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KIPCHOGE LOWERS HIS OWN WORLD RECORD AT BMW BERLIN MARATHONBy David Monti, @d9monti(c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved   NOTE: This story was written remotely –Ed.(25-Sep) – Two-time Olympic Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge smashed his own World Athletics marathon record this morning at the BMW Berlin Marathon, clocking an …

Alda Cossi, Viki Bok, Mary Cass and Lauren Leslie. Photo courtesy of John Barbour       It was only a matter of time until serial trivia follower and Liberty AC ace Alda Cossi hit paydirt with NER’s Trivia quiz every issue. Aldi’s gotten the previous two issue’s questions correct, …

B.A.A. High Performance Team adds NCAA All-Americans Jenna Magness, Bethany Hasz, and Megan Hasz       BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that NCAA All-Americans Jenna Magness, Bethany Hasz, and Megan Hasz have joined the B.A.A. High Performance Team. All three athletes will be coached by …

INGEBRIGTSEN, MU WIN FINAL DISTANCE GOLD MEDALS AT WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS     By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved     EUGENE (24-Jul) — On the tenth and final day of the 18th World Athletics Championships here at Hayward Field, Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway …

GEBRESLASE WINS NAIL-BITER AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN’S MARATHON     By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved     EUGENE (18-Jul) — Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase made it a gold medal sweep for her country’s marathon squad here this morning, winning the 18th World Athletics Championships …

EUGENE (17-Jul) — Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda successfully defended his world 10,000m title here today at Hayward Field, prevailing in a last-lap burn-up which saw eight men still in contention for the medals at the bell.     Joshua Cheptegei wins the 2022 World Athletics 10,000m title, successfully defending his …

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MARATHON WOMEN’S FIELD TO BE SMALLEST IN 27 YEARS     By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved     EUGENE (15-Jul) — Unlike the Olympic Games, the World Athletics Championships has had a place for the women’s marathon since inception.  At the …

      The passing of Bill Squires wasn’t unexpected given his failing health, but nonetheless registers as a body blow to the running community at large. Fun loving, eccentric, passionate about the sport, Squires pre-dates the Kenyan running camps whose survivors would devastate the US running scene. Many US …

MU HOLDS OFF WILSON TO RETAIN USATF 800M TITLE By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved     EUGENE (26-Jun) — In one of the most anticipated match-ups at these USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships here at Hayward Field, two-time Olympic gold medalist Athing …

Americans Sweep Titles at 2022 B.A.A. 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Susannah Scaroni sets world wheelchair record to cap off a memorable return to the roads of Boston       BOSTON – It was an American sweep at the 2022 B.A.A. 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s …