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B.A.A. Announces Start Times for the 2020 Boston Marathon   124th running of the world’s oldest annual marathon to be held on April 20, 2020 BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the start times for the 124th running of the Boston Marathon, to be held on April …

John Hancock Announces 2020 Boston Marathon Elite Team   75 Elite Athletes, Including Olympians, Paralympians, World Champions, Olympic Medalists and Abbott World Marathon Majors Winners, from 17 Countries Invited for 124th Running on April 20     BOSTON, MA, January 22, 2020, 9:00 a.m. EST—John Hancock and the Boston Athletic …

BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 21, 2020) –In just four days, the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will kick off the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Tour with compelling matchups in the sprints and middle-distances, organizers announced today. Limited quantities of tickets for the event on Jan. 25 are now on sale at …

2019 Eversource Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon Delivers $14.1 Million in Economic Value to Region   Hartford Marathon Foundation also supports community and charity efforts   JANUARY 13, 2020, Glastonbury –The Hartford Marathon Foundation’s 2019 Eversource Hartford Marathon, Half Marathon, Team 26.2 Relay and Charity 5K brought an estimated $14.1 …

From the “Intervals” section of the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of New England Runner magazine   A week after winning the 2019 Cape Cod Marathon, WSX runner Birhanu Dare Kemal would place 13th at the NYC Marathon. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner     Located out of the Bronx in New York, the …

John Hancock and the Boston Athletic Association Announce Return of 16 Champions for 2020 Boston Marathon   Lawrence Cherono, Worknesh Degefa, Manuela Schär and Daniel Romanchuk set to defend their titles on April 20, 2020 12 Additional Champions aim to return to the top of the podium 2018 Boston Champion …

To Stretch or Not to Stretch Why Many Implement This Pre-Run Routine Improperly   (From the Nov/Dec 2019 issue of New England Runner magazine)   by Coach Pete Rea, Conn. native and coach of On ZAP Endurancein Blowing Rock, NC   Amongst all the hotly debated issues in the global …

Mark Carroll Announced as B.A.A. High Performance Coach   BOSTON, Mass. – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced Monday that Mark Carroll has been named head coach of the B.A.A. High Performance team.   Mark Carroll at the Run 4 Kerri 4M in Rhode Island. Photo by Scott Mason Carroll, …

From the Nov/Dec 2019 issue of New England Runner magazine   Distance Running’s Growing Pains Alberto Salazar’s Ban from Coaching From a Coach’s (and Child’s) Perspective   by Pete Rea, CT native & Coach of  On ZAP Endurance   Bill Rodgers and Alberto Salazar in the 1979 Boston Freedom Trail …

 From the Nov-Dec 2019 issue of New England Runner magazine   I Run the Line   by Tom Derderian   In the 1980s while I lived in Oregon and worked for Nike, I one day ran on Pre’s Trail in Eugene. In the distance I saw a runner coming toward …