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2016 B.A.A. Half Marathon(r) Registration Opens Wednesday, July 13 2016 B.A.A. Half Marathon® Registration Opens Wednesday, July 13   Available entries will be filled through first come, first serve and random selection process beginning on July 13 at 10:00 a.m. ET.   BOSTON ‰ÛÓ The 16th annual B.A.A. Half Marathon, …

MOLLY HUDDLE BOOKS TICKET TO RIO WITH 10,000M Trials WIN By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, OR (02-Jul) — Metronome Molly Huddle was at it again, magically clicking off kilometer after kilometer to dwindle down the women’s 10,000m field and win her second …

JAGER PRIMED TO GO FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT USA STEEPLECHASE TITLE By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, OR (03-Jul) — In what he hopes is a happy coincidence, Evan Jager will begin his quest for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on the Fourth …

RUPP WINS EIGHTH STRAIGHT USA 10,000M CROWN ***Wild 800m Prelims See Favorites Heading Home*** (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, OR (01-Jul) — You could call it what you want: a war of attrition, fartlek, or game of cat and mouse. The men’s Olympic Trials 10,000m was …

Boston Marathon Fundraising Raises $30.6 Million in 2016 Race   BOSTON, June 30, 2016‰ÛÓParticipants running on behalf of more than 200 non-profit organizations raised $30.6 million for charity this year in the 120th running of the Boston Marathon.  The overall total includes $16.5 million raised through the Boston Athletic Association‰Ûªs …

HOMETOWN HERO FLANAGAN WINS B.A.A. 10-K; SETS NORTH AMERICAN RECORD By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (26-Jun) — On a picture-perfect summer day, Massachusetts native Shalane Flanagan cruised to a North American record at the sixth annual B.A.A. 10-K, presented by Brigham and …

American Olympic Marathoners Shalane Flanagan, Amy Cragg to run B.A.A. 10K, presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital   (Photo of Cragg, Flanagan at LA Trials by MickFoto/NERunner)   Leading to the Olympic Marathon in Rio de Janeiro, Flanagan and Cragg will return to the streets of Boston for the fast, …

Molly Huddle to Make Marathon Debut at 2016 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 6   Huddle to run as NYRR Team for Kids Ambassador, supporting NYRR’s free youth running programs, and to pace Girls’ Run at NYRR New York Mini 10K on Saturday, June 11 TCS New …

Stephen Sambu to Make His 26.2-Mile Debut at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sambu Holds the Record for the World‰Ûªs Fastest 8K CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon today announced that the world‰Ûªs fastest 8K road runner and back-to-back Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle champion, Stephen Sambu …

Heat forces shorter race for some runners at Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon Elites race some of Ottawa’s best times ever; 5 qualify for Rio Olympic Games May 29, 2016 – OTTAWA – Hot and humid temperatures forced a detour for some runners today at the 2016 Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon. Shortly after …