It’s not often that you get to make good on your New Year’s Resolution just hours after setting it. For the third year in a row, the YouthHope organization is giving you a chance toContinue reading…
Category: Running
A Thanksgiving day tradition continues at the 32nd Annual YMCA-McCarthy Bush Turkey Trot next week in Davenport
A crowd of people chasing a giant turkey down the streets of downtown Davenport next Thursday is pretty common on Thanksgiving morning in the Quad Cities. But don’t worry, your turkey is safe in yourContinue reading…
Spartan Stadium Series takes over Toyota Park this weekend in Chicago
What do you get when you take your favorite sport stadiums from around the nation and add obstacles from the popular obstacle race-style Spartan Runs? You get the Spartan Stadium Series and for the firstContinue reading…
Happy Spartan-versary: Ditching the beach for a Beast
As anniversary celebrations go, most couples usually want to raise a glass of champagne as they sit back and relax with some sand in their toes and waves of beautiful water crashing at their feet.Continue reading…
Labor Day tradition continues at the Run With Carl Annual Run, September 3rd in Bettendorf
With just a few weeks left of summer, one way you know that fall is just around the corner is when the Run With Carl Annual Labor Day Run takes over Middle Road in Bettendorf,Continue reading…
Happy Trails: Illiniwek: Race the Night keeps trail running relevant and fun in the QC
When Fleet Feet Sports owner Phil Young said that trail running is different from street running, I’ll have to admit, I was a bit skeptical of just how different it could be. As an avidContinue reading…
2nd Annual Illiniwek: Race the Night trail race returns to Illiniwek Forest Preserve in Hampton, IL on Saturday, August 18th
You know when Fleet Feet Sports Davenport owner Phil Young and co-owner of The Foundation (formerly Quad City CrossFit) Brandon Bartz sit together and brainstorm, something fun is going to come out of that conversation.Continue reading…
Sol, Diversión y Carreras: tu guía de primavera, verano y principios de otoño para correr en los Quad Cities
Si le preguntas a cualquier corredor en los Quad Cities, te dirá que estamos en primavera desde hace casi un mes y eso significa que oficialmente es temporada de carreras. Pregúntale a la madreContinue reading…
It’s Gotta Be the Shoes: Run With Us program helps hundreds of local area runners at Quad City Marathon
This past weekend at the 20th annual Quad Cities Marathon, as runners raced for the finish line to win their division or get their personal best time, another group of runners were also gettingContinue reading…
La Firecracker Run celebra su 35 aniversario
La primera carrera de Firecracker fue hace 35 años. Desde entonces la carrera se ha convertido en una tradición familiar para muchos en la comunidad de los Quad Cities. La Carrera de Firecracker es muchoContinue reading…
Collecting for the Cure: Arrowhead resident raises money for Race for the Cure
When Ben, a resident at Arrowhead Youth and Family Services, found out that the Arrowhead Run Team would be volunteering and running in this year’s Susan G. Komen’s Race for the Cure on Saturday, heContinue reading…
8 Carreras Divertidas para la Primavera y el Verano en los Quad Cities
Ahora que las temperaturas por fin regresan a su normalidad y las tormentas invernales se fueron, los residentes de los Quad Cities pueden sacar del closet sus chores y playeras y prepararse para laContinue reading…
The YMCA Celebrates 30 Years of Run at the 2016 McCarthy-Bush Turkey Trot
What if I told you there was a way that you could eat all your Thanksgiving dinner guilt free and go for seconds and thirds with no hesitation? But there is one catch, you haveContinue reading…
El Maratón de Quad Cities: Regala tenis para correr a niños de los QC
Esta semana usted podrá ver más niños corriendo en las calles de los Quad Cities. Y esto es gracias a Joe Moreno, el director del Maratón de Quad Cities (QCM por sus siglas en ingles),Continue reading…
Images from the BIX 7 race 2016
Images from this morning’s BIX 7 race in Davenport, Iowa. Photos by Phil Cunningham
Insane Inflatable 5k Returns to the Quad Cities
Lace up your running shoes and bring the family out to the Mississippi Valley Grounds this weekend as the Insane Inflatable 5k makes its return to the Quad Cities on Saturday morning. This is anContinue reading…
Nadie Puede Parar a Joe
Bueno, yo mismo, el escritor de este artículo, he decidido que el “Mr. QC Maratón” o Joe Moreno en un enviado de los Dioses ya que este hombre puede conquistar cualquier reto si se loContinue reading…
Show Your Spartan
When it comes to fitness, trends tend to change as quickly as Midwestern weather. Do high reps and low weight. Lift heavy but don’t do too much cardio. One trend that takes all these rulesContinue reading…
Los vecinos Floreciente muestran su apoyo a “Race for the Cure Quad Cities”
Como una tradición de muchos años, una vez mas los residentes del barrio Floreciente de Moline darán la bienvenida a los participantes de la “Carrera por la Cura” este próximo sábado 11, junio. Floreciente seContinue reading…
Carrera 5K de Cinco de Mayo de Ganzos
Vea las imagénes de la carrera de Cinco de Mayo de Ganzos con la pared de Trump y el tunel del Chapo. Fotos por José Murillo
Cinco cosas que hacer para el Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo se está convirtiendo en uno de los días favoritos para divertirse en los Estados Unidos. Este año para celebrar Cinco de Mayo haga más que salir a comer chips y salas yContinue reading…
Runners Take Your Mark at the 2015 QC Marathon
Well, it’s race week! And for Quad Cities Marathon director, Joe Moreno and his dedicated crew, it’s the busiest week of the year. And as history has shown for major events, tension can beContinue reading…
Genesis Fall Footrace 5k Run/Walk
As the temperature has been in the 80s and 90s in the last few weeks, it may not feel like summer is coming to an end. But as a cold front moves into the QuadContinue reading…
The Quad Lock Mounting System Runner’s Armband Review
As a runner, you need very few things in life to survive. You need a good pair of running shoes, some earbuds that stay in and some clothes that don’t feel like a hundred poundsContinue reading…
So You Want to be a Runner?
The spike in temperature and packing up your jeans and coats for the year can only mean one thing. The season of running is upon us! Some popular races in the Quad Cities likeContinue reading…