running

Running spots in St. Louis

WashU’s location — nestled between Forest Park, Clayton, University City, and St. Louis — offers a wide variety of running spots for newcomers and experienced runners. Many WashU students talk about wanting to get out of the “WashU bubble,” and running (or walking) is a great way to do so and explore the world surrounding WashU. Here are some of the best running routes for the WashU community.

| Managing Sports Editor

Breakdown of BearFit Classes

Offered throughout the day, seven days a week, there’s a BearFit class for everyone, whether you’re an early-bird looking for a morning pump or trying to find some peace of mind in between classes. Here are some highlights. 

, and | Contributing Writers and Junior Scene Editor

Cross country faces Wartburg in rivalry matchup

This weekend, WashU focused on racing nationally-ranked competitor Wartburg in a more intimate, nearly one-on-one setting.

| Staff Writer

Nick Matteucci on trimming times, keeping the ball rolling

Senior Nick Matteucci has the fastest mile time in DIII; one Student Life reporter got the chance to sit down with him and talk about his life on and off the track.

| Senior Sports Editor

Two top-four finishes for cross country at NCAA nationals

In front of a Louisville, Ky. crowd that featured 100 Washington University student athletes and at least 50 alumni, the cross country team capped its season with two final four finishes in the national championships on Saturday, as the No. 1 women’s team came second and the No. 10 men’s team finished fourth.

| Senior Sports Editor

Women’s XC wins UAA title, men come second

Over the last five years, the following has become nearly habitual for the No. 2 Washington University women’s cross country team: They go to University Athletic Association (UAA) championships, they win UAA championships and they come home from UAA championships.

| Senior Sports Editor

Running should be socially acceptable transportation

Our unwillingness to run in public is not necessarily problematic, but I want to draw attention to the benefits of which we are unknowingly depriving ourselves.

| Staff Writer

Taken from the park: Aly Wayne’s improbable run to the top

On Nov. 21, 2015, Aly Wayne, not a member of the Washington University women’s cross-country team just a month earlier, was the second-fastest Bear and the 47th fastest Division III runner at the NCAA Championships in Wisconsin, far from the fields of St. Louis.

| Sports Editor

Club sports teams close fall seasons at nationals

Though the top-ranked Washington University women’s soccer team missed out on a travel opportunity to San Antonio for this weekend’s national semifinals, the women’s club soccer players had punched their tickets to the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Soccer Championships Nov. 21-23 in Phoenix.

| Senior Sports Editor

Winning the Race

On a dark, crisp summer morning, choices I had made more than two years ago were reappearing. The sweat dripping off of 23-year-old Tyler’s face was evidence of a goal he had set just a few days earlier. His legs were tired, but he wasn’t giving up. The two-mile run was nearing an end; he was going to finally pass the Army Physical Fitness Test.

| Staff Columnist on Deployment

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