With dozens of fitness apps available, choosing one that best fits your lifestyle can prove difficult. Sworkit, a fitness app from Nexercise, aims to
Over 10,000 runners in the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon came from outside the United States, and while the number of international participan
Photo by Getty Images For the second time in three weeks, two Kenyans took top honors at an Abbott World Marathon Majors event, with Stanley Biwott an
Photo by Jim Cummins Harper College will be the site of the top junior college talent in Illinois, as the National Junior College Athletic Association
For many in the Chicago area, the end of Daylight Savings Time, which concludes at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, also means the end of well-lit evening commutes.
Photo by Marcus Snowden For the first time in many years, the top cross country athletes in the Big 10 will come to Chicago to compete for the confere
It’s dark and someone at the front of the room is screaming at you. You’re pedaling as fast as you can as sweat pours down your face. You
2015 Holiday Gift Guide Unsure of what to get the athlete in your life for the holidays? Let our gift guide help you out! With a variety of pro
Steven R. McQueen and Jonny Imerman (Photo by Deja Views Photography) Steven R. McQueen, who plays Jimmy Borelli on NBC Chicago Fire and starred in Th
When Ross Forman, a coach for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training, set out to lead a Saturday run in July, he had no idea how dif
It can be incredibly difficult to find time to train for a race or just stay in shape when you have a busy schedule. Excuses are made, other things ar
After I crossed the finish line on Sunday, I was very overwhelmed. Yes, I finished a marathon, but more overwhelming than that was the encounter that
