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No room for fear or doubt
Contributor: The Nerd About 15 years ago I had a surge of motivation in early November and signed up for a mid-April marathon. I wasn’t...


The fall and rise of Emmett Hassenstab
Contributor: Jay Slagle, Prep Running Nerd What a time it was to be Emmett Hassenstab. On May 22, 2021, he placed second in the State...


The runner with the broken heart
Contributor: The Nerd Noah Lambrecht of McCool Junction wasn't the kind of athlete you'd read about in the newspaper. He wasn't fast. ...


Five seconds. Two strangers. One beautiful gesture.
Contributor: The Nerd For five seconds, put yourself in Brandon Schutt’s shoes. Last Thursday he was running in the A-2 District meet at...
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