Runners shrink the gender divide
The gender divide shrinks noticeably on the run, as detailed by an informative graphic crafted by the web site MP3 Running.
Dubbed sports bras vs. speedos, the chart illustrates the results of a survey of 11,000 runners conducted by RunningUSA.
UPAF, Rock 'n Sole secure use of the Hoan; cycling commuters look to the street
Cycling advocates in Milwaukee are looking to put some air back in their tires after the Department of Transportation punctured the proposal for a bike and pedestrian lane on the Hoan Memorial Bridge.
The lobbying effort gained momentum throughout the year, and more than 5,000 people signed a petition supporting the addition of a non-motorized pathway in an upcoming rehabilitation of the bridge over the Port of Milwaukee.
Jorgensen's Olympic pursuit draws fresh attention from SI.com
Two years ago, Gwen Jorgensen was a rookie triathlete preparing for her first race as a member of the USA Triathlon elite development program.
Today, she's a member of the U.S. Olympic team and an athlete earning headlines and feature coverage at SI.com.
Jorgensen's Olympic pursuit earns attention from SI.com
Two years ago, Gwen Jorgensen was a rookie triathlete preparing for her first race as a member of the USA Triathlon elite development program.
Today, she's a member of the U.S. Olympic team and an athlete earning headlines and feature coverage at SI.com.
Texas lawyer notches a record 113 marathons in 2011
A Texas lawyer who sometimes mixes miles and billable hours has filed a claim on the Guinness Book record for most marathons finished in one year.
Laurence Macon notched number 113 on New Year's Eve, his 67th birthday, in the Double Marathon near Dallas.
Chase for snow rewarded on the Escanaba Trail
It took a 280-mile drive and a 50-degree swing in temperature, but I found both skiable snow and clarity of purpose along the Escanaba Trail earlier this week.
With a short window of opportunity on day two of 2012, I loaded my cross-country skis in the morning and drove north, to that area on the state map with a white covering. It’s a relatively small swath, mostly north of Wausau, where snow-starved Milwaukee-area skiers can satisfy their craving to kick and glide.
Wisconsin riders set to use home-state advantage in Cyclo-cross Nationals
A strong group of Wisconsin riders will contend for victories among the 1,000 riders racing in Verona through Sunday in the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships.
Kaitlin Antonneau, from Racine, won the U23 race in the 2010 championships and will be a contender in the elite women’s race on Sunday. Ashley James, from Dousman, is the defending collegiate champion and will look to add another stars & stripes jersey.
Skiers find more snow than stamina in northern Wisconsin
I was alone Tuesday morning on the Escanaba Trail, but had plenty of company in the contingent of snow-starved skiers from southern Wisconsin who headed north on word of significant snow blowing off Lake Superior.
It was true.
Lack of snow turns candlelight ski events into candlelight hikes
There will be no Winter Fest without winter.
The Northern Kettle Moraine Nordic Ski Club has rescheduled its annual ski and snow celebration from Sunday to March 18, in hopes the trails at the Greenbush recreation area near Plymouth will be snow-covered by then.
Antonneau pedals to win in USA Cycling Cyclo-cross championships
Kaitlin Antonneau, the reigning Div. 1 collegiate road cycling champion, proved equally fast in the mud on Saturday.
A Racine native and sophomore at Marian University, Antonneau took advantage of a bobble by her teammate, Coryn Rivera, late on the first of four laps and stayed out front to win the collegiate race in the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships.
Antonneau doubles up on wins in USA Cyclo-cross championships
The highly enthusiastic announcers called Katie Compton the best U.S. cyclo-cross racer ever, as the 33-year-old from Colorado Springs crossed the line far out front of the field for her 8th consecutive national title on Sunday.
Then they anointed Kaitlin Antonneau the best young rider in the country, and a possible successor.
Powers in the money shot at USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships
It would have taken more than a measly dollar to slow this trio fighting for the elite men's title in the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships.
In hindsight: Badger State Trail was a bad idea
Dave Zweifel, editor emeritus of the Cap Times, has determined that the creation of the Badger State Trail from Madison to the Illinois border robbed the area businesses of a rail route that they could now use, and was a mistake.
In an opinion piece posted Monday, Zweifel says the decision to abandon the line and turn it over to recreation was short-sighted. He does not expand that argument beyond the Badger and the 60 Rails-to-Trails pathways that extend for 1,300 miles in the state.
Hortonville runner joins seven continents marathon club
Ray Miller, a new member of the Seven Continents Club, will have mind-freezing marathon tales to share when he takes center stage with the Fox Cities Pacesetters next month.
The business executive from Hortonville finished the Antarctic Ice Marathon on Dec. 1, and fulfilled his quest to run a marathon on all seven continents at 60.
Skier glides through more hidden gems in northern Wisconsin
Off the Couch contributor Sara Knutson had hoped for a ski season longer than 10 days, but she made the most of her recent time in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. In the second installment of her Skiventure, Knutson shares impressions of the Watersmeet, Escanaba, Manito-Wish, Razorback Ridges and Raven Trails.
The graduate student from Shorewood returns to Boston College next week, no doubt fighting the temptation to extend her winter break and ski on the big batch of snow forecast to blow off Lake Superior Wednesday through Friday.
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon sets limit at 10,000 runners
The field for the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon and Half Marathon will be capped at 10,000 runners, an increase of 2,000 from the record turnout in 2011, race officials announced Wednesday.
The split will be 3,000 in the marathon and 7,000 in the half marathon.
Warming shelter on the Zillmer Trails ready for snow and skiers
If the snow arrives as forecast, skiers will have their first opportunity to check out the new warming shelter on the Zillmer Trails in the Northern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest.
The building sided with white pine is a fitting memorial to Mike Krueger, who made the Northern Kettle Moraine his home and treated it as such. He volunteered for 16 of the 18 years that the Friends of the Northern Kettle Moraine hosted a candle light ski at Zillmer, and his wife, Faith, provided the initial $5,000 donation to start the building fund.
Summerfest Rock 'n Sole Run changes course for 2012 encore
The encore version of the Summerfest Rock ‘n Sole Run will have a revised set list: an unusual 6.55-mile distance to complement the half marathon, a 5K, and new start and finish areas.
Organizers revealed those changes Thursday morning, and promised the 2012 version of the Rock ‘n Sole would be better than the original.
Off the Couch goes on the air Friday morning
I was flattered to be invited to join Joy Cardin on the Wisconsin Public Radio Ideas Network to talk about winter sports Friday morning.
From 6 a.m. to 7 a.m., Cardin and I will talk about cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowbiking with the radio listeners. Hopefully, a few of the regular Off the Couch readers will join in to lend their suggestions, or heckle.
Wisconsin dark horses ready to race for Olympic Marathon
My thanks to several readers who alerted me to two women from Wisconsin that I overlooked in the original post of this story.
Sarah Bashinski Flament, 36, is a Wausau native who now lives and trains in Poland, Oh., and Rachel Evjen Booth, 31, graduated from Eau Claire North High School in 1999, are running in the Olympic Marathon Trials on Saturday.