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Jufar-Kelai duel in Mumbai in January. Photo by MarathonPhotos

USATF announces National Track & Field Hall of Fame Finalists INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field on Friday announced the finalists for the “Class of 2008” for the National Track & Field Hall of Fame. In conjunction with USATF’s 2008 Annual Meeting in Reno, Nev., this year’s Hall of Fame …

8th Annual B.A.A. Half Marathon Just One Month Away 5,000 runners preparing for October 12th event   Boston, Mass. – The eighth annual B.A.A. Half Marathon presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, will be held October 12, 2008 at 8 a.m. The event will feature 5,000 runners …

  2008 Olympic Women’s Marathon Gold Medalist Constantina Tomescu-Dita Tops List   CHICAGO (September 9, 2008) – Bank of America today announced the elite field of male and female athletes scheduled to compete for the 2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathonå¨ championship titles on Sunday, Oct. 12. Topping the list …

Registration for 113th Boston Marathon Openrd on September 3 Six new organizations added to official Boston Marathon Charity Program   Boston, Mass. ‰ÛÒ Online registration for the 113th Boston Marathon, scheduled for April 20, 2009, will begin at 9:00 a.m. eastern time on Wednesday, September 3. Held on Patriots’ Day, …

Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Miguel Pate and Marshevet Hooker all were victorious Friday at the finale of the 2008 IAAF Golden League, the Memorial Van Damme meet in Brussels, Belgium. The 2008 Olympic Games 400m silver medalist, Wariner won his specialty in 44.44 seconds in cold and wet conditions, finishing …

Woonsocket, R.I. (September 8, 2008) – Whether you’re aiming to reinvigorate an exercise regimen, channel competitive spirit into a healthy activity, or simply want to have a fun and active day with the family, the 2008 CVS Caremark Downtown 5K offers something for everyone.  Scheduled for Sunday, September 21, Rhode …

The ING Hartford Marathon/NER “New England’s Finest” program is six pages in length in the Sept/Oct issue, including introductory letters from ING Hartford Marathon RD Beth Shluger and NER Editor/Co-Publisher Bob Fitzgerald, along with photos and text on the course, the marathon’s ‘green initiative’ and its elite half marathoners. Here …

Team USA places two in top 10 of men’s marathon BEIJING – Dathan Ritzenhein (Eugene, Ore.) and Ryan Hall (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) were ninth and 10th, respectively, to put two Team USA athletes in the top 10 of the Olympic men’s marathon for the first time since 1976 in competition …