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Last year’s 5th annual Run With the Rams had more than 550 participants. Above, the 1-mile fun run kicked off in front of W.T. Clarke High School.

Josh Friedman’s favorite part of Run With the Rams is standing on the finish line of the 1-mile fun run and seeing the happy expressions on children’s faces when they complete the race. more

By David Weingrad | 4/16/14

East Meadow's Adrian Staiano finished in 29:16 to take second place among women in the 50-54 age group.

Hundreds run to support autism awareness

Nearly 1,000 runners lined East Meadow streets last Saturday to participate in the 6th Annual Blazing Trails 4 Autism 4 Mile Run, co-hosted by the Genesis School of East Meadow and the Greater Long Island Running Club. more

By David Weingrad | 11/27/13

Michael LaForgia, left, a double amputee from Smithtown, ran the New York City Marathon with East Meadow's Ben Diamond on Nov. 3, who served as his guide.

A marathon experience like no other

Anybody who checks race times for this year’s New York City Marathon will not find Ben Diamond’s name. The East Meadow resident said it was always his goal to run the 26.2 dash through the city’s five boroughs, and on Nov. 3, he did — just not in the way he had always imagined it. In fact, if you ask him, it was better than he always imagined it. Much better more

By David Weingrad | 11/20/13

John Beyer, at left, president of Men on the Move, with Genesis School student Chase Burwasser, Linda Ottaviano of the Greater Long Island Running Club, Randy Horowitz, deputy director of Long Island programs and services for Eden II, Genesis student Alex Boehm and his mother Marian, Genesis teacher Lauren Carbone, student Nicholas Marangoudakis, and teacher Jillian Panni in front of the Genesis School at St. Raphaels Parish on Newbridge Road, which will host a 4-mile run to benefit the Eden II autism programs and services on Nov. 23.

Genesis School to host 4-mile run in East Meadow

The Genesis School and the Greater Long Island Running Club have teamed up to host the 6th Annual Blazing Trails 4 Autism 4-Mile Run and Walk, which will start and end in East Meadow on Saturday, Nov. 23. more

By David Weingrad | 11/6/13

Mangano is sending Nassau County back to the bad old days

I’ve been reading former U.S. Sen. Al D’Amato’s last few columns, extolling the virtues of Republican County Executive Ed Mangano. more

10/10/13

George H. McVey Elementary School will host the inaugural McVey 5K and 1-mile fun run on Oct. 27.

McVey to host inaugural 5K

For the first time, George H. McVey Elementary School will host a 5K and 1-mile fun run on Oct. 27 to cap its annual Red Ribbon Week, a schoolwide initiative that promotes health, wellness and drug awareness through various programs and assemblies. more

By David Weingrad | 9/13/13

From 'Mr. Jowls' to runner for life

I don’t know his name. We often cross paths as we run, as fast as we can, around the perimeter path at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, a 1.7-mile seashell-coated road that encircles the 50-acre sanctuary. more

7/29/13

Palace Malice, with Mike Smith aboard, took the Belmont Stakes at 13-1 odds.

Palace Malice wins Belmont Stakes

It was upset time at the Belmont Stakes for an eighth consecutive year as 13-1 shot Palace Malice took the lead with a quarter-mile remaining in Saturday’s final leg of the Triple Crown and pulled away from Preakness winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby winner Orb to capture the 145th running before a crowd of 47,562. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/8/13

Derek Rammelkamp, 23, of Centereach, was the first-place finisher in the 26.2-mile marathon, clocking in at 2 hours, 32 minutes.

Thousands run in L.I. Marathon

More than 8,000 runners participated in this year’s Long Island Marathon, which winded through central and northern Nassau County streets, before concluding in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. more

By David Weingrad | 5/9/13

Running for Boston — and America

If New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly were trying during an April 25 news conference to reassure the public that the city’s security infrastructure was tight enough to stave off a terrorist attack, they weren’t doing a very good job of it. more

5/2/13

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