Cooper River Bridge Run 2014

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One of these designs will be the official 2015 Cooper River Bridge Run logo – and it’s up to you to decide! Voting ends Tuesday at 8 p.m. (via bridgerun.com)

Former Olympic marathoner Bill Rodgers is the scheduled speaker for the 2014 Eye Opener. The meet is Sept. 5-6 at the Roger Milliken Center. Rodgers is expected to speak Friday night and will attend Saturday races. 

Part of our Cooper River Bridge Run coverage (via MileSplit)

As Simon Ndirgangu neared the halfway mark of Saturday's 37th Cooper River Bridge Run, he stole a glance at his wristwatch. (via The Post and Courier)

When the big bang for running in the United States took place in the mid-1970s, the icons of the sport were "Complete Book of Running" author Jim Fixx, physician and author George Sheehan, Olympic gold medalist Frank Shorter and four-time Boston and New York City marathon winner Bill Rodgers. (via www.charlestonscene.com)

Genie Wellons has always loved life, and in many ways, life loved him right back. In 1990, Wellons' life took a detour when he broke his back in an automobile accident. He was 41 at the time, a machinist in Shop 30 at the Navy Yard, with a well-earned reputation for driving in life's fast lane. (via The Post and Courier)

After the Boston Marathon bombings last year, many of the students at Stall High School in North Charleston were worried about a blind runner they had heard speak just weeks before. (via The Post and Courier)

Since the running boom of the 1970s, Marc Embler has established himself as one of the most accomplished and enduring runners in the Palmetto State. (via The Post and Courier)

Say "elite" runner in context of the Cooper River Bridge Run and most will conjure up images of Kenyans, Ethiopians and the occasional Ukrainian, but not a local.

Full weekend of meets ahead and Cooper River Bridge Run. 

The biggest changes made for this year's 37th annual Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk originated 816 miles away at 2:49 p.m. April 15, 2013, a mere nine days after last year's race. (via www.charlestonscene.com)

  Boaters will be unable to approach the Arthur Ravenel Bridge during this year's Cooper River Bridge Run on Saturday, according to U.S. Coast Guard officials. (via The Post and Courier)

The genesis of running as an activity for the everyday person in the United States during the 1970's has arguably three primary icons. (via The Post and Courier)