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 – Sandra Wessel of Akron has raced in the Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic several times, but this year she decided to lend a hand to her fellow runners. She volunteered to be a pacer for the three-hour mark. This means runners who stay near her during the race can expect to ...
WHEELING – Matthew DaVille might sometimes feel like he is about to take flight when he runs, but it appears that running actually keeps him grounded. DaVille, a native of Louisiana, said he has been working in the Wheeling area for more than a decade now in the oil and gas industry. He ...
WHEELING – Moundsville resident Tyler Crook runs through life on lighter feet these days after losing 90 pounds over the past four years. He spoke about his significant weight loss prior to the start of the Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic on Saturday. “When I was younger, I was ...
WHEELING – For Wheeling resident Emma Romanek, running the Ogden Newspapers Half-Marathon Classic is a family tradition. Romanek, 28, works as a math teacher at Triadelphia Middle School when she is not running. The Romaneks have long been associated with the race. Her grandfather, John ...
WHEELING – The idea of health, fitness and running is igniting “Girls On Fire,” a group of girls attending Wheeling Middle School. The girls have formed a club, which turned out to run the 5K race presented by Bordas & Bordas on Saturday during the annual Ogden Newspapers Wellness ...
