http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:13:01 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/05/16/axis-offers-off-ice-skating-instruction-local-hockey-players/stories/20260515103 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/05/16/axis-offers-off-ice-skating-instruction-local-hockey-players/stories/20260515103#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 12:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/05/16/axis-offers-off-ice-skating-instruction-local-hockey-players/stories/20260515103 MONROE — JR Bracci is bringing another resource to the local hockey scene, as the longtime coach and former player has opened Axis+ Skate Lab powered by Pillar in Monroe, which provides an off-ice training platform for athletes to further hone their skating abilities. JR Bracci is providing off-ice hockey training, featuring a skating treadmill setup at Axis+ Skate Lab in Monroe. JR Bracci, left, offers a skating assessment to Wilde Morrissey, right, at Axis+ Skate Lab in Monroe. The skating treadmill station pictured at Axis+ Skate Lab in Monroe. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/04/26/briggs-on-day-for-ages-toledo-first-time-marathoner-makes-running-history/stories/20260426120 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/04/26/briggs-on-day-for-ages-toledo-first-time-marathoner-makes-running-history/stories/20260426120#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:34:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/04/26/briggs-on-day-for-ages-toledo-first-time-marathoner-makes-running-history/stories/20260426120 If not for the chip timer, the cameras, and the thousands of witnesses, you might have checked the bushes for a shortcut. Vincent Mauri, of Warren, crosses the finish line as the first place men’s marathon finisher, during the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on April 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/04/26/mauri-shatters-records-cozzarelli-achieves-decade-long-goal-2026-glass-city-mara/stories/20260426104 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/04/26/mauri-shatters-records-cozzarelli-achieves-decade-long-goal-2026-glass-city-mara/stories/20260426104#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:00:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/04/26/mauri-shatters-records-cozzarelli-achieves-decade-long-goal-2026-glass-city-mara/stories/20260426104 Thousands of runners took the streets of Toledo for the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon on Sunday morning, where Vincent Mauri’s record-setting finish of 2:05:54.05 highlighted Olympic Marathon Trial qualifying times for the male and female winners. Vincent Mauri and Andie Cozzarelli, the first place men and women’s marathon finishers, stands together after completing the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on April 26. Vincent Mauri, of Warren, crosses the finish line as the first place men’s marathon finisher, during the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on April 26. Andie Cozzarelli, of Chattanooga, Tennessee crosses the finish line as the first place women’s marathon finisher, during the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on April 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/04/20/military-marchers-set-out-from-hopkinton-to-start-the-130th-boston-marathon/stories/20260420076 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/04/20/military-marchers-set-out-from-hopkinton-to-start-the-130th-boston-marathon/stories/20260420076#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:48:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/04/20/military-marchers-set-out-from-hopkinton-to-start-the-130th-boston-marathon/stories/20260420076 HOPKINTON, Mass. — Defending champion John Korir broke the Boston Marathon course record on Monday, riding a tailwind to outrun the fastest field in event history and win in an unofficial 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds for his second straight victory. Marcel Hug, of Switzerland, breaks the tape to win the men's wheelchair division at the Boston Marathon April 20 in Boston. John Korir, of Kenya, breaks the tape to win the Boston Marathon April 20 in Boston.