Chatfield 2/19/15 8:37 pm Thanks Brad. See you at a Double in a few months! Maybe in OKC? Or at least in Overland Park in the summer! Bob Anderson 2/19/15 10:40 pm |
,,,,, | Sharon Vos: Three in a Row
Sunday, March 23rd, 2014
2013 Ujena Fit Club Female Runner of the Year
Aging ever so gracefully at age 59 and forging a career record that becomes ever more impressive, Sharon Vos is named Ujena Fit Club Female Runner of the Year still again. by David Prokop, Editor, Best Road Races For the third year in a row, the Ujena Fit Club Female Runner of the Year is Sharon Vos of Greenwich, Conn., one of the Rouse triplets (their maiden name) – Shelley, Honor and Sharon – who have run faster in the marathon than any triplets in history. Clearly, three is a number of more than passing significance to Sharon, and winning the Ujena Fit Club Runner of the Year award for the third year in a row is getting to be a habit – a very nice one! – as is her long-term involvement in running and racing. In 2013 Sharon ran 33 races totaling 284 miles in distance, which gave her 23,038 points based on the formula used for the Ujena Fit Club men’s and women’s rankings – 100 points for each race posted (with finish time included), 20 points for each mile raced, and performance points – from 300 down to one – for any and all age-graded percentages ranking in the top 300 for the year! Comments and Feedback
Congrats Sharon on three in a row. Ujena Fit Club Female runner of the year (2013). You are amazing. Congrats! Bob Anderson 3/23/14 11:03 pm |