Tag Archives: ATRA


Going the Distance! 2018 and 2019 USSSA Marathon and Half-Marathon Championships

Written by Jeff Kildahl, Ph.D and Phillip Gary Smith
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It’s late summertime, so why such excitement about the earlier 2018 USSSA distance events? Because we are clocking the way to the 2019 marathon races at Lakewoods Resort in beautiful, hilly Cable, Wisconsin, near the home of the Slumberland American … Continue reading →


Richard Bolt: Cindy Brochman Memorial Snowshoe Magazine Person of the Year

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
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One of the most productive athletes ever in the outdoor snow, trail, and mountain scene–Richard Bolt–wins the 2017 Cindy Brochman Memorial Snowshoe Magazine Person of the Year honor.

His resumé reads like someone whose only rest occurs when just taking … Continue reading →


Transcending Happenstance: The True Tale of Myra Klettke

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
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Not now, I’m falling, not now, find pedals, never this, weird, handlebars, stop, the group, there’s sky…

In an instant, Myra Klettke smacks the pavement hard, flesh red and bleeding among random pebbles scattered like her body. The time, 5:10 … Continue reading →