WHEELING – Friends Amber Johnson of Marietta, Ohio, and Robin Hawkins of Beverly, Ohio, decided to take on the Tough As Nails Urban Challenge presented by The Health Plan together on Sunday during the Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend presented by WVU Medicine. The duo said it was their ...
Ohio County Prosecutor Shawn Turak was preparing Saturday morning to run the Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic for the second time. She also managed to rope in her friend, Casa for Children Executive Director Susan Harrison, to take on the challenging 13.1 miles for the first time. That ...
WHEELING – Longtime racing friends Blake Headen of Wellsburg, Bruce Harris of Weirton and his sister Susan Harris of Pittsburgh were excited to get on the course again much like they have done for decades. Headen said he has been running the race since the 1980s. Bruce Harris said he ran ...
WHEELING – Seventy-three year old Bill Villanova has no plans of slowing down. The Wheeling native competed in his fourth Tough as Nails Urban Challenge presented by The Health Plan on Sunday. “I think staying physically active is incredibly important because you see these stories all ...
WHEELING – Sean Grinch had no intention of finishing last in the 5K Run presented by Bordas & Bordas, part of the Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend presented by WVU Medicine, on Saturday. Unfortunately, his drive for a respectable finish in his fantasy football league last season was not as ...
WHEELING – The Tough As Nails Urban Challenge presented by The Health Plan doesn’t include a hip-hop dance challenge, but if it did Brad McMullen would be prepared. McMullen, 55, of Barnesville has a new hip since he last ran the course two years ago. He was excited about participating on ...
