Road Race

The news that Doyle’s would be shuttering its operation after over a century of service to the Jamaica Plain (and later, running) community hit us like a George Foreman shot to the liver.   Ironically, we were headed to Paddy’s Publick House in Newton for a race meeting (the Shillelagh …

 REGISTRATION FOR THE 2020 BOSTON MARATHON OPENS  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9  2019 B.A.A. Boston Marathon. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner BOSTON – Registration for the 2020 Boston Marathon opens on Monday, September 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The B.A.A. will use the same process to register qualified participants as in recent years, …

Excuse the editorial license as the team that crushed the 95-mile, 18-leg RIMAConn Relay on Aug, 24 was actually named the Half Steppers.   Like Kong however, they had some large footprints as pointed out by Hartford Marathon Foundation VP of Operations Matt Anderson.   Photo: Half Stepper Tyler Raymond …

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 …