It might be acceptable for adults at the gym, in road races and in triathlons. But high school girls in sports bras and boys with bare chests violate the dress code of Hillsborough County's public schools and officials are once again attempting to enforce the rule - no matter how hot it is. ...more

November 5, 2009

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

During the next two days, more than 20,000 runners and walkers will hit the streets of Tampa to participate in one of four road races at the Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic - a record for the event since all of the runs were combined into a single weekend of competition in 2003. ...more

February 28, 2009

Despite a weak economy and city seemingly stretched to the limit by parades and a Super Bowl, the Publix Supermarkets Gasparilla Distance Classic is experiencing a record number of runners signing up for the annual road races in downtown Tampa. ...more

February 6, 2009

If Tony Stewart thinks that becoming a NASCAR owner-driver next season will be a panacea for his career - even with hefty support from General Motors and Rick Hendrick - maybe he should drop by Robby Gordon's hauler or motorcoach for a while. ...more

August 13, 2008

Rather than wallowing in self-pity, Maura Sampson decided to celebrate her age. ...more

August 7, 2008

TRIATHLON Hernando County dentist David Jensen recently competed in Tempe, Arizona event. ...more

May 7, 2008

When you are living in a mobile home and working odd jobs to get through college, a couple of thousand dollars can mean a lot. And for 22-year-old Austin Richmond, winning the local-prize purse at Saturday's Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic could help him achieve his dream of one day running the marathon at the Olympics. ...more

February 10, 2008

Diets weren't the only craze on the bestsellers list in 1978. ...more

December 28, 2007