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-18 posts tagged "running"
Nate Moller | Thursday, April 20, 2023
The Boston Marathon is the oldest and arguably most prestigious marathon in the world. I had the incredible opportunity to run the marathon this weekend and participate in the many festivities the event has to offer. I arrived in Boston mid-day Saturday, two days ahead of the marathon. There were plenty of runners on my
The Observer | Wednesday, October 26, 2022
I grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, where the UW-Madison campus is seamlessly integrated into the city. Local families and students alike stroll the same State Street, hike in the same arboretum and frequent the same restaurants and cafes without a second thought. So imagine my surprise when I came to Notre Dame and saw how
Claire Reid | Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Runners on South Quad on Saturday morning will turn pink for a cause at Flaherty Hall’s color run, the Flaherty Fights 5K. “Flaherty Fights 5K is our revamped signature event supporting breast cancer awareness and research,” junior and Flaherty Hall vice president Karina Solman said. “In the past, we have done Flaherty Fights, a tabling
Claire Reid | Wednesday, April 6, 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Notre Dame’s annual Holy Half Marathon and 10K races return Saturday for the 16th year. Assistant race director Katie Harmeyer, a senior who got involved in organizing the Holy Half after running the 10K her freshman year, said she estimates 1,580 people — both community members
Evan McKenna | Monday, November 22, 2021
I’ve been running lately. If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that this is a big deal. I’m a recovering ex-runner, after all. Even just the smell of freshly cut grass is enough to put a pit in my stomach — it reminds me too much of high school cross country meets. They stressed
Nia Sylva | Friday, September 18, 2020
I don’t know about you, but spending the last few months in quarantine really made me appreciate the outdoors — the view out the window, walks around the neighborhood with my siblings and parents and, most significantly, my daily runs. Before the shutdown, I preferred to use the treadmill. With gyms closed, of course, that
Thomas Diehl | Tuesday, April 21, 2020
As an avid runner, nothing makes me happier than seeing so many people outside running. It seems like every day I see more and more people taking this quarantine as an opportunity to get outside and run. To me, running is one of the best exercises out there. It doesn’t cost anything (besides purchasing shoes),
Maeve Filbin | Saturday, April 4, 2020
Though many Americans have withdrawn into their individual homes as shelter-in-place mandates press pause on unnecessary travel, others have turned to the pavement, trails and tracks to spend some time outdoors. It seems running is one activity allowing for appropriate social distancing in the midst of the current pandemic. Saint Mary’s senior Katie Glenn is
Renee Pierson | Wednesday, March 4, 2020
As a freshman at this university, I have had to take in a lot of new things in the past several months — football chants, dorm stereotypes, colloquialisms like “ring by spring” and “Menbroza” are just a few. You’d think I’d have wrapped my head around campus culture by now after almost six months as
Tom Naatz | Friday, November 30, 2018
Athleticism has never been my thing. For instance, in my two years of youth basketball, I technically never made a basket. I say “technically” because in fourth grade, in the last game of my pathetic career, I actually hit a beautiful shot as I was falling down. However, in the process I traveled so blatantly