Florida Striders brave cold and rain to set a world record

It was cold, rainy and a logistical nightmare. But the 100 participants said it was also fun, set a world record and raised money for charity. The Florida Striders Track Club has done it again. For the second straight year, they've set a Guinness World Record. More...

Striders Relay Their Way To New World Record

The Florida Striders have done it again. For the second time in as many years, the track club has set a new world record; this time for the 100 x 5k relay More...

A penny saved is ... a party fund

After finishing another run last Sunday morning, Frank Frazier found Jenny Allen in the parking lot of Sun Tire on Blanding Boulevard and handed her a couple of pennies.

The pennies had been on the ground, somewhere on a route that loops behind the Orange Park Mall, goes through some neighborhoods near the river and returns to the parking lot. More...

Distance runners find ultimate experience in Orange Park

One foot in front of the other.
One foot in front of the other.
One foot in front of the other.

For some of the tougher parts of last weekend's Iron Horse Endurance Run, those words were what helped Orange Park's Mike Lively to ... well, keep putting one foot in front of the other. For 62 miles.

"Yeah, it kind of helps to have some kind of mantra you can repeat to try to distract yourself from the pain," the Naval officer said after running for 11 hours and 56 minutes straight to complete the 100-kilometer Orange Park ultramarathon run. More...