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It seems in the current climate pattern here in the Northeast, race day either dawns half decent or as a full day of rain and wind. Long before this general trend, the New Bedford Half Marathon has been known for bitter temperatures-Wind, always Wind-occasionally gale force by the ocean in …

From: Race Results Weekly <rrweekly@gmail.com> All Rights Reserved (c) Date: March 17, 2019 at 1:01:50 PM EDT To: nerfitz@hotmail.com Subject: RRW: Surprise Win For Tilahun, Domination for Jepkosgei At United Airlines NYC Half NEW YORK (17-Mar) — Belay Tilahun pulled off a surprise win in the United Airlines NYC Half …

Joan Benoit Samuelson To Run 2019 Boston Marathon Celebrating the 40th anniversary of her 1979 victory, Samuelson returns to race from Hopkinton to Boston BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that two-time Boston Marathon champion and Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson will run this year’s Boston …

IAAF ANNOUNCES OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION SYSTEM At the ongoing IAAF Council Meeting in Doha, the Council approved the athlete qualification system for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The new system will allow athletes to become eligible for Olympic selection using two different criteria: . Achieve the qualification marks by discipline within …

(c) Copyright, All right reserved by Race Results Weekly. Bruce Lehane Invitational Mile Boston University Track and Tennis Center; Boston, MA, USA; Sunday, March 3 200m Banked Synthetic track Photo: A pacer leads eventual word record holder Yomif Kejelcha at BU. Photo by Kevin Morris NOTE: At these specially-arranged races …

AUSTIN, CRAGG WIN ROAD TO GOLD ROAD RACE By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PHOTO: Jared Ward and Parker Stinson chase eventual champion Brogan Austin at the 2019 Road to Gold road race in Atlanta (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly) ATLANTA …

OFF-DISTANCES HAVE ATHLETES MOVING UP, MOVING DOWN FOR USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PHOTO: Donavan Brazier edges Clayton Murphy in the 800m at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on January 26 (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results …

PEACHTREE TO CELEBRATE 50TH RUNNING WITH $50K COURSE RECORD BONUSES By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (19-Feb) — The Atlanta Track Club plans to celebrate the 50th edition of their AJC Peachtree Road Race 10-K on July 4 with an especially big bang. The …

NEAR WORLD INDOOR RECORD FOR KEJELCHA AT NYRR MILLROSE GAMES By Rich Sands, @sands (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (09-Feb) — A near miss at the world indoor record in the mile and a pair of U.S. bests in the 800 highlighted a bustling evening …

Dana Giordano Joins B.A.A. High Performance Team Dartmouth graduate and 4:34 miler to be coached by Ricardo Santos BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the addition of Dana Giordano to the B.A.A. High Performance Team. Giordano, a resident of Boston and Dartmouth College graduate, brings both professional …