Great Elite Field for Faxon Law New Haven 20K! New Haven, CT: The 2017 Faxon Law New Haven Road Race, again hosting the USATF 20K Championships, boasts a number of the Country’s top runners. The event takes place on Labor Day, September 4 on the New Haven Green. This year’s race …
Read More »Stephen Sambu Passes Bill Rodgers With 4th Consecutive Falmouth Win
FOURTH FALMOUTH TITLE FOR SAMBU, WHILE CHEPKOECH WINS AGAIN By Chris Lotsbom, @chrislotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved FALMOUTH, MA, USA (20-Aug) — This morning, Stephen Sambu faced the daunting task of winning his fourth consecutive New Balance Falmouth Road Race, something no man had ever done …
Read More »US Women Go 1-2 at World Championship 3000m Steeplechase in London
Subject: RRW: Coburn, Frerichs Take Gold & Silver Steeplechase Medals In Historic Race PHOTO: Emma Coburn wins the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the 16th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in London, England (c) Getty Images for IAAF COBURN, FRERICHS TAKE GOLD & SILVER STEEPLECHASE MEDALS IN HISTORIC RACE By David …
Read More »Capturing Bronze, Evan Jager Becomes 1st US Athlete to Medal at World Champs in the Steeplechase
KIPRUTO OVERCOMES BAD ANKLE TO WIN WORLD STEEPLECHASE TITLE By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved LONDON (08-Aug) — Coming into the 16th IAAF World Championships here at London Stadium, Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto was worried. The 2016 Rio Olympic steeplechase champion was nursing an injured …
Read More »Close But No Cigar For NH’s Ben True at Cape Elizabeth, ME’s Beach to Beacon 10K
COURSE RECORD FOR KEITANY AT TD BEACH TO BEACON 10-K By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine, USA (05-Aug) — New year, same story for Mary Keitany here at the TD Beach to Beacon 10-K. For the second year in a row, …
Read More »Visually Impaired Olympian Marla Runyon Named. B.A.A. Athletes With Disabilities Manager
B.A.A. Names Marla Runyan Athletes with Disabilities Manager Marla Runyan added to the Boston Athletic Association staff in a newly-created position BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced Marla Runyan as the organization’s first Athletes with Disabilities Manager. This position will dedicate its attention to the growing field …
Read More »Ben True, Shalane Flanagan, Jordan Hasay, Mary Keitany All Running Beach to Beacon 10K
Maine Native Ben True and Mary Keitany of Kenya Returning to Defend Crowns at Special 20th TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race Stellar elite field also includes Americans Shalane Flanagan and Jordan Hasay, two-time Olympic gold medalist Meseret Defar, and past champs Wude Ayalew, Joyce Chepkurui and Stephen …
Read More »16 Years Removed From the ‘Pain Train’ This Competitive Marathoner Runs for a Cause
Fearless Marathoning (From the July/Aug 2017 issue of New England Runner) by Thom Gilligan It had been sixteen years since I last stood in Hopkinton facing twenty-six miles of pain and suffering over the hills and dales of the eight cities and towns that comprise the famous course. …
Read More »Three-time Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein Joins Hansons-Brooks (Nike contract kaput after 2016)
THREE-TIME OLYMPIAN RITZENHEIN JOINS HANSONS-BROOKS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Photo of Ritz at the B.A.A. 10K by FitzFoto/NERunner) (12-JUL) — Three-time Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein of Belmont, Mich., has joined the Hansons-Brooks Original Distance project and will be coached by Keith and Kevin …
Read More »Great Middle Distance Races as NY Empire Wins 1st Track Town Summer Series
GREAT MIDDLE DISTANCE RACES HIGHLIGHT TRACK TOWN SUMMER SERIES FINAL By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (06-Jul) — The first Track Town Summer Series Final at Icahn Stadium here delivered a terrific fan experience, punctuated by compelling middle distance races which featured …
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