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PEACHTREE TO CELEBRATE 50TH RUNNING WITH $50K COURSE RECORD BONUSES By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (19-Feb) — The Atlanta Track Club plans to celebrate the 50th edition of their AJC Peachtree Road Race 10-K on July 4 with an especially big bang. The …

NEAR WORLD INDOOR RECORD FOR KEJELCHA AT NYRR MILLROSE GAMES By Rich Sands, @sands (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (09-Feb) — A near miss at the world indoor record in the mile and a pair of U.S. bests in the 800 highlighted a bustling evening …

FAST MILES, CLOSE 800 HIGHLIGHT NEW BALANCE INDOOR GRAND PRIX By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PHOTO: Gabriela Stafford edges Elinor Purrier in the women’s mile, 4:24.80 to 4:24.88, at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston (photo by Jane Monti for …

We got the news from longtime Tommy Leonard friend and benefactor Russ Pelletier of Falmouth that running’s “Goodwill Ambassador” Tommy Leonard took his last breath on Wednesday night. Not enough words available to illustrate what a prince of a man and worldly friend to the running community (especially during his …

Sydney McLaughlin set to return to New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Jan. 26 BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2018) – Sydney McLaughlin, one of track and field’s most exciting new stars, will return to compete at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday, January 26, organizers announced today. Tickets …

John Hancock Announces 2019 Boston Marathon Elite Team 82 Elite Athletes, Including Olympians, Paralympians, World Champions and Abbott World Marathon Majors Winners, from 15 Countries Invited for 123rd Running on April 15 BOSTON, MA, January 10, 2019, 10:00 a.m. EST—John Hancock and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the …

 Atlanta Track Club Unveils Course for 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Marathon Course to Highlight Atlanta’s Olympic Legacy and Olympic Future (Homepage photo of Centennial Olympic Park courtesy of Downtown Atlanta) ATLANTA – January 7, 2019 – Atlanta Track Club and USA Track & Field unveiled the course map …

AMERICANS HASAY, HALL TO JOIN CHAMPIONS LINDEN & MCFADDEN IN BOSTON MARATHON FIELD By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (18-Dec) — Jordan Hasay and Sara Hall will join defending champions Desiree Linden and Tatyana McFadden on the starting line of the 123rd Boston Marathon …

John Hancock and the Boston Athletic Association Announce Return of Defending Champions for 2019 Boston Marathon o Desiree Linden, Yuki Kawauchi, Tatyana McFadden and Marcel Hug set to defend their titles on April 15, 2019 o 2019 Marks the 34th Year of John Hancock’s Principal Sponsorship of the Boston Marathon …