BY SAPNA PATHAK *** Croak loves trash-talk. No, you won’t hear the Concord resident egging his opponents on, but you will see him quiet their jovial taunts with first-place finishes and record-setting performances. On Sunday, Aug. 12, Croak competed in the 20th annual Granite State Senior Games, taking the track at Manchester’s ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK Six years ago Ken Folsum was a frustrated runner. He was 75 years old and thought his racing days were over. So he made sure they weren’t. The Salem native and five friends formed the New England 60-plus Runners Club, drawing those looking to stay competitive at a later age. Today, the group includes more than 600 ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Sean Colligan thought it would be fun to welcome a couple of his friends from Manchester to the annual Goffstown Gallop – a 28-year-old non-sanctioned road race pitting runners from across the state and beyond against each other. Less than a half an hour after the race began, the soon-to-be Goffstown High School ...