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Who cares if its 25-degrees out? Photos by FitzFoto/NERunner & MickFoto/NERunner Race Winner Ben Harris of the Heartbreakers. Winner of the Fall Classic, Ben doubled down in 15:28 (4:59 pace). Hey come on fella! This is a (dysfunctional) family magazine. The fellow in back with the fiddle is a member …

To Stretch or Not to Stretch Why Many Implement This Pre-Run Routine Improperly   (From the Nov/Dec 2019 issue of New England Runner magazine)   by Coach Pete Rea, Conn. native and coach of On ZAP Endurancein Blowing Rock, NC   Amongst all the hotly debated issues in the global …

Mark Carroll Announced as B.A.A. High Performance Coach   BOSTON, Mass. – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced Monday that Mark Carroll has been named head coach of the B.A.A. High Performance team.   Mark Carroll at the Run 4 Kerri 4M in Rhode Island. Photo by Scott Mason Carroll, …

From the Nov/Dec 2019 issue of New England Runner magazine   Distance Running’s Growing Pains Alberto Salazar’s Ban from Coaching From a Coach’s (and Child’s) Perspective   by Pete Rea, CT native & Coach of  On ZAP Endurance   Bill Rodgers and Alberto Salazar in the 1979 Boston Freedom Trail …

 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 …