Road Race

IAAF ANNOUNCES OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION SYSTEM At the ongoing IAAF Council Meeting in Doha, the Council approved the athlete qualification system for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The new system will allow athletes to become eligible for Olympic selection using two different criteria: . Achieve the qualification marks by discipline within …

AUSTIN, CRAGG WIN ROAD TO GOLD ROAD RACE By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PHOTO: Jared Ward and Parker Stinson chase eventual champion Brogan Austin at the 2019 Road to Gold road race in Atlanta (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly) ATLANTA …

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 …

BHZ Pre-Game Race Day on Super Sunday brought no Polar Vortex (just departed), nor did it bring tropical breezes, BUT at 30˚ with no wind and a cloud cover for the 9:30 am start hard by the Barrel House Z Brewery in S. Weymouth, it did offer prime racing conditions…and …

Photo: Running by the “Gingerbread” Houses at 5-miles, photo by FitzFoto/NERunner (Ed. Note: Since it’s inception in 1998, NER has missed a grand total of two MV 20s, one because of a wedding and I can’t recall the other reason, but I do know these were regrettable conflicts. There’s everything …

Here’s Why:   (Photo by Scott Mason) The current women’s record after last year’s inaugural running is 19:35 (6:18 pace) set by one of New England’s top Masters—Central Mass Strider Leslie O’Dell, 41, of Albany, NH.   Give ‘Em Hell O’Dell will be plying her trade at the Mid-Winter 10M …

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 …

(Photo: Hayley Sutter climbing the Bellevue St. Hill en route to winning the women’s race at NER Pub Series XX’s third stop—the Corrib Pub 5K. Photo by MickFoto/NERunner) The Jan/Feb issue of NER is in stores now and should be in subscriber’s hands this week (and as we switch mailing …

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 …