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Matt McDonald Joins Team B.A.A.   BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that Matt McDonald, the tenth-place finisher at February’s U.S. Olympic Trials – Men’s Marathon, has joined the B.A.A. High Performance Team.     McDonald, a 2:11:10 marathoner and Ivy League 10,000m champion, will be coached …

Boston Athletic Association to Launch Athletes’ Village, Virtual Community for Runners of All Levels   BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced the upcoming launch of Athletes’ Village, a virtual community for runners of all levels and abilities. Athletes’ Village will be a virtual hub for free monthly challenges as …

Jean Cann’s tribute to NER’s 2012 Race of the Year, tracing its origins and rising popularity with runners following a course along the Emerald Necklace (that only took Frederick Law Olmstead 20 years to complete). Scroll to bottom for Open and Masters winners through 2011.   B.A.A. Half Marathon—Event With …

(Ed. note: Pandemic help is on the way, but not in time for a March 15 event that, in 2019, registered 24,659 finishers.)   2021 United Airlines NYC Half Canceled Due to Pandemic-Related Health and Safety Concerns   Annual March race is one of the world’s largest half marathons   …

Anna Rohrer and Jonas Hampton join Team B.A.A. B.A.A. High Performance Team adds All-American & Olympic Trials Top 10 Finisher   BOSTON– The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the addition of Anna Rohrer and Jonas Hampton to the B.A.A. High Performance Team. Rohrer, an eight-time All-American at Notre Dame, …

2021 Boston Marathon Will Not Take Place in April B.A.A. to Seek Rescheduled Date in Fall 2021   BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that the 125th Boston Marathon, traditionally held on the third Monday in April—Patriots’ Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts—will be postponed until at least the fall …

  Boston Marathon Fundraising Surpasses $400 Million Milestone  $32.1 million raised for charity programs through the 2020 Boston Marathon Virtual Experience  BOSTON –The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that $32.1 million was raised for 242 non-profit organizations surrounding the 2020 Boston Marathon and Boston Marathon Virtual Experience. With this …

Long a favorite of native New Yorkers, New Englanders (and others) Wineglass features a fast. flat and scenic point-to-point course through the southern Finger Lakes from Bath to Corning. It was originally slated for Oct. 4, 2020. (from the Nov/Dec 2019 issue of New England Runner)   Burks, Hagley Harness …

For the first time in 41 years, there will be no Foot Locker XC National Championships this Dec.   Organizers pulled the plug today in a tweet that cited the usual safety concerns but was scant on detail. There was hope that Foot Locker would persevere after the Nike Cross …

The setting is The Village in bucolic Litchfield, CT. The watering hole is situated at the top of Litchfield Common by the race start.   The late, great Tommy Leonard of Eliot Lounge fame and founder of the Falmouth Road Race is listening to the confession of Litchfield streaker Billy …