The press release from the MDI Marathon in Bar Harbor, ME (below) came in today. It follows on the heels of the Maine and KeyBank Vermont City Marathon issuing cancellations this week.   Portland, ME’s Leah Frost winning her 5th MDI title with a time of 2:49:06 in 2018. Photo …

Two things conspired to afford Whirlaway’s Ruben Sanca a 10M PR on a certified course professional timed by Bay State Race Services.     Ruben had been training for the Philadelphia Marathon. On Tuesday her got word the race was cancelled. Regroup, shoot for a fall half marathon (if there …

2020 Eversource Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon to be Staged as Communitywide Fundraising Movement Race events will take place virtually from October 8-11 July 7 – Glastonbury – The Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) will create a large-scale community movement this October to raise funds for local charities and bring thousands …

Registration for 124th Boston Marathon Virtual Experience to Open Tuesday, July 7 BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that registration for the 124th Boston Marathon Virtual Experience will open on Tuesday, July 7 at 10:00 a.m. The virtual race is open only to participants who were originally entered in the …

(Ed. note:A recent request passed on to us from Ted Corbitt’s son, Gary, reminded us of “The father of American distance running.” After Ted Corbitt’s passing at age 87, we received a bounced issue of NER back in the mail. The name was Ted Corbitt and the address was in …

GLRR ANNOUNCEMENT – Baystate Marathon   Summer is in full swing, and even with the oppressive heat, and the general life changes that we are all still dealing with, I can take a small measure of happiness when I see that GLRR is still showing NO signs of slowing down.  …

(Ed.note: Official release below, and this had to happen. Forget about the global threat from Coronavirus for the moment, how about right here in the US where the South and West are a raging contagion. Chicago, London will be next. Goodbye 2020.)     9-time NYC Marathon winner Grete Waitz …

Hartford Marathon Foundation’s Virtual Half Marathon Events Raise More Than $33,000 for Local Healthcare Heroes   UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K, 5K benefits UConn Health COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund       Glastonbury, CT – June 17, 2020 – The non-profit Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF), which produces 30+ race events …

Congrats to Conn. natives and standout Olympic trialists Jonas Hampton and Annmarie Tuxbury. No strangers to the pages of NER, Jonas was the magazine’s male Runner of the Year in 2015 & 2017 with Annmarie the female pick as ROY in 2018-2019.   Both receive a new pair of shoes …