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 From the Nov-Dec 2019 issue of New England Runner magazine   I Run the Line   by Tom Derderian   In the 1980s while I lived in Oregon and worked for Nike, I one day ran on Pre’s Trail in Eugene. In the distance I saw a runner coming toward …

The lead group 3.5-miles into the race: Whirlaway’s Shane Whalen, the BAA’s Eric Ashe, and Ethiopians Gishu Dida and Birhanu Dare Kemal. All photos by FitzFoto/NERunner   Remember the scene with the vacationers ducking in out of the rain and wind on a tropical island and they’re greeted with “You …

Start of the 18th Shuffle. Overall winner Phil Royer is middle in yellow, Pub Series winner TJ Unger in green to his right. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner Sunny skies, mild temps, $100 primes and a $250 course bonus awaited the fleet of feet—and that includes many Publicans—at the Grand Finale of …

Molly Huddle Wins the 2019 Reebok Boston 10K for Women Breaks Away To Win Fifth Title in 31:44 Photo by Kevin Morris BOSTON – Molly Huddle of Rhode Island won her fifth Reebok Boston 10K for Women today in downtown Boston in a time of 31:49, adding to her 2008, …

Pair of Course Records Fall at 2019 B.A.A. Half Marathon BOSTON (13-October) — On a picture-perfect day for road racing, 6,341 participants took part in today’s 19th annual B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund.  Kenyans swept the top spots of the podium, as Brillian …

Photo: The marathon lead pack 6-miles in on Riverfront Plaza: Western Mass Distance Project teammates Jason Ayr and Dennis Roche are up front. Obscured behind Roche are SC’s Jon McGinnis and Brian Harvey of the BAA. In white is CT’s Everett Hackett next to Tracksmith Hare’s Jeff Seelaus in black …

Boston Champions Set to Square Off at  Sunday’s 19th annual B.A.A. Half Marathon  Photo: Part of the 7,000 runner field leaving Franklin Park at the outset of the 2018 B.A.A. Half Marathon. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association today announced the elite field for the 19th annual …

Downtown Hartford Transformation is Underway For Saturday’s Eversource Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon Set-up begins for Bushnell Park and HMF Fitness Expo in XL Center, October 10-11 Photo: One of the fountains in Bushnell Park, staging area for the Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner October 7, …

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 …