I've been a member of several running social networks such as dailymile, athinks, Runner's Lounge, seriousrunning, etc. These sites have been great for connecting with fellow runners across North Carolina, the US, as well as the world. But until, Wooten's local blog, I never realized all the great info I was missing out on right here in my own backyard. It got me to wondering if there were other newspapers around the country hosting a blog specifically for local runners. My research didn't uncover many community-based running blogs. Most of the newspaper blogs I found featured general fitness posts not particularly aimed at uniting the running community. Kudos to Eddie Wooten and the Greensboro News & Record for being trend-setters! Here's a few of the blogs I did find:
Arizona:
The Arizona Daily Star has recently added a running blog which is part of a bigger website (aznightbuzz.com/running) that includes a calendar of local running and walking events, news, training tips and other information about running in the Tucson area. The blog is geared for all levels of runners and walkers, too.
California:
The Sacramento Bee provides a Health & Fitness Blog for its readers "presenting the latest research on health issues and fitness trends in the region and the nation." A recent post titled "Youth Sports Participation = Emergency Room Visits" points out that 22 percent of hospital emergency department visits are from sports-related injuries of children ages 5 to 17.
The Sacramento Bee provides a Health & Fitness Blog for its readers "presenting the latest research on health issues and fitness trends in the region and the nation." A recent post titled "Youth Sports Participation = Emergency Room Visits" points out that 22 percent of hospital emergency department visits are from sports-related injuries of children ages 5 to 17.
The Post-Standard of Syracuse, NY features a Health & Fitness Blog. This blog features local residents accomplishing their health-related goals as well as providing general fitness and health information. A current post reads "Exercise, calorie counting help Syracuse sisters drop a combined 304 pounds."
The Knoxville News Sentinel provides a fitness blog that includes all types of fitness-related information including running. A recent posting titled "Running with headphones, or without?" talks about the pluses and minuses of running with headphones in light of a recent Runner's World column about a 17-year-old runner that was struck by a car during a nighttime 5K/10K in Bakersfield, Calif.
If your local newspaper features a blog specifically designed for the local running community, let me know and send me a link. I'd love to check it out. I'm sure Eddie Wooten would too.
what a great concept! i wish that the papers in our area (WRJ, VT/Hanover, NH) had that sort of thing. I see runners all over the place, but can't seem to find a 'mechanism' to get us all together for training, etc.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the blog!
gene
Hey Gene! Send your local paper a link to the blog and maybe they'll get inspired.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I am going to check out that blog for sure, since it's in my neighborhood too!
ReplyDeletegood idea. will do. keep runnin...
ReplyDeleteI work on the digital side at a paper and have often thought we ought to get a running blog going. Thanks for the reminder to look into it again!
ReplyDeleteHey Ernesto! Welcome to the blog! From the emails I've gotten about our paper's blog, I sounds like people would really appreciate that kind of service. Check into it.
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