Sports and Recreation
Registration open for Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and 2 Mile Health Walk
The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority is registering for the first annual Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and 2 Mile Health Walk to be held on Saint Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17, 2012. The 5...
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Matt and Andrea Stahl of the Harbin Sports Health Foundation Cycling Team. (contributed photo)
Harbin Foundation Cycling Team to host Mountain Bike Skills Clinic at Jackson Hill
The Harbin Foundation Cycling Team will host a free mountain bike skills clinic at the new Jackson Hill Trails on October the 30th, 2011. The event is open to cyclists of all ages and ability, thou...
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Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority
RFPRA youth basketball and cheerleading – registration opens Oct. 12
The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority is registering for Youth Basketball starting Wednesday, October 12 through Monday, November 21. Registration is open for boys and girls ages 5-14. Age...
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Berry Half Marathon/10k/5k and GoGo Running Track Club partner to provide training to local runners
GoGo Running Track Club has partnered to create training plans specifically for the Berry 1/2 Marathon, 10k, and 5k. We will be meeting every Saturday, starting October 29, at 8:00 a.m. A hard cop...
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This isn t my compass and these aren t my hands. Matter of fact I need to get a compass. Crap.
John Bailey - Where am I anyway?
My one worry about this upcoming 7 Hills 3 Rivers Adventure Race – and I know the area pretty well – is what is this orienteering thing we’re going to have to do anyway? I got pretty excited a...
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This is not a view I am comfortable with just yet. (Cell phone pic by Daniel Bell/RN-T)
Daniel Bell: I reluctantly agree to race
This race wasn’t my idea, but I do feel like I am probably sort of responsible for our involvement in it. You likely already know by now that John Bailey , Severo Avila and I will be represent...
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Ever wanted to run 100 miles - The Georgia Jewel Race is your chance
The Georgia Jewel challenge, consisting of a 100 mile, 50 mile, and 35 mile run, will be held at the Pinhoti Trail on September 24th & 25th. Awards will be given out for the top three in each race....
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Severo Avila: The Adventure Begins
The RN-T Runners have once again embarked on a fitness venture (and some would say fool's quest) to prove ourselves fit enough to negotiate Rome's 7 Hills and 3 Rivers. Coosa River Basin Initiativ...
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RACE Rome and Rome Orthopaedic Center present 4th annual sprint and inaugural youth triathlons
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On Sunday, October 2, novice and seasoned triathletes of all ages will return to Darlington School to raise money for The Open Door Home and compete in the 4th Annual RACE Rome Sprint Triathlon a...
John Bailey: Prepping for adventure - well, kind of
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It’s been a while since the Tough Mudder and the Berry half-marathon but I’ve been keeping busy. Ran (or rather struggled, jogged and alternately walked) the Twisted Ankle Marathon wit...
7 Hills 3 Rivers Adventure Race Early Bird Registration Deadline Sept. 5
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Adventurers looking to get wet, sweaty and muddy on Sept. 24 at the Coosa River Basin Initiative—Redmond Regional Medical Center 7 Hills 3 Rivers Adventure Race should regis-ter by Sept. 5 to take ...
Harbin Foundation Cycling Team races in downtown Chattanooga
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The Harbin Foundation Cycling Team competed in the past weekend’s annual Village Volkswagon River Gorge race weekend in and around Chattanooga TN. This year the event was a much larger product...
American Pool Players Association now forming teams in Rome
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The APA Pool League, sanctioned by the American Poolplayers Association (APA), is now forming teams throughout Floyd County under the guidance of APA League Operators Charli and Paul McAllister of ...
CRBI to host Aug. 27 paddle on Etowah River
by CRBI reports
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The Coosa River Basin Initiative (CRBI) and Upper Etowah River Alliance (UERA) will host a canoe/kayak paddle on the Etowah River Aug. 27 from Old Federal Road to East Cherokee Drive in Forsyth...
Hudson, Braves blank Diamondbacks, 1-0
by The Associated Press
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ATLANTA — Two rookies came through in key situations to help Atlanta's Tim Hudson beat Arizona's Josh Collmenter. Backed by a key defensive play by first baseman Freddie Freeman and two ninth-inni...
Darlington to host Run with PRIDE 5K and Fun Run
by Darlington Schools reports
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Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to participate in Darlington’s Run with PRIDE 5K and Fun Run on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 8:30 a.m. “We want the entire community to come together for this e...