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Shalane Flanagan will unfortunately have to withdraw from the 2017 Boston Marathon due to a fracture in her back that will require four to six weeks of rest and healing. “I’m extremely sad at the loss of opportunity to run with the best and that I will not be a …

DAVE OJA OPTS FOR RETIREMENT FOLLOWING 26 YEARS AS J.P. MORGAN CORPORATE CHALLENGE® SYRACUSE RACE COORDINATOR SYRACUSE, N.Y. ‰ÛÒ Dave Oja, of Syracuse, has announced that he is stepping away from the position of Race Coordinator of the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge® Syracuse following more than a quarter of a …

USA FOURSOME SETS WORLD DMR BEST AT NEW BALANCE INDOOR GRAND PRIX By David Monti, @d9monti and Chris Lotsbom, @chrislotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (28-Jan) — An all-star foursome of American Olympians –Emma Coburn, Sydney McLaughlin, Brenda Martinez and Jenny Simpson– lowered the world indoor …

BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 23, 2017) ‰ IAAF World Indoor Champions Sifan Hassan and Hellen Obiri and World Indoor medalists Dawit Seyaum and Shannon Rowbury‰ who also holds American records at 1500 and 5000 meters‰ are set for what is likely to be the most hotly contested 3000 meters in the …

                For Release: Embargoed until 10 a.m. 12 January Contact: Mary Kate Shea Phone: (617) 596-7382 Email: MaryKate_Shea@jhancock.com       John Hancock Financial Announces 2017 Boston Marathon International Elite Field  44 Elite Athletes from 10 Countries Invited for 121st Running on April …

FLASHBACK – RYAN HALL BREAKS USA HALF-MARATHON RECORD By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved      NOTE: It will be 10 years this week since Ryan Hall broke the USA (and North American) half-marathon record at the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon on 14 January, 2007.  …

2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Charity Runners Raised $16.9 Million Runners Can Make an Impact at the 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon by Joining a Charity Team CHICAGO ‰ÛÒ The Bank of America Chicago Marathon today announced that more than 10,000 runners raised $16.9 million through the 2016 …

AJC Peachtree Road Race to Host 2017 USA 10 km Championships Two-Time World Champion Bernard Lagat first to commit to world‰Ûªs largest 10K in 2017 ATLANTA ‰ÛÒ January 11, 2017 ‰ÛÒ The USA 10K champion will be named on Independence Day as the men‰Ûªs and women‰Ûªs USATF 10 km Championships …

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John Hancock Announces Top Americans For 2017 Boston Marathon   BOSTON, MA, December 21, 2017‰ÛÓJohn Hancock Financial today announced the U.S. Elite Team for the Boston Marathon on April 17, 2017. The exceptional team, recruited to compete with a deep international field, includes the men’s 2014 champion Meb Keflezighi, four-time …