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Blowing Rock’s Pennel is 4th, Dimercurio 6th in Boston Marathon

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|Date: April 16, 2018
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Blowing Rock’s Pennel is 4th, Dimercurio 6th in Boston Marathon

By David Rogers. April 16, 2018. BOSTON, MA -- Highlighted by Tyler Pennel's fourth place finish in the m ...

By David Rogers. April 16, 2018. BOSTON, MA -- Highlighted by Tyler Pennel's fourth place finish in the men's division of Monday's rain-soaked Boston Marathon, Blowing Rock's ZAP Fitness/Reebok elite ...

April 16, 2018
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Blowing Rock duo finishes 1-2 in Virginia Beach’s Shamrock Half-Marathon

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|Date: March 18, 2018
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Blowing Rock duo finishes 1-2 in Virginia Beach’s Shamrock Half-Marathon

By David Rogers. March 18, 2018. VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- Blowing Rock ran away with women's division of the ...

By David Rogers. March 18, 2018. VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- Blowing Rock ran away with women's division of the Shamrock Half Marathon on Sunday, sweeping the top two spots on the leaderboard. COVER IMAGE: ...

March 18, 2018
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GONE GLOBAL: Four Blowing Rock elite runners competing in Japan, Sacramento championship marathons

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|Date: November 30, 2017
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GONE GLOBAL: Four Blowing Rock elite runners competing in Japan, Sacramento championship marathons

By David Rogers. November 30, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Four members of the Blowing Rock-based ZAP Fitnes ...

By David Rogers. November 30, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Four members of the Blowing Rock-based ZAP Fitness/Reebok elite running team will face national and international fields on Sunday, December 3rd ...

November 30, 2017
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A Long Road To Rio — Through Blowing Rock

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|Date: August 14, 2016
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A Long Road To Rio — Through Blowing Rock

By David Rogers. August 14, 2016. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Turning a faucet handle to get water or flipping a ...

By David Rogers. August 14, 2016. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Turning a faucet handle to get water or flipping a light switch to light up a dark room, the vast majority of Americans unapologetically take them ...

August 14, 2016
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Blowing Rock Invades Los Angeles For U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

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|Date: February 12, 2016
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Blowing Rock Invades Los Angeles For U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

By David Rogers. February 12, 2016. LOS ANGELES, CA -- Los Angeles, California is bracing for an influx o ...

By David Rogers. February 12, 2016. LOS ANGELES, CA -- Los Angeles, California is bracing for an influx of visitors as it hosts the largest ever field of qualifiers for the U.S Olympic Trials of the m ...

February 12, 2016
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Blowing Rock’s ZAP Fitness/Reebok Adds 4-Time NCAA Champ To Roster

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|Date: January 11, 2016
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Blowing Rock’s ZAP Fitness/Reebok Adds 4-Time NCAA Champ To Roster

By David Rogers. January 11, 2016. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Even while celebrating six members of its elite ru ...

By David Rogers. January 11, 2016. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Even while celebrating six members of its elite running team qualifying for next month's U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles, Blowing Roc ...

January 11, 2016
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Photo Finish: Blowing Rock’s Pennel Edged in U.S. National 12k

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|Date: November 16, 2015
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Photo Finish: Blowing Rock’s Pennel Edged in U.S. National 12k

By David Rogers. November 16, 2015. ALEXANDRIA, VA -- After 7.46 miles of running, it all came down to a ...

By David Rogers. November 16, 2015. ALEXANDRIA, VA -- After 7.46 miles of running, it all came down to a belly button's worth of distance separating first and second in an exciting U.S. National 12k r ...

November 16, 2015
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Former Blowing Rock Elite Runner Killed in Chattanooga Auto Mishap

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|Date: September 21, 2015
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Former Blowing Rock Elite Runner Killed in Chattanooga Auto Mishap

By David Rogers. September 21, 2015. CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Two days after being struck by an alleged hit and ...

By David Rogers. September 21, 2015. CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Two days after being struck by an alleged hit and run driver while on a routine training run in his home city of Chattanooga, TN, a former membe ...

September 21, 2015
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Blowing Rock Places Three in Top 13 of U.S. Road Race Championships in CT

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|Date: September 07, 2015
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Blowing Rock Places Three in Top 13 of U.S. Road Race Championships in CT

By David Rogers. September 7, 2015. NEW HAVEN, CT -- Three Blowing Rock-based athletes finished in the to ...

By David Rogers. September 7, 2015. NEW HAVEN, CT -- Three Blowing Rock-based athletes finished in the top 13 of more than 1800 runners competing on Monday in the New Haven (CT) 20K Road Race, which d ...

September 07, 2015
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Blowing Rock’s Erb Earns 24th in IAAF World Championships’ Women’s Marathon

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|Date: August 30, 2015
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Blowing Rock’s Erb Earns 24th in IAAF World Championships’ Women’s Marathon

By David Rogers. August 30, 2015, BEIJING, CHINA -- She finished more than 10 minutes behind Mare Dibaba ...

By David Rogers. August 30, 2015, BEIJING, CHINA -- She finished more than 10 minutes behind Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia, the winner of the IAAF World Championships early Sunday morning, but Blowing Rock' ...

August 30, 2015
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CNN Ranks Blowing Rock’s ZAP Fitness Best of the Best in U.S. Running Camps

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|Date: May 17, 2015
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CNN Ranks Blowing Rock’s ZAP Fitness Best of the Best in U.S. Running Camps

By David Rogers. May 17, 2015. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Reinforcing the High Country's emerging reputation as ...

By David Rogers. May 17, 2015. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Reinforcing the High Country's emerging reputation as one of the world's top running meccas, the global television network CNN named Blowing Rock's Z ...

May 17, 2015
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Conquering Wilkesboro: High Country Girls on the Run Storm Rivers Edge

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|Date: May 03, 2015
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Conquering Wilkesboro: High Country Girls on the Run Storm Rivers Edge

By David Rogers. May 3, 2015. WILKESBORO, NC -- An estimated 400+ family members and friends watched more ...

By David Rogers. May 3, 2015. WILKESBORO, NC -- An estimated 400+ family members and friends watched more than 300 registered runners negotiate three laps around Rivers Edge Park on Sunday, all part o ...

May 03, 2015
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Blowing Rock’s Stilin Tops International Field in Northern Ireland

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|Date: February 19, 2015
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Blowing Rock’s Stilin Tops International Field in Northern Ireland

By David Rogers. February 19, 2015. ARMAGH, NORTHERN IRELAND -- Armagh may well be the oldest town in Ire ...

By David Rogers. February 19, 2015. ARMAGH, NORTHERN IRELAND -- Armagh may well be the oldest town in Ireland, but Blowing Rock's Joe Stilin brought some New World and High Country punch to the 25th r ...

February 19, 2015
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The Hand of the Community at Work in Blowing Rock & High Country for Middle Fork Greenway

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|Date: February 12, 2015
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The Hand of the Community at Work in Blowing Rock & High Country for Middle Fork Greenway

By David Rogers. February 12, 2014. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- After more than a decade of planning, negotiating ...

By David Rogers. February 12, 2014. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- After more than a decade of planning, negotiating and cajoling, the Middle Fork Greenway project may finally have the kind of visible community ...

February 12, 2015
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