Andy Gish ran cross-country, without distinction, he says, at Elizabethtown High School."Nothing too notable," he said Thursday.He is persistent, though.In college, at the Naval Academy, he twice completed the Marine Corps Marathon.In adult life, through his work with submarines, marriage and father...

 
City of Lancaster property violation notices could rack up frequent flyer mileage.In August alone, the city sent notices to property owners in Tampa and Hollywood, Fla.; St. Marys, Kan.; Fort Mill, S.C.; Hempstead, N.Y.; and Clovis, Calif.Director of Economic Development and Neighborho...

 
If you want to run for Manheim Township, you better stop thinking of yourself as a runner.That formulation comes from the endlessly active mind of Terry Lee, the Blue Streaks' boys' and girls' cross-country coach."We're not runners," Lee said Thursday, as his undefeated teams set off o...

 
In common perception, Kenya is to distance running as Memphis is to blues.The East African nation has produced 18 of the last 21 Boston Marathon men's winners.But when Shadrack Kiprop showed up at Penn Manor High School and signed up for winter track late in 2009, the Comets' coaches d...

Eligah Shekinah handily won the eighth annual Hands-on House Half-Marathon on an overcast, chilly Saturday morning, posting an impressive time of 1 hour, 16 minutes, 55 seconds, an average pace of 5:53 per mile.The Pittsburgh resident said it was the first time he ran the Hand-on-House race, which i...

Cross-country coaches around the league can certainly agree on two things — there is no clear-cut favorite to win the boys' L-L team title, and there are more teams with a realistic chance than most can ever remember.After posting a 19-2 mark in 2010, Conestoga Valley is among the contenders f...

 
When Elizabethtown head coach John Spittal gazes at the banners hanging from the gym during pep rallies, he cannot help but notice one sport at the school with no indicator of a championship.Spittal hopes this is the year his cross-country team can adorn the rafters with a league champ...

Here are some meets to watch in boys' and girls' cross-country this season:• Wednesday, Sept. 7: Ephrata, Elco, Lancaster Catholic and Hempfield at Elizabethtown• Tuesday, Sept. 13: Elizabethtown, Penn Manor, Conestoga Valley and Donegal at Solanco• Tuesday, Sept. 13: Annville-Cleona,...

 
Two boys sleep in a car and use an electric heater to keep warm, running an extension cord into their family's crowded apartment.A girl showers at her high school rather than endure the long, cold walk to shower at a campground in winter.A family that can't afford toilet paper resorts ...

 
Sitting on the living room sofa in her Mountville townhouse, Iris Vasquez feels as if she is finally at home.Where pictures of models in store-bought frames hung on the wall months ago, today family photos and other decorations are in place.Months ago, she was embarrassed by being home...

 
Brian Rosenberg's goal at Saturday's 35th annual Red Rose Run was to tune up.The design was different for Bill Smith, veteran of all 35 runs through the heart of Lancaster city."I just wanted to finish standing up," he said after crossing the line Saturday morning in 58:39, quite a dis...

 
This time, they're the Trophy Bears.The Elizabethtown girls finally bagged their first major track trophy in school history Saturday when they won the Lancaster-Lebanon League Track and Field Championship Meet at Hempfield High School.The Hempfield boys, meanwhile, captured their fourt...

Lancaster housing inspectors issued the following citations for property violations to city landlords in March:• William H. McMichael III, commercial building, 451 E. Mifflin St.: 38th citation for failure to obtain certificate of occupancy.• Philip and Paul A. Gable, 580 Panther Branch Ro...

A record turnout, perfect running weather and a palpable sense of community were on display Saturday at Musser Park for the 13th running of the Race Against Racism, a 5k run that helps fund the Lancaster YWCA's local racial justice initiatives.Ethiopian runner Ketema Nigusse was the winner of the ra...

It has been a great run, thus far, for Heide Moebius.The Lancaster resident celebrated a standout 17-year running career by participating in her 500th career race when she completed the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-mile race in Washington, D.C., on April 3.Moebius finished the course in 1 hour, 28...

Camaraderie. Competition. Courage. These words summarize the spirit reflected by the runners at the Garden Spot Village Marathon on Saturday in New Holland.Cloudy and cool were ideal weather conditions for Lancaster County's only marathon and a USATF 26.2-mile Boston Marathon qualifier.There were 1,...

When Ben Scheetz decided to attend Amherst College and run for coach Erik Nedeau's NCAA Division III track and field program, neither was truly aware of what the other was getting.But after Scheetz's stellar performance March 12 at the NCAA Division III National Championships at Capital University, ...

Gil Smart says the nuclear disaster in Japan should give Americans pause, but won't because we're too dependent on nuclear energy....

 
Marcus Grimm runs lightfooted through Lancaster, landing on the balls of his feet.It's still wintry, but he's dressed in thin layers for training. His orange athletic shoes are slightly built."I like to call myself a minimilist," says Grimm, who plans to race 50 miles Saturday at the N...

Amherst junior Ben Scheetz (Manheim Township) won the 800-meter run at the NCAA Division III National Indoor Track & Field Championships at Capital University in Columbus, Oh. on Saturday.Scheetz capped a record-setting season by setting a track record of 1:51.26 in the finals to narrowly edge J...