Less than two weeks out from the 26th Annual Eversource Hartford Marathon & Half Marathonon Oct. 12, this is an update, where proper, to the athletes in the New England’s Finest Programthat first appeared in the Sept/Oct. issue of NER.   Great performances are an indicator of great fitness, but …

2020 Boston Marathon® Qualifier Acceptances Announced   Field size for 2020 Boston Marathon to expand to 31,500 participants   Qualifiers who were one minute, 39 seconds (1:39) or faster than the qualifying time for their age group and gender have been accepted into the 2020 Boston Marathon. A total of …

They’re off in the 13th running of the Lone Gull 10K adjacent to Gloucester’s Good Harbor Beach. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner Just 800m in the lead pack consists of Tracksmith Hare teammates Louis Serafini, Pat Gregory, the BAA’s Eric Ashe (behind Serafini) and CSU’s Tyler Andrews. photo by MickFoto/NERunner Not a …

(From the July/August 2019 edition of New England Runner magazine)   Running the Lost Highways of the NEK   by Heidi Caldwell   The winding network of New England roads connect us to our region’s deep historic roots. Etched into the rolling landscape, roadways offer a window into the ebbs …

The news that Doyle’s would be shuttering its operation after over a century of service to the Jamaica Plain (and later, running) community hit us like a George Foreman shot to the liver.   Ironically, we were headed to Paddy’s Publick House in Newton for a race meeting (the Shillelagh …

Scroll down past race listings for all important rules of engagement   The Schedule:   Sunday, April 7 – 23rd Annual Doyle’s Emerald Necklace 5M – Race No. 1, Jamaica Plain, MA   Doyle’s website www.DoylesCafeBoston.com Doyle’s registration Right here Doyle’s race application download Click here   Sunday, May 5 …

 REGISTRATION FOR THE 2020 BOSTON MARATHON OPENS  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9  2019 B.A.A. Boston Marathon. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner BOSTON – Registration for the 2020 Boston Marathon opens on Monday, September 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The B.A.A. will use the same process to register qualified participants as in recent years, …

Excuse the editorial license as the team that crushed the 95-mile, 18-leg RIMAConn Relay on Aug, 24 was actually named the Half Steppers.   Like Kong however, they had some large footprints as pointed out by Hartford Marathon Foundation VP of Operations Matt Anderson.   Photo: Half Stepper Tyler Raymond …

Photo: With a bag of ice on his shoulder, Scott Grandfield give a low-5 to TNT’s Mike Daniels. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner The most unusual occurrence to come out of the 16th and final Common Fence Point 5M was HFC’s Scott Grandfield putting his stamp of disapproval on a law abiding …

Following the 16th and final Common Fence Point 5-Miler in Portsmouth, RI, NER Pub Series race No. 5 of 6. Open Men (Top 50 Score)   1. Luke O’Connor 247 2. TJ Unger   237 3. Chris Klucznik 226 4. Patrick Bugbee 223 5. Aaron Ladd 197 6. Jason Cakouros …