By the Numbers A Look Back at the 2008 NYRR Season Number of events: 69 Number of total entrants: 334,855                             Number of total finishers: 238,104 Three largest races: 1.    ING New York City Marathon 2008 (38,096 finishers) 2.    NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE (10,506 finishers) 3.    …

Brazilian celebrates fifth straight Disney victory and sixth overall; event record 22,000 runners compete in first of Disney’s 12 endurance series races in 2009 Full NE/NY Results of Disney Half Marathon   Full NE/NY Results of Disney Marathon                     LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – (Jan. 11, 2009) – In what is …

2009 Walt Disney World Marathon CT 32. Michael Keenan, South Glastonbury, 2:48:18; 145. Michael Walker, Durham, 3:08:43; 407. Dan Germain, Newtown, 3:24:01; 568. Daniel Britton, New Hartford, 3:29:44; 606. Charlie Olbrias, Willimantic, 3:31:07; 615. John Moyher, Rocky Hill, 3:31:22; 985. William Odendahl, Trumbull, 3:41:07; 1017. Daniel Brannegan, Pawcatuck, 3:41:50; 1107. …

2009 Walt Disney World 1/2 Marathon CT 85. Wayne Jolley, Brooklyn, 1:28:47; 245. Joshua Schott, Greenwich, 1:37:21; 301. Keith Jenci, Derby, 1:38:53; 327. David Cordani, Hartford, 1:39:31; 504. John Kreeger, Oakdale, 1:43:47; 573. Michael Lo Presti, Plantsville, 1:44:53; 607. Douglas Albreski, Avon, 1:45:27; 756. Jacqueline May, Stamford, 1:48:02; 758. Keith …

INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field on Monday announced the USA Running Circuit (USARC) schedule for 2009. The fifteenth edition for the men and fourteenth for the women, the 2009 USARC has ten events for men and nine events for women.    The USA Running Circuit (USARC), a USA Track …

2009 Boston Marathon Entries On Record Pace: 20% Ahead of Schedule   Boston, Mass. ‰ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that entries for the 113th Boston Marathon, to be held on Monday, April 20, 2009, are pacing 20% ahead of the same time last year. As of January …

                                                                            2-time Olympic gold medalist Tirunesh Dibaba set for return to Reebok Boston Indoor Games BOSTON (Jan. 8, 2009) –Tirunesh Dibaba, the only woman in track and field to win two …

Life-size statue of race director added to growing field at Bix Plaza DAVENPORT, Iowa – Ed Froehlich does not miss much as the long-time race director of the Quad-City Times Bix 7. However, his race committee revealed a huge holiday surprise when it was announced that Froehlich’s likeness will join …

The inaugural “New England’s Finest” program at the 15th ING Hartford Marathon went off with a bang on Oct. 12. On a sunny and dry day, the program’s male marathoners would place 1-3-4 with female marathoners finishing 2-3-4-6-8. When the marathoners and half marathoners split ways at 3.5-miles, Pat Moulton, …

The annual Applefest Half Marathon and two-person Half Marathon Relay has earned a lot of praise in its 27-year history for outstanding quality, organization and innovation. It’s always been listed as one of New England Runner’s Top Races and this year it has been selected as “Race of the Year.” …