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2017 Boston Marathon Registration Now Open   Registration Will Remain Open until 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 21   BOSTON – Registration for the 2017 Boston Marathon is open and will continue to be open through Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. ET. During this period, any eligible …

GETS GREAT NORTH RUN HAT TRICK By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved SOUTH SHIELDS, ENGLAND (11-Sep) — Four-time Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah of Great Britain became the first-ever athlete to win the Great North Run half-marathon three years in a row, defeating American …

SIMPSON TAKES HOME RECORD FIFTH NEW BALANCE FIFTH AVENUE MILE TITLE ***Jenkins Upsets Centrowitz in Men’s Race*** By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (03-Sep) — A pair of scintillating races captured thousands of spectators’ attention here at the 2016 New Balance 5th …

RUTH JEBET SMASHES STEEPLECHASE WORLD RECORD IN PARIS By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PARIS (27-Aug) — The Meeting de Paris IAAF Diamond League here was a distance runner’s dream, with records falling left and right. Ruth Jebet smashed an eight year-old 3000m steeplechase …

WEBB SAYS CENTROWITZ GOLD REPRESENTS CENTURY OF DEDICATION By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved FALMOUTH, MA, USA (21-Aug) — Four thousand, eight hundred miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Stadium, American mile record holder Alan Webb sat watching a television set at his …

Women’s Olympic Games Marathon (9th) (Abbott World Marathon Majors Event) Rio de Janeiro, BRA; Sunday, August 14, 09h30 start Distance: 42.195 km; certified out-and-back course (5 km opening segment, 3 x 10 km, 7.195 km closing segment) Starters: 156 (up from 118 in 2012) Finishers: 133 (up from 107 in …

BEN TRUE MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST USA WIN AT TD BEACH TO BEACON 10-K ***Mary Keitany Sets Women’s Course Record In Dominant Run*** By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved CAPE ELIZABETH, ME., (6-Aug) — In a triumphant homecoming, Maine native Ben True gave locals …

6,500+ Runners, Including Ben True and Returning Champ Wude Ayalew, Set for 19th TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race this Saturday in Cape Elizabeth, Maine   Iconic summer road race, founded by Olympic hero Joan Benoit Samuelson, focusing attention on My Place Teen Center, a Westbrook-based youth development program …

Ethiopia’s Wude Ayalew Returns to Defend TD Beach to Beacon Title while Group of Talented American Men Set to Challenge Stellar International Field   The 2016 TD Beach to Beacon also will feature an Elite Women’s Start for the first time in race history   CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (July 22, …

AT 41, LAGAT EARNS FIFTH OLYMPIC TEAM BERTH WITH STUNNING 5000M WIN By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with Permission) EUGENE, OR (09-Jul) — The first time Bernard Lagat went to the Olympics, the world was getting over the drama of Y2K, George …