The blog of the Northern Arizona Trail Runners Association recently posted this video about the Route 66 Trail Biking Loop, which contains old alignments of the Mother Road on Ash Fork Hill west of Williams, Ariz. https://youtu.be/x9R6MDE12vQ The group's blog said: In the late 1980s and early 1990s, my Kaibab National Forest co-worker Teri Cleeland … Continue reading Running the route
Category: Sports
Should Tucumcari get a racino?
The headline above doesn't dispute that the Route 66 town of Tucumcari, N.M., is qualified to land a horse-racing casino, which it has been seeking for the past few years. It's whether Tucumcari should land a racino. Over the weekend, the New York Times published a well-researched and scathing article about the horse-racing industry. In … Continue reading Should Tucumcari get a racino?
Mother Road Marathon will return despite steep losses
The tri-state Mother Road Marathon is planning for 2012 in spite of losing nearly $31,000 in the previous year's event, reported the Joplin (Mo.) Globe. The 26.2-mile footrace starts in Commerce, Okla., winds on Route 66 through Kansas, and ends in the western edge of Joplin. The 2012 race is set for Oct. 14. The … Continue reading Mother Road Marathon will return despite steep losses
Tulsa councilor will form task force about Route 66
New Tulsa city councilor Blake Ewing is creating a task force to better embrace business and tourism opportunities along Route 66 in town, the Tulsa World reported today. "There's Route 66 travel maps that bypass Tulsa," he said with frustration. "Motorists hop on Interstate 44 at Catoosa to cut through the city and then reconnect … Continue reading Tulsa councilor will form task force about Route 66
Santa Rosa newspaper makes a sequel
Last year about this time, the Guadalupe County Communicator newspaper, based in Santa Rosa, N.M., printed a special edition in case its local high-school football won the state championship. To top it off, the newspaper timed it so the congratulatory edition would actually be distributed at the game the minute the state title was won. … Continue reading Santa Rosa newspaper makes a sequel
Keeping it cool at the Route 66 Marathon
Well, that didn't take long. The Route 66 Marathon in Tulsa was held Sunday morning, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma had a video from it posted before evening: https://youtu.be/GqVniSumfpk Weather conditions at the marathon definitely were better for runners than spectators. Temperatures barely climbed into the 40s all day, with a brisk north … Continue reading Keeping it cool at the Route 66 Marathon
Chandler Baseball Camp named to National Register of Historic Places
Chandler Baseball Camp in Chandler, Okla., renowned for decades for its baseball-only camps run by Bo and Tom Belcher, was listed to the National Register of Historic Places effective Oct. 12, according to an email today from the National Park Service. The complex, at 2000 W. Park Road in Chandler less than a mile north … Continue reading Chandler Baseball Camp named to National Register of Historic Places
The resiliency of the Eagles
If you have 20 minutes to spare, I urge you to watch a recent ESPN episode of "Outside the Lines." It deals with Joplin High School's football team in the weeks after the tornado that ravaged one-third of the town. Here's a trailer for the episode: https://youtu.be/VpA6FhTZKkI If you aren't moved by the final two … Continue reading The resiliency of the Eagles
Repeat winner at Mother Road Marathon
Ryan Kramer of Des Moines, Iowa, won the overall title again Sunday at the second annual tri-state Mother Road Marathon, reported the Joplin Globe. Kramer finished the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 53 minutes, 46 seconds. That was 51 seconds faster than runner-up Kevin Doyle of Kansas City, Mo. Gary Krugger of Tempe, Ariz., finished … Continue reading Repeat winner at Mother Road Marathon
New preview video for Route 66 fitness program
Health Enhancement Systems, which has touted a "Get Fit on Route 66" program for workplaces or groups for several years, recently concocted a new video about it. It's a well-designed clip: https://youtu.be/QPS-R6Q6Jzo Here's my story about the program from 2009.