Juan Acevedo: Getting Fast and Faster If there was a clear, slam dunk, no-doubt-about-it honoree at last month’s ARR Annual Meeting, it had to be Juan Acevedo, recipient of the club’s Great Strides Award for 2022. Plenty of other ARR members progressed impressively over the past year, but Juan was way out in front. Born in El Salvador,…
This year’s AthHalf weekend was indeed record-breaking, both in terms of race participants (2,388 finishers of the 5K and 13.1 miler combined) and for providing the most ideal running weather in the event’s 14-year history. As usual, a good many Athens Road Runners took part this year, and once again members of the Athens Racing…
While most ARR members participate in competitive running events, the motivation for that participation varies considerably. A few may aspire to compete for overall or masters titles while others will toe the line intending to battle it out for age group awards. And some may be solely focused on competing with themselves, working to shave…
The concept of age grading for distance running and track & field events has been around for decades, but it’s still something of a mystery to many. No doubt age grading primarily benefits old folks, like me, who are really slowing down. But in truth, age grading is a useful and motivational tool for all runners….