Road Race

From the March/April issue of New England Runner magazine – by Bob Fitzgerald   Holy Cow!   I love to make people smile; that’s my thing. If I can give you that, then it makes my life worth living.”—TL   “Holy Cow!” was a pet phrase freighted with delight and …

From the MarchApril issue of NER following Tommy’s death – In Loving Memory of Tommy Leonard, Aug. 15, 1033 – Jan. 16, 2019 – Click below. Feat-TLTribute_0220_Opt

  Start of the 41st Annual Bridge of Flowers 8K on the Iron Bridge connecting Shelburne Falls with Buckland. All Photos by FitzFoto/NERunner Nestled in the foothills of the Berkshires along the Mohawk Trail in Western Mass. is a very unique race in a very unique place.   Ha! That’s …

It’s Now Sir Steve Jones (From the NER July/August 2019 edition “Intervals” section)   Steve Jones setting a world record at the 1984 Chicago Marathon. Photo by VictahSailer/PhotoRun Welshman and former world marathon record holder Steve Jones, now residing in Colorado with frequent visits to New England, was recently awarded the …

Photo: An early turn in the 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials with eventual US team members Jared Ward and Galen Rupp (back right) visible. Photo by MickFoto/NERunner As covered in the May/June issue of NER, the IAAF dropped a bombshell on March 10 with the announcement of drastic reductions in …

Hi Neighbor, Have a Gansett? Finally wrapped my head around the fact these Distance Festival races (5K-10K-13.1M) weren’t in Rhode Island but on the expansive and beautiful grounds of Stonehill College in Easton, MA.   Photo: See ya Katrina! Photo by MickFoto/NERunner The 5K kicked off first at 8:00 am …

2019 Boston Marathon Sets All-time Fundraising Record at $38.7 Million The Boston Athletic Association and John Hancock support 297 non-profits with historic fundraising total   2019 B.A.A. Boston Marathon photos by FitzFoto/NERunner BOSTON, July 9, 2019—Boston Marathon participants who ran on behalf of 297 non-profit organizations raised a record $38.7 …

Course Records Fall at 2019 B.A.A. 10K, presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Fancy Chemutai, David Bett, Daniel Romanchuk earn victories in B.A.A. 10K Debuts   BOSTON (23-June) – A pair of course records fell to the wayside at the 2019 B.A.A. 10K, presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Fancy …

Hope everyone had a great time at the Barrel House Z Brewery following Pub Series stop No. 3.   Despite somewhat warmish temperatures, the event was a barnburner with Men, Women and age-group records set.   Brazilian Valdir De Oliveira took the checkered flag in a sprint over defending champion Zach …

NER Pub Series boss Luke O’Connor of the Tracksmith Hare AC is undefeated heading into Pub Series stop No.3 —the 2nd annual BHZ 5K out of the Barrel House Z Brewery on Boston’s South Shore in Weymouth this Sunday, June 23.   The CR Hypothesis   Luke O’Connor in the …