Jogging

A 27-year-old Columbia woman jogging around Lake Elkhorn in Owen Brown village Thursday evening was sexually assaulted by an unknown man, police said.About 5 p.m., a man described as being in his late teens,5 feet 6 inches tall, wearing baggy blue jeans approached the woman, FTC exposed himself and then grabbed the woman, police said.The woman escaped, ran to a local business and called authorities.Anyone with information is asked to call 410-313-3700.Pub date 10/11/98

A member of the Glenelg Country School track team was struck by a motorcycle Tuesday while jogging along Folly Quarter Road, Howard County fire and rescue officials said yesterday.The officials did not have details of the incident or the victim's name. They said the victim was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for possible head injuries after the 5: 21 p.m. accident.Pub Date: 9/12/96

A man robbed and attempted to rape a Laurel woman jogging on the Brockbridge Fitness Trail yesterday morning, county police said.The victim told that police she was running on the trail south of River Ridge Road just after 6 a.m. when she came upon the man. She said the man, who had a black scarf covering his face, pushed her to the ground and said, "Let me have those rings, and I'll let you go."As the victim began to comply, the suspect pulled down her pants as well as his own. Handing her rings over to the man, the woman began to scream and cry. The man got up and ran north on the trail, toward Brockridge Elementary School, police said.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Cigar is back on the track at Belmont Park for the first time since he won the Massachusetts Handicap two weeks ago with a bruised heel. He is merely jogging, but is being pointed toward more serious work later this week and, if everything seems sound, toward the special $1 million race that has been offered by Arlington Park in Chicago.The Arlington race, which would be run at a time chosen by Cigar's handlers, probably would be scheduled on July 13 or 14, giving Cigar about one month until his next scheduled race, the Pacific Classic at Del Mar in California on Aug. 10.The 6-year-old has a winning streak of 15 races and he needs one more to match the modern record set by Calumet Farm's Citation in 1948.

Gas tax money for bike paths, not bypasses?I would like to respond to a letter to the editor in The Sun on May 19, "Gas tax needed to rebuild roads," by Jack Kinstlinger of Baltimore.The Carroll County commissioners opposed a proposal to construct a linear park for bicycling and jogging enthusiasts. The cost would have been more than $300,000, with $121,000 coming from federal gasoline tax money. Why should gasoline tax money be used for such a purpose?In Carroll County, we need bypasses around most of the municipalities as well as maintenance on existing roadways.

On the field: During batting practice, Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken was jogging to second when Bill Ripken, who was in the cage, ripped a line drive directly at his brother. Cal dropped to the ground and the ball missed him by about a foot as early arrivals in the stands ooohed.In the dugout: Orioles manager Davey Johnson had to reconstruct his lineup after he found out Brady Anderson had re-strained his quadriceps. Luis Polonia batted leadoff and Mike Devereaux, who likely would've sat because of his 2-for-30 slump, started in center field.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Sid Fernandez stepped on a scale in the Orioles clubhouse yesterday. The moment of truth.In February and March, word out of his native Hawaii was that the pounds were cascading off the left-hander, who weighed 262 when the players went on strike last year. About a week ago, Fernandez told Orioles strength and conditioning coach Tim Bishop over the phone that he weighed 226 pounds.To his teammates, who had watched Fernandez quit jogging less than one lap around the field last year, that seemed fantastic.

A 48-year-old Westminster businessman was killed and a 54-year-old Western Maryland College professor was critically injured while jogging on Route 97 at Kalten Road early yesterday.They were struck by a car driven by a 19-year-old man who apparently fell asleep while on his way home after working back-to-back shifts for a Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, state police said .David Webb Herlocker, of Scott Drive, a few miles from the accident scene, and Terrence Burk, of the first block of West Main St., were flown to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore in the state police MedEvac helicopter after the 6:40 a.m. accident.

The family of a Westminster jogger who died after being struck by a car Thursday has established a memorial fund in his name to help build a local jogging trail.Terence "Terry" Burk, 48, was jogging with two friends on Route 97 at Kalten Road when he and fellow jogger David W. Herlocker were struck about 6:45 a.m. Thursday by a car. Police said the 19-year-old man who was driving the car apparently fell asleep while coming home from work.Mr. Burk died Thursday afternoon at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.

Members of the Linthicum Elementary School jogging club showed their talent Sunday in the Kid's Cross-country Classic at Goucher College.Among boys 9 and younger, Joey Wojciechowski took first place; Jordan Young, fifth place; John Snyder, seventh place; and Kevin Brodie, 10th place.Among girls 9 and younger, Nareneh Manokian took sixth place.Among girls 10 and 11, Jenny Anarino took fourth place and Danielle Muller, sixth place.Among boys 10 and 11, Danny Anacker took first place; Robbie Burns, fifth place; and Kevin Kolodiej, eighth place.

A Maryland State Police flight paramedic was fatally injured when he was hit by a truck while jogging in North Carolina, police said yesterday. First Sgt. Tobin Triebel, 39, of New Market was struck at 8:30 a.m. Friday by a tree-trimming truck while he was vacationing in Hillsborough, N.C., state police said. He was airlifted to a nearby hospital, where he died, police said. Sergeant Triebel had worked on the force for 13 years, police said. He was the Aviation Command Training supervisor and had previously worked as the Western Region supervisor, overseeing the Frederick and Cumberland aviation sections.

Leopold to lead Caring and Sharing Parade County Executive John R. Leopold will be Grand Marshall of the 13th annual Pasadena Caring and Sharing Parade at 2 p.m. today. The parade, sponsored by the Pasadena Business Association, will feature several community groups that work to provide hot meals for families during Thanksgiving and the holiday season. Leopold will march with Boy Scout Troop 870 and other Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from the Four Rivers district. "This is a great event that focuses on helping our neighbors in need," Leopold said.

Isabelle Hill may have gone a little too fast for a beginning runner. Progressing from a swift walk to an enthusiastic jog, 6-year-old Isabelle led more than 70 beginning runners on their first two laps around the Bates Middle School track Sunday morning. But then she promptly retired to the bleachers. "I got a lot of cramps," she said. The rest of the runners had no trouble completing their first workout as part of the Annapolis Striders Beginning Running Program, a low-impact, six-week course that its directors hope will inspire people to find running partners and add jogging to their fitness regimen.

Is it a mistake to listen to music while running? I know "real runners" don't bring tunes along, but I can go so much farther with the music pumping me up. Should I make a more concerted effort to leave my MP3 at home? Running outdoors alone, lost in thought, is one of the most satisfying mind-body exercises you'll find. That said, if you've tried it and it doesn't work for you - maybe you run on loud city streets and not along quiet, tree-lined trails - don't stress over it. While professional racers traditionally haven't worn headphones, you should do what works for you. There is no reason to force yourself to run in silence.

DURBAN, South Africa - Jogging through his hilly neighborhood last week, Billy Mattig said he knows no man can run forever. He just wants to complete the 55-mile Comrades Marathon twice more. Then he'll take it easy. "When you get older," the former railroad worker said, "you feel the hills more." Mattig, for the record, is 80. He has entered the annual ultramarathon 25 times, finishing 18. Far from an anomaly, he is part of a national obsession that has made the race into an annual spectacle, an event that, on June 16, millions of South Africans will watch on television from dawn to dusk.

Afleet Alex appears none the worse for wear after his near-disastrous experience during his victory in the 130th Preakness on Saturday. He returned to the Pimlico Race Course track yesterday morning for the first time since the big race, taking a two-mile jog, and trainer Tim Ritchey said, "I was ecstatic that he came out of the race as well as he has. "He was a touch stiff the first mile, which was to be expected. But by the time he was jogging the second mile, his ears were up and he was jogging forward and striding right out."

WORD THAT former President Bill Clinton had heart disease serious enough to require a quadruple bypass seemed shocking at first. He's only 58, and was the most visible of our jogging chief executives, often heading right down Constitution Avenue, entourage in tow. Thinking back on it, though, produces memories of Mr. Clinton jogging to fast-food joints - and of his famous pig-outs with another leader of enormous appetites: former German Chancellor Helmut...

Anne Arundel County's trails are among the area's standout features, providing residents with a place to skate, ride their bikes or get in their daily dose of jogging -- without having to worry about traffic. "Our trails are models for the East Coast, and even the world," said David Dionne, superintendent of trails and greenways for the county, who has visited facilities along the East Coast, as well as in the United Kingdom and Europe. Perhaps the best known is the Baltimore & Annapolis or B&A Trail, which spans 13 miles.

Rob Lowe left President Josiah Bartlet's White House last year, but he certainly didn't have to travel far to find his new home this fall at Lyon, LaCrosse and Levine, a high-powered law firm in downtown D.C. That was my thought as the opening sequence of NBC's The Lyon's Den showed Lowe's character, John "Jack" Turner, an idealistic attorney and U.S. senator's son, jogging through the city with a shot of the White House over his shoulder. I almost expected the camera to zoom in on a window in the building to show Bartlet watching as Lowe jogged out of his world.

YOU RUN six miles, pump iron for an hour, then read the paper over a tofu and veggie lunch to discover that two guys younger and fitter just died while working out. What's the point of all the sweat and sacrifice? It can't be living longer. According to reporting by The Sun's Jonathan Bor, longevity is a crapshoot affected by so many factors that it's impossible to control them all. Regular exercise probably improves the odds of a lengthy lifespan for most people. But there are no guarantees.