Palmiero-Winters named Athlete of the Week INDIANAPOLIS – Amy Palmiero-Winters (Hicksville, N.Y.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the 10th Annual Heartland “Spirit of the Prairie” 100 Mile Endurance Run on October 11, in Cassoday, Ks. A below-the-knee amputee, Palmiero-Winters won the women’s …
Read More »All Runners Who’ve Completed Six or Five Races in NER Pub Series
Thanks to everyone who braved the Nor’easter to run Paddy’s Shillelagh Shuffle on October 18th. Runners listed below who have completed all six races and are current New England Runner subscribers will be getting the adidas 1/2 zip fleece New England Runner Pub Series jacket. The jackets and tech shirts …
Read More »Teague Wins NER Pub Series XII Shocker!
It was as mild day somewhere on the planet but not New England, where the Paddy’s Shilellagh Shuffle organizers, vendors, volunteers and runners were in the grip of a day-long Nor’Easter (usually reserved for Irish Village down the Cape). But the show did go on with 1700 signees and 1001 …
Read More »Standings Shaken in Pub Series Pre Grand Finale
Just last week, dominant Pub Series Senior Ken Leinbach not only had to withdraw from the Pub Series but also from a spot on the new NER All Star Flying at Fifty relay team for Cape Cod. Being a doctor, Ken noticed quickly the sings of a detached retina and …
Read More »Ireland’s Fagan, Ethiopia’s Gebre Win BAA Half
IRELAND'S FAGAN and ETHIOPIA's GEBRE WIN 2009 B.A.A. HALF MARATHON, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund RECORD FIELD RUNS REGION'S MOST POPULAR 13.1-MILE RACE THROUGH CITY OF BOSTON AND TOWN OF BROOKLINE'S EMERALD NECKLACE PARK SYSTEM by Marc Davis BOSTON, Mass. -- Under sunny skies and a …
Read More »RI’s Huddle Defends US 10K Title at Tufts
BOSTON – Molly Huddle (Providence, R.I.) ran 32:07 to successfully defend her U.S. 10 km title Monday at the USA Women’s 10 km Championships in Boston, Mass. The championship was hosted by the Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women and was the final race on the 2009 USA Running Circuit. …
Read More »Sold Out BAA Half is this Sunday
B.A.A. Half Marathonå¨ Presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund and showcasing Boston and Brookline’s Emerald Necklace park system. EVENT FACTS October 11, 2009, 8:00 a.m. Starts and Finishes on Park Drive near Roberto Clemente Field in Boston’s Back Bay Fens neighborhood. * * * THIS YEAR’S EVENT …
Read More »Abdi, Ilsa Paulson Win US Titles at Twin Cities
Abdirahman, Paulson win USA titles in Twin Cities MINNEAPOLIS – Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, Ariz.) won his fourth USA 10 Mile title and Ilsa Paulson (New York, N.Y.) won her first ever U.S. title in winning the USA Women’s Marathon Championship Sunday as the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon hosted the championships …
Read More »Debut of Jorge Torres Adds to Potent US/NYC Presence
NEW YORK – (September 29, 2009) – The 2004 Olympic Marathon silver medalist and the ING New York City Marathon 2004 runner-up, Meb Keflezighi, will be joined by three-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman and marathon rookie Jorge Torres to lead a strong line-up of Americans entered in the ING New York …
Read More »Geb Wins Berlin in 2:06:08
real,- BERLIN-MARATHON: Gebrselassie and Habtamu triumph in World Marathon Majors race The Ethiopian duo of Haile Gebrselassie and Atsede Habtamu earned maximum points in the World Marathon Majors (WMM) rankings with their double success in the real,- BERLIN MARATHON. While Gebrselassie achieved his fourth victory in a WMM race, …
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