Since 1999, Robinson High has hosted the Millard Shumate Invitational cross country meet at Picnic Island. And most years, Shumate was there at the finish line, helping with timing or shepherding runners through the chute. ...more

March 5, 2009

Millard Shumate, former president of Tampa's Bayshore Runners Club and a nationally competitive age-group runner, died Wednesday night at Memorial Hospital following a bout with pneumonia. He was 86. ...more

March 5, 2009

Here's an intriguing - and sensible - idea: Run a 13.1-mile half-marathon before attempting the longer and more grueling full marathon. ...more

November 8, 2008

William G. Sanders, 49, Tampa Height: 5-foot-8 ...more

September 25, 2008

A 3.1-mile foot race that lets runners scamper through woods, around ponds and behind homes is returning to Carrollwood Village. ...more

February 23, 2008

A 3.1-mile footrace that lets runners scamper through woods, around ponds and behind homes is returning to Carrollwood Village. ...more

February 23, 2008

Rick Hoyt's entrance into this life had been a rough one. The umbilical cord had wrapped around his neck during birth, cutting off oxygen to his brain. Doctors said he was a spastic quadriplegic - a form of cerebral palsy. He would never walk. He would never speak. ...more

February 10, 2008