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NEW BALANCE NAMED FOOTWEAR AND APPAREL SPONSOR OF COMRADES MARATHON ‰ÛÒ THE WORLD‰ÛªS ULTIMATE HUMAN RACE   Global athletic leader New Balance announced today their official signing of the technical footwear and apparel multi-year sponsorship contract for the Comrades Marathon, the world‰Ûªs greatest ultra marathon and one of South Africa‰Ûªs …

FRAZIER, LEINGANG SET 5000M RECORDS ON DAY ONE AT NEW BALANCE NATIONALS By Chris Lotsbom (c) Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission)   GREENSBORO, N.C. (14-June) — The first day of New Balance Nationals Outdoors here, the American national championships for high school athletics, ended with remarkable …

MOSHIYWA, ELENA NURGALIEVA WIN COMRADES MARATHON By Riel Hauman (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PIETERMARITZBURG (02-Jun) -- If there is such a thing as an undramatic Comrades Marathon, this one was it. Claude Moshiywa was at the front of the 88th Comrades since he took the lead …

Have Run Five of Five Races and Four of Five Races— Updated 10/8/13   Next up is the Paddy‰Ûªs Shillelagh Shuffle 3M in West Newton, Ma on 10/20. You can register online at www.paddysroadrace.com.   **–No subs as of 10/8‰Û_..Not eligible for prizes, jacket or shoes‰Û_..   1.    Ally Maslowski- …

Hartford Marathon Foundation Recognizes Inspirational Athletes Nominations accepted for 3rd annual Elite Inspiration Team at ING Hartford Marathon   May 2013, Glastonbury, CT ‰ÛÓ The Hartford Marathon Foundation is accepting nominations for this year’s ING Hartford Marathon Elite Inspiration Team. To celebrate the 20th running of the ING Hartford Marathon, …

Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50 – 5K &10K at Patriot Place Looking for a family event that has it all? You won’t want to miss the Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50 – 5K & 10K at Patriot Place featuring live music, entertainment, and a kids run. This 3 …

(Ed. note: This article was featured in our Nov/Dec ’12 issue. Irish Tom Hurley passed away on April 11 of this year after a courageous fight against bone cancer. As promised in the May/June ’13 Editor’s Letter, this piece will run on our website through the months of May/June.) Click …

TADESE GETS NARROW VICTORY, CHERONO SETS RECORD AT PRAGUE HALF By Joe Battaglia (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) PRAGUE (06-Apr) — Zersenay Tadese came here in the hopes of making history. Instead, he found himself in a battle against the elements and in a …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ‰ÛÒ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related.  Defending Champions Returning to Medtronic TC 1 Mile By Medtronic TC 1 Mile ST. PAUL, Minn. ‰ÛÒ (March 26, 2013) ‰ÛÒ Hometown star Heather Kampf and University of Wisconsin alumnus …