ÛÓBob Fitzgerald With a starting temperature of 53 degrees that would rise 10 degrees in the next hour but with a cloud cover that kept the sun off runners, the men’s first mile went out in 4:30. At the very back of this lead pack was former champion Khalid …
Read More »Gay Beats Bolt, Solinsky Sub 13 for 5,000m
INDIANAPOLIS – Tyson Gay stunned the crowd Friday night in Stockholm when he beat world record holder Usain Bolt in the men’s 100m final at the DN Galan – Samsung Diamond League. Starting off in the semifinals, Gay had the fastest time winning his heat in 10.02 while Bolt won …
Read More »Inaugural New Balance Scholastic Mile in Falmouth
ON AUG. 14 the CIGNA Falmouth Road Race will STAGE [institute] the New Balance Scholastic Mile, the first high school mile to be held PRIOR TO before the 15th annual Elite Falmouth Mile. The race is limited to boys and girls who competed for their high school teams in the …
Read More »Waltham TC’s Forbes Wins 2nd Title at JR Olympics
SACRAMENTO – National and meet records were set each day of the 2010 Junior Olympic Championships, and the sixth and final day of competition was no exception with Elijah Zoucha, Trinity Wilson and a Quiet Fire relay team’s National marks. The meet, which began July 27, was held at Hughes …
Read More »Hancock’s Boston Marathon Fundraising Program Disperses $4.2 Million
John HancockÛªs 2010 Boston Marathon Fundraising Program Raises a Record $4.2 Million For Local Organizations Runners raise money for non-profits in 114th Boston Marathon BOSTON, July 30, 2010 — John HancockÛªs Boston Marathon Fundraising Program raised a record $4.2 million for Boston-area non-profit and community service organizations during the 114th …
Read More »Cigna Falmouth Companion Race to be Held in Afghanistan
A companion CIGNA Falmouth Road Race will be run in Afghanistan for the second time in three years. In 2008 Falmouth partnered with Megan Kennedy, U.S. Navy, while she was stationed at Camp Mike Spann, Afghanistan. This year, Maj. Don Chapin, who is a member of the Massachusetts Air National …
Read More »Past Champions Khannouchi, Ndereba Join Stacked B2B Field
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (July 27, 2010) ÛÓ A pair of running legends ÛÓ Catherine Ndereba and Khalid Khannouchi ÛÓ and an Ethiopian couple who are among the hottest road racers in the world, have joined an already talented field for the upcoming TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race …
Read More »Hall, Koll Capture US 7M Titles at Bix
Vega, McGregor lead USA Running Circuit standings; Kamba wins Rhythm City Casino Race for the Jackpot Race summary from Jim Estes, USATF DAVENPORT, Iowa – (July 24, 2010) – As midsummer thunderstorms blew through the Quad Cities, 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials champion Ryan Hall (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) stormed past early …
Read More »Lisa Valle Sets W40 Steeple WR at US Masters
Valle sets world record at 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Championships SACRAMENTO – Lisa Valle of Albuquerque, N.M., set the world masters W40 steeplechase record for the second time in two weeks Friday at the 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the A.G. Spanos Sports Complex on the …
Read More »Bay State’s Mary Harada Sets US W75 5,000m Record
Lewis shatters world record at 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Championships SACRAMENTO – Oneithea “Neni” Lewis set a new world age-group record in the women’s hammer throw Thursday at the 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the A.G. Spanos Sports Complex on the campus of Sacramento State …
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