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‘Chaski Challenge’ Offers Running Fans Opportunities for Free Virtual Race, Professional Athlete Broadcast, and Fundraising for Covid-19 Relief Super-stars Sara Hall , Michael Wardian Headline Professional “Festival of Records” Race     Boston, MA – Get ready for the Chaski Challenge – a mass-participation virtual road race welcoming participants from …

2020 RACE Cancelled due to concerns surrounding COVID-19:   With a heavy heart, we have decided to cancel the Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race this year due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.   Three-time World Mtn. Running Champion and Olympic marathoner Jonathan Wyatt of New Zealand in …

AJC Peachtree Road Race Moves to Thanksgiving Day in 2020 Planning Underway to Ensure Safety for 51st Running of Iconic Race ATLANTA –May 1, 2020 — Atlanta will celebrate family, fitness and the Founding Fathers this fall as the AJC Peachtree Road Race moves from the Fourth of July to …

400 meters from the finish of Maine’s Beach to Beacon 10K. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner     Falmouth fell and Beach to Beacon followed shortly after. The two summer blockbusters fell victim to the Coronavirus and the restrictions that have ensued as the pandemic spread.   In Cape Elizabeth, Maine, organizers …

John Hancock Donation to Help Feed Boston Hospital Workers Fighting COVID-19 From One Boston Day Through Patriots’ Day   8,500 Meals Provided in Partnership with Off Their Plate to Responding Hospitals BOSTON, April 14, 2020 – In honor of One Boston Day, April 15th, through Patriots’ Day on April 20th, John …

Boston Athletic Association Donates $100,000 to Boston Resiliency Fund and Contributes Medical Supplies, Food to Local Agencies BOSTON (April 3, 2020) — The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced it will contribute $100,000 to the Boston Resiliency Fund, which provides essential services to Boston residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, …

Information for Registered Participants of the Boston Marathon and B.A.A. 5K B.A.A. to offer refunds for first time  The B.A.A.’s Brian Harvey leads a quartet of top-20 finishers at the 2018 BAA 5K. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner     BOSTON (April 1, 2020) — The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that participants in the 2020 Boston Marathon, which was originally scheduled …

The lead women 5.5-miles into the US Olympic Marathon Team Trials in Atlanta. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), THOMAS BACH, AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN, ABE SHINZO, HELD A CONFERENCE CALL THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT WITH REGARD TO COVID-19 …

2019 B.A.A. Boston Marathon. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner     BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has been meeting regularly with city and state officials to discuss all updates related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency on March 10, 2020. In consideration of this and guided by Boston Mayor Martin …

    The Turnaround: All photos by Tom Derderian   Vermont’s Kasie Enman of the Green Mtn. AA in Atlanta after her Olympic Trials Marathon saying that it was her worst marathon (2:52:45) but best experience because of all the crowd support making the first 8 miles a “tunnel of …