by editor | Feb 1, 2018 | Features, Run
The night before the 2017 MO’ Cowbell Half Marathon in St. Charles, in a floaty ceremony acted out with liturgical gravitas, Mark Spewak shuttled his left shoe into one room and his right shoe into another. The next morning, having put asunder what Saucony — his...
by editor | Jan 26, 2018 | News, Run
Held at Cedar Lake Cellars in Wright City, Mo., the Missouri Wine Wobble will give oenophiles the opportunity to work up a sweat and sample wine, too. The inaugural event on April 28 will offer a 1k walk/jog through the vineyards with tasting stops along the way, or a...
by editor | Oct 2, 2017 | Active Lifestyle, Bike, Fitness, Run
It was a cool, sunny day in October, and my family and I were seated in an open-air railway car being chug-chug-chugged into a swathe of red and yellow trees by a miniature steam locomotive. The Meramec River bluffs soared high and rugged to the north; forested...
by editor | Oct 2, 2017 | Active Lifestyle, Adventure, Bike, Features, Fitness, Run
Across the Missisippi from St. Charles hides a homey, often overlooked stretch of bottomland and river bluffs that is rich with outdoor options, from low-key birding to pulse-pounding ziplining and everything in between. Home base for these activites is Grafton, Ill.,...
by editor | Oct 2, 2017 | Active Lifestyle, Fitness, Run
Many of us probably know someone whose daughter or granddaughter or third cousin twice removed has taken part in Girls on the Run St. Louis (GOTR-STL). After all, the program has been around for 15 years and has touched thousands upon thousands of individuals — kids,...
by editor | Oct 2, 2017 | Active Lifestyle, Features, Fitness, Run
Running, walking and hiking are great ways to get in tune with the outdoors and your inner self. But for women going it alone, fear can accompany these outings. An assailant could be lying in wait, ready to pounce, or that guy you just passed might turn and start...