The year was 1977, and that summer, “Star Wars” exploded onto the big screen and changed movies forever. Months earlier, ...

The Johnnycake Jog has long been known as Ohio’s “Finest Five-Miler,” but the longtime Lake County road race is also about community, memories and fun times. In honor of the Jog turning 49 and closing ...

Rick Ventura had an eye for talent as the cross country coach at Lake Catholic in the late 1970s and, as a runner himself, had a vision of how good a five-mile summer race on Lake County roads could ...

Lake County historians say there are three versions of the origin of Johnnycake Ridge Road: *An unidentified man built a cabin along a prominent ridge, intending to start a tavern. He never did.

The running career of Bill Dennison has come full circle. When Dennison was 12 years old, he attended a running camp in Trumbull County. Eighteen years later, Dennison is the race director for an ...

Jul. 5—What I remember most about running in the first Johnnycake Jog is I didn't win it. A lot went into that result, but the main ones were I didn't run the whole way and when I did run, I didn't ...

Blair Durda got burnt out with running during her time at Stetson after being a multi-time state qualifier for Riverside. But returning from college and a different 5K race back home helped her find ...

So who are the favorites to win this year’s Johnnycake Jog? Well, when both of the previous year’s winners are signed up for Ohio’s Finest Five-Miler, that’s usually a good place to start. Johnny ...

No food is more indigenous to Rhode Island than that crude, cornmeal flapjack best known as the johnnycake. Nor is there one more controversial. Some like it thick and cakelike; others prefer it crepe ...