Author Archives: Tony Bruno

*This race recap is the first in a series written by runners from the winning team (DiMarco Workhorse III) of the 2021 GAP Relay (150 miles from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, MD). It was written by Steve Garand, he is a 60 year old ultra marathoner who resides in the City of Pittsburgh. My last relayContinue reading “Waiting Woods”

In July, a few weeks after my failed attempt to complete the entire 100K (Longest Day race, I didn’t complete my lap at mile #54 quick enough to continue), Cory Evans told me that he signed up for the Bell Lap 24 Hour Ultra. 8:00 am Saturday, September 4 until 8:00 am Sunday, September 5.Continue reading “I Got a Buckle”

Hilton Head Preparatory School is excited to announce Tony Bruno as Head Cross Country Coach. Tony brings extensive coaching and personal running experience to Hilton Head Prep. As a runner, Tony was an All-Conference runner at Division 1 Robert Morris College (now University), and was the Head Cross Country and Track Coach at Duquesne UniversityContinue reading “He’s Back!”

The last time I ran a race was December of 2019. A 50K trail run in Bluffton, SC called the Buffalo Run. The reason is not because of COVID 19. It’s because at the beginning of 2020, I was getting ready to sell my house in Bethel Park, PA and move to Hilton Head, SC.Continue reading “…and 18 months later”

Brad was born in Rochester, NY but was raised in Charlotte, NC and started running in fourth grade after he was introduced to the “Pacer Test” (which you may know better as a beep test). Brad kept running the entire gym class as all off his classmates tired and quit. He decided that he couldContinue reading “Profile of Brad Popple”

I met Brad a few years back and was instantly drawn to his love of running and his dedication to the sport. Below is a bit of Brad’s thoughts about the sport of running. Tomorrow, I will profile Brad. He is a very interesting person and I think you will enjoy reading about him andContinue reading “Brad Popple on Running”

Sorry it has been a while, I went out of town for a few days and didn’t take the computer. I was in White Lake, NC to watch my girlfriend run a half Ironman distance triathlon (1.2 swim, 56 bike, 13.1 run). She finished in 6:14. The website is having a photo contest. Our firstContinue reading “Photo Contest”

Last December there was a half marathon that was by invitation only in Hardeeville, SC (a town 20 miles from me) which had several national class runners attend. However; I went to watch Jim Miller, a 61 year old guy run. I introduced myself and told him how impressed I was with his career. JimContinue reading “Jim Miller: 43 Years and 249 Days”

This post was written with the intention of being satirical, if it offends you or you are bothered by it, remember; I wrote this as a tongue in cheek observation with no intent to upset anyone. I sometimes feel like Rip van Winkle, I was active in the road race scene and coached a collegeContinue reading “Selfies, Water Bottles and Finisher Medals”

Herb Cratty is a friend and former competitor from the road race scene in the 80’s. Miles of Smiles, Herb’s timing company has timed over 3400 events and over 627,000 runners. I asked him if he would want to share a little bit about what goes into timing a race. Herb sent the following: TimesContinue reading “Everything You Wanted to Know About Timing a Race…But Were Afraid to Ask”