Deriba Merga, Salina Kosgei Win Boston Marathon to Move into Top Three in World Marathon Majors 2008-09 Leaderboard BOSTON, April 20, 2009 ‰ÛÓ Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Salina Kosgei of Kenya both notched breakthrough victories at the 113th running of the Boston Marathon today to vault into contention in …

43 Olympians, record holders aplenty featured  at 100th Drake Relays INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. stars Stephanie Brown Trafton, Jeremy Wariner, Lolo Jones, Adam Nelson, Alan Webb, Christian Cantwell and Michelle Carter will headline the 100th running of the Drake Relays on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.   The …

Merga, Kosgei Win 113th Boston Marathon By Ryan Lamppa and Jim Gerweck, Running USA wire BOSTON – (April 20, 2009) – At the 113th Boston Marathon, Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Salina Kosgei of Kenya were the class of their respective fields, but each won in a different way at …

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In a prelude to Marathon Monday’s “Maine Event‰Û¢bCrLf, the inaugural BAA 5K and Scholastic and Invitational Miles set off from the marathon’s finish line under sunny and brisk conditions on Sunday, April 19.   Of the 3,524 finishers none was faster than Olympic triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker on the men’s side …

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – (April 16, 2009) – Although the recession has hit hard financially and psychologically, marathons in the U.S. and the world, on average, have weathered the economic storm well, particularly in participation growth as 2008 was another record year in numerous categories as the following Running USA …

For Immediate Release: Friday, April 17, 2009 113th Boston Marathon to be Broadcast Live on WBZ-TV in Boston Market and Globally on Universal Sports Local and National fans to receive detailed coverage of the April 20 race Boston, Mass. – Bill More than 20,000 runners will take to the starting …

adidas and Boston Marathon Announce Contract Extension Boston, Mass. – adidas and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) are celebrating their 20-year partnership with a contract extension that keeps the brand as the Official Supplier and Outfitter of the Boston Marathon for years to come.  Looking forward, adidas and the B.A.A. …

Running The Numbers Possible answers to improbable questions about the Boston Marathon Watch as MIT math major Keone Hon uses some creative math (and very long Fermi equations) to figure out unknowable facts about the Boston Marathon. By Dina Rudick/Boston Globe Staff http://multimedia.boston.com/tn/17/sports.htm?bclid=1497991385&bctid=19575764001

Publicans – Win A Comped Entry to the Squantum 5M – Race No. 4 in the NER Pub Series –  on June 18. To contest amongst a rabid field, answer the following correctly: Squantum 5M Race Director JJ Larner used to bartend at the internationally renowned Eliot Lounge. What widely …