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HUNTER, SIFUENTES CLEAR WINNERS AT B.A.A. INVITATIONAL MILE By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (14-Apr) — Gusting winds here this morning did little to slow Drew Hunter and Nicole Sifuentes who were both clear winners at the 10th annual B.A.A. Invitational Mile in …

DESPITE TWO BOUTS WITH CANCER, BURLA IS READY TO RACE BOSTON MARATHON By David Monti, @d9Monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (13-Apr) — Last summer, Serena Burla was training for the IAAF World Championships marathon. She had run an excellent personal best 2:26:53 at the Osaka …

Below is the extensive US Preview for Boston (minus a ton of photos) that appeared in the March/April issue of New England Runner. Pay particular attention to Shalane Flanaga, Desi Linden, Jordan Hasay and Molly Huddle. Your female winner at Boston could very well come from this quartet despite a …

AT 45, A REJUVENATED KASTOR READY TO RIDE THE HILLS AT BOSTON MARATHON By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (11-Apr) — American marathon record holder Deena Kastor sits bolt upright in a conference room at her publisher’s office here yesterday speaking with …

Coach’s Top 10 Global Running Venues – (As seen in the 2017 Nov/Dec issue of NER)   One of the benefits of coaching a group of full-time runners is the travel associated with accompanying athletes to competitions. From Europe to South America and Asia, and many places between, I have …

Much like his finish at Marshfield High School (MA) where he suffered through a brutally cold (1˚ F) day to record a world record 78th sub-2:20:00 marathon (that story here Japanese citizen racer Yuki Kawauchi once again finished on a track on April Fool’s Day.   In Marshfield, Yuki raced …

BOSTON, MA, March 29, 2018—John Hancock today announced its Elite Athlete Ambassador Team for the 2018 Boston Marathon to be held on April 16.   Boston Marathon champions Meb Keflezighi, Tatyana McFadden, Bill Rodgers, Joan Benoit Samuelson and Greg Meyer will join Ryan Hall, Deena Kastor, Becca Pizzi and Dick …

DIRIBA, TRUE KICK TO NYC HALF TITLES By Rich Sands, @sands © Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (18-Mar) — Slow early paces led to fast finishes at the United Airlines NYC Half here, with Ben True of the Hanover, N.H., and Buze Diriba of Ethiopia using blazing …

  It wasn’t a personal best for Molly Huddle but her win at the 41st Gate River Run 15-K in Jacksonville, FL on March 10 was dominant nonetheless as she preps for the Boston Marathon. Huddle finally dispatched Oregon’s Jordan Hasay (also headed to Boston) to win in 47:50 – …

THREEPEAT FOR DIBABA AT IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS By Steven Mills, @Trackside2018 (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (01-Mar) — Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia became the third athlete to win the women’s 3000m title at the IAAF World Indoor Championships on at least three occasions in …