Good reads
Early Days in the Range of Light
Author: Daniel Arnold
Publisher: Powell's Books (www.powells.com)

Eye-Q Two Cities Marathon & Half
When: Sunday
Where: Start line on Friant Road just north of Audubon Drive; finish in Woodward Park

Homegrown Cyclocross Series
When: Sunday
Where: Woodward Park
Dirt, mud, cement, grass and sand - all in the same lap. No wonder why cyclocross is the fastest-growing branch of cycling. This is the second of a five-race series through mid-December.

Last Valley Runner series race of year Saturday
The 23rd annual Valley Runner of the Year Series ends Saturday at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
When: Oct. 24
Where: Fresno State, Maple Avenue Mall

Local team sets record at Furnace Creek 508
Battling 40 mph winds and brutal heat, a team of local cyclists overcame the elements to set a course record for a four-woman relay team at last weekend's Furnace Creek 508.

Grizzly Century
When: Saturday
Where: North Fork

DFG seeks ban on fishing for sturgeon in Sacramento River
First, salmon were declared off limits to anglers in the Sacramento River.