Monday, April 15, 2013
Steve Dunn, founder of the FishHawk Road Runners Club, said he's been in contact with all five members of his club running today's Boston Marathon and reports that all are safe following the bombing.
A longtime marathon runner, owner of Hit the Trails running store in FishHawk Ranch and founder of the FishHawk Road Runners Club, Steve Dunn has tackled the difficult Boston Marathon a number of times. This year he decided to sit the marathon out but was intently watching television coverage of the event Monday, April 15, to see five members of his running club traverse the streets of Boston. He had just left his FishHawk Ranch home to head to his store on FishHawk Boulevard when he received word that a bomb exploded as the first runners crossed the finish line. "It's unbelievable," said Dunn in a phone interview just minutes after the explosion. "I'm getting a ton of calls and text messages right now. I'm trying to see if my runners are …
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Here’s a look back at some of the week's news and features.
1. Sheriff Gee's Wife Out of Hospital Following Crash -- It was a close call for the wife of Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee last Thursday. Rhonda Gee sustained only bumps and bruises after a car driven by Dover gang member Raul de Alejandro, plowed into her car at the intersection of Bloomingdale Avenue and Lithia-Pinecrest Road. De Alejandro had just been in an altercation with the clerk at the Hess gas station at that intersection. 2. Newsome Seniors Bid Farewell to High School --School's out for 490 Newsome High School seniors who graduated May 31 at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall. Were you there? Upload your photos and congratulations to Bloomingdale-Riverview Patch. 3. New Details in Riverview Teacher's Relationship …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Cormac McCarthy and Michael Babinec are this year's recipients.
Two graduating seniors will run with a lighter financial load thanks to scholarships from the FishHawk Road Runners Club. For five years, the runners club has presented scholarships to a graduating senior who is involved in the sport of running senior and excels academically. This year, however, the club had two worthy recipients so awarded duo $1,000 scholarships. Running club founder Steve Dunn, owner of Hit the Trails, and club treasurer Mike Conti presented Cormac McCarthy of Bloomingdale High School and Michael Babinec of Riverview High School with scholarships. Both seniors are outstanding runners and students, said Dunn. "These two guys made it an easy decision," said Dunn. "They're both exceptional students and exceptional athletes…
