Joel McKenzie Takes on Scotland

By Joel Mckenzie “Joel McKenzie, first American at Scottish Grand Prix Final” That sounds like a great headline. I’m not sure if it is true or not. I think I might have been the only American in the race. Last spring my wife and I started planning a trip to Scotland...

USATF Policy on Course Certification

By Colleen Snyder As more and more people get GPS devices to use while running, it seems that there has been increased discussion about discrepancies in distances between GPS readings and course markings. I recently received some information about course certification...

Mike Meadows

How did you get started in running? In my early running, I ran my freshman year of high school. I ran anchor on the 4×400 and also anchored the shuttle hurdles. We set school freshman records in both. I also ran the low hurdles. But I was a basketball player and...

Duane Williamson

How did you wind up in the Shenandoah Valley area? I was born in Dumfries and lived in North Springfield until 1975 when my parents wanted to move to the county and ended up in Catlett. I went to school in Pennsylvania for a few years and then migrated back to...

Katie Steadman

Are you from this area? If not, how did you wind up living here? No, I am from Girard, PA – just outside of Erie. I went to college at St. Bonaventure University in NY. While there, I attended teacher recruitment days and got a teaching position at James Wood Middle...