Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted Dec. 8 - 8:01 p.m.
Weber State University's cross-country and track programs officially have a "first couple," and they go by the names of Christian and Summer Allen. In the space of two weeks, they have each earned All-American and broken school records in the 5,000-meters.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted Dec. 3 - 7:33 p.m.
Did you know you could set boundaries with yourself? As I've set boundaries with myself and others, I have reclaimed myself as someone worthy of being what I am meant to be, and that somebody is myself.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted Nov. 24 - 7:28 p.m.
Thousands of individuals and families in need made their way to the Smith's Ballpark parking lot in Salt Lake City on Wednesday for the Crossroad Urban Center's annual turkey giveaway. Nearly 3,000 meals were given away to those in need.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted Nov. 15 - 8:13 p.m.
On Nov. 7, Tommy Rivers Puzey crossed the finish line of the New York City Marathon just one year after learning how to walk again following a sudden rare cancer diagnosis that nearly took his life. Many here in Utah watched from afar as he battled and conquered.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted Nov. 14 - 7:08 p.m.
In April, Fruit Heights residents mourned the loss of a turkey that they affectionately named Kevin. But just in time for Thanksgiving, a new turkey has appeared.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted Nov. 9 - 2:32 p.m.
In recent years, libraries have been a resource for things that not only enrich lives but save them. In most Salt Lake and Utah county libraries, gun locks and naloxone kits are available to those who need them with no questions asked.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted Oct. 8 - 7:34 p.m.
For nearly a decade I have had a public voice when sometimes I probably shouldn't have. Come down memory lane with me with my new set of eyes on so we can together learn from my mistakes.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted Oct. 1 - 8:35 p.m.
Recently, I ran past a few teens doing very teenaged things and it ignited feelings of love and solidarity. As a mother of teenagers, I asked myself the simple question: Would I feel the same way if it was my child?
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted Aug. 13 - 8:32 p.m.
As Skyler Miller of Cedar City looked out his backyard window, he saw something nobody could have imagined: a giant river of water breaking his cement wall and flooding his entire backyard.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted July 28 - 7:02 p.m.
Top female finisher of the 2021 Deseret News Marathon Ashley Paulson ran the entire marathon distance in a 33-year-old "relic" that she credits for pushing her through to the finish line.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted July 25 - 9:48 p.m.
First it was a 5:25 mile at nine months pregnant, then it was running at the Olympic trials just seven months later. Now, just one month after her Olympic trials debut, Makenna Myler is the new record holder of the Deseret News Half Marathon.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted June 25 - 8:17 p.m.
Recently on a boating trip the rope got tangled in the propeller. Being new boat owners, this was a new and kind of scary experience, but we got through it. Now we have another story to add to our adventure book.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted June 14 - 8:12 p.m.
Just seven months after running a blazing 5:25 mile while nine months pregnant, Highland resident Makenna Myler ran an Olympic trials qualifying time of 32:03.32 in the 10K distance at the Portland Track Festival.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted June 4 - 8:14 p.m.
Now that the 2020-21 school year has officially ended, it is time to reflect on the year that was. And what was it exactly? Well, it was something. I'll give you that. It. Was. Something.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted May 31 - 4:40 p.m.
Last summer, Bridger Walker made headlines when he stepped in between his younger sister and a charging dog, receiving a bite to the face in the process.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted May 7 - 8:01 p.m.
With Mother's Day just around the corner, I am bracing myself for the blow. This day set aside for mother-filled praise is far from my favorite day, and here's why.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted April 23 - 8:17 p.m.
I recently gave in to the voice in my head that told me I should take on a home project that would require the physical, intellectual and mental ability that I did not possess; it was not the best decision I've ever made.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted April 19 - 8:51 p.m.
A tiny dog, carrying leash and all, ghosted runner after runner in its hunt for the first-place finish at a track meet Saturday at Logan High School. The best part? The whole thing was captured on video.
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 8:27 p.m.
On Oct. 18, 2020, the trail and ultrarunning community lost one of its own. On April 10, 2021, runners took to the red rock trails surrounding Zion National Park to race upward of 100 miles in his memory.