A record crowd of nearly 20,000 runners, joggers and walkers hit the streets of Tampa this weekend to take part in four races offered in the Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic. ...more

March 2, 2009

There was a time when Ryan Hall would have had plenty of company running on Bayshore Boulevard in the Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15-kilometer race. That was "back in the day," as many of the area's old-time runners like to say, when the world's best distance runners regularly made this event their first stop of the season. ...more

March 1, 2009

He didn't break the record, but Olympic runner Ryan Hall recorded the fastest time for the Gasparilla 15-kilometer run since it stopped awarding prize money in 1998. ...more

February 28, 2009

These days, no one could blame you for thinking scandal or disgrace will eventually ensnare professional athletes with even the most solid of moral foundations. These are, after all, cynical times. ...more

February 27, 2009

2008 Olympian Ryan Hall has come to Tampa to compete in Saturday's Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15-kilometer road race. Hall, the American record holder in the half marathon (59 minutes, 43 seconds) who is tuning up for next month's Boston Marathon, responded to questions posed by Tampa Tribune running and triathlon writer Bill Ward about his early running career, his days as a Stanford University star, his faith and, now, running as a professional. ...more

February 26, 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

Elite distance runner Ryan Shay, who collapsed and died Saturday during the U.S. men's marathon Olympic trials, had been diagnosed with an enlarged heart but cleared by doctors, his father said. ...more

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