Maine Track Club stalwart and NER loyalist Mike Brooks is once again pounding the pavement for a worthy cause. Starting at noon on April 22 in Flushing Meadow, NY, Mike will attempt to run 50 miles a day for 10 days on a one-mile loop featuring a scoreboard and lights …
Read More »Syracuse Festival of Races Hosting USA Masters 5K Championships
Syracuse Festival of Races to Host USA Masters 5 km Championships Through 2010 Syracuse, NY ÛÓ The Syracuse Festival of Races, scheduled for its 17th edition on Sunday, October 4, has been selected by USA Track & Field to continue as host to the USA Masters 5 km Championships for …
Read More »New York’s Maria Michta Walking to El Salvador (sort of)
Stroupe, Michta win Americas Race Walk Trials titles Patrick Stroupe and Maria Michta were the respective men’s and women’s 20 km winners Sunday at the 2009 Americas Race Walk Cup Trials in Pharr, Texas. Top finishers at the event will compete for Team USA at the first ever Americas …
Read More »1st National Running Day to Unite Country on June 3
National Running Day to Unite the Country Through Events and Activities from New York to San Diego on Wednesday, June 3 Major U.S. running organizations to host local events as part of national effort to get Americans moving NEW YORK – The United States running industry on Wednesday announced …
Read More »Team USA Scores 3 Top-5 Team Placings at World XC
AMMAN, Jordan- The Team USA junior men’s, junior women’s and senior women’s cross country squads each finished fifth in the respective team standings on Saturday at the 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course. The Team USA senior men’s team finished eighth as a …
Read More »Want $100K? Run A 10K World Record in Ottawa
Ottawa Race Weekend offers runners largest prize in Canadian history to break 10K world record Ottawa, March 25, 2009 ÛÒ Runners interested in smashing the world record for the 10 kilometre distance could be $100,000 richer if they do it in Ottawa in May. Run Ottawa today announced it will …
Read More »Athletic Event Fundraising Tops $1.75 Billion in 2008
“Athon” Fundraising Tops $1.75 Billion in 2008 Run Walk Ride Thirty survey shows top thirty charity programs raised $1.76 billion, up 7.6% DALLAS – (March 4, 2009) – Dollars raised by people willing to exercise for a good cause in the top 30 programs grew by a healthy 7.6% in …
Read More »Visa Championship Series Ratings Up 22% On ESPN
Indoor Visa Championship Series ratings up 22 percent on ESPN INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field’s signature series of events, the Indoor Visa Championship Series, in 2009 saw a huge increase in ratings for its ESPN shows as well as a significant bump in ratings for the USA Indoor Track …
Read More »USATF Announces $282K in Grants to Distance Projects
USA Track & Field Foundation announces 2009 Distance Project Grant Recipients INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Foundation, running event organizations and generous fans have come together again to make possible a significant investment in USA distance running in 2009. Thanks to support from the following sponsors, grants …
Read More »11,000 Take Part in Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend
Liza Galvan’s Victory at Princess Half Marathon Caps Three-Day Celebration of Women’s Health and Fitness Over 11,000 runners participate in one of largest endurance race weekends geared towards women – Complete NE/NY Results here Video of weekend activities LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – (Mar. 8, 2009) – …
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