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The 80th Anniversary of the Old Orchard Beach 10-Mile Marathon (Reprised from the July/August 2018 edition of New England Runner magazine)       Historian, library director, runner and NER loyalist Thomas Bennettof Auburn, Maine has happened upon a treasure trove of archival race information from a bygone era. A …

The press release from the MDI Marathon in Bar Harbor, ME (below) came in today. It follows on the heels of the Maine and KeyBank Vermont City Marathon issuing cancellations this week.   Portland, ME’s Leah Frost winning her 5th MDI title with a time of 2:49:06 in 2018. Photo …

2020 Eversource Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon to be Staged as Communitywide Fundraising Movement Race events will take place virtually from October 8-11 July 7 – Glastonbury – The Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) will create a large-scale community movement this October to raise funds for local charities and bring thousands …

Registration for 124th Boston Marathon Virtual Experience to Open Tuesday, July 7 BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that registration for the 124th Boston Marathon Virtual Experience will open on Tuesday, July 7 at 10:00 a.m. The virtual race is open only to participants who were originally entered in the …

(Ed. note:A recent request passed on to us from Ted Corbitt’s son, Gary, reminded us of “The father of American distance running.” After Ted Corbitt’s passing at age 87, we received a bounced issue of NER back in the mail. The name was Ted Corbitt and the address was in …

GLRR ANNOUNCEMENT – Baystate Marathon   Summer is in full swing, and even with the oppressive heat, and the general life changes that we are all still dealing with, I can take a small measure of happiness when I see that GLRR is still showing NO signs of slowing down.  …

(Ed.note: Official release below, and this had to happen. Forget about the global threat from Coronavirus for the moment, how about right here in the US where the South and West are a raging contagion. Chicago, London will be next. Goodbye 2020.)     9-time NYC Marathon winner Grete Waitz …

Photo courtesy of American Trail Running Assoc. founder and executive directorNancy Hobbs,    Congratulations to Colorado’s Joe Gray on being named the “GOAT” Men’s Mountain Runner. Six men and six women were profiled by the World Mountain Running Association with fans then polled to pick a men and women’s winner. …

Dear Brown Community, We have heard clearly from our community over the past couple of weeks that the University’s decision to transition men’s varsity track, field and cross country to club status will have real and lasting implications for efforts to build and sustain diverse and inclusive communities for our …

(note: this article is in response to Brown University eliminating 11 varsity sports starting in 2021, including men’s track and xc)   By Cutting Men’s Track & Field and Cross Country, Brown Slams the Door Shut on A Dream   Written by Kevin Cooper, Brown ’13   Photo: Kevin Cooper. …