 | | Hiking with your dog - With dogs becoming more like family members these days, it is not surprising that people want to include them in outdoor activities. And although it is not always a good idea to mix pets and wilderness, it might be possible to take Fido along if you follow some simple precautions. Here are the basics to ensure a safe and happy time for both you and your dog. |
 | | Serial road race arrow alterer arrested - Federal Running Administration (FRNA) special agents assisted by Rochester Police arrested Howard Grotke early Sunday morning, the man they believe is the serial race course direction arrow alterer who has terrorized race directors in several States over a three year period. |
 | | Murder, he wrote - Running shoes are born, bought. brutalized and then they die. It is, however, a natural death, this humane form of "shoe killing". While it's not a pretty sight, it's normal, accepted and legal. Shoes die so you can live to run. |
 | | Marathoners crawl under moving train to qualify for Boston - "Via Marathon" participants were literally stopped in their tracks by a slow-moving train around the course's seventh mile, a delay that hurt their chances of qualifying for Boston. Some decided not to wait for the train to pass and tried to crawl under the slow-moving cars to continue in the marathon. |
 | | Electrolytes and runners - Some of the more familiar electrolytes include sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. If you are a fitness exerciser, you are unlikely to need extra electrolytes to replace those lost in sweat. If you exercise hard for more than four hours in the heat, you may benefit from replacing sodium losses. |
