Roberta ÛÏBobbiÛ Gibb Named Grand Marshal of the 2016 Boston Marathon B.A.A. to Celebrate 50 Years of WomenÛªs Running at the Boston Marathon throughout Marathon Weekend BOSTON ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that Roberta ÛÏBobbiÛ Gibb will be the Grand Marshal of the 2016 …
Read More »Centrowitz Wins 2nd Straight Indoor 1500m Title
CENTROWITZ HOLDS OFF ANDREWS TO NAB SECOND STRAIGHT USA INDOOR 1500M WIN By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) PORTLAND, ORE. (12-Mar) — With 120 meters to go in the men’s 1500m at the USA Indoor Championships here today, defending champion Matthew …
Read More »B.A.A. Partners With Harvard on Native American Running
B.A.A. Announces Native American Running Partnership with Harvard University Panel discussion and speaker series among events set to recognize Native American traditions during Boston Marathon weekend. BOSTON ÛÒ Working closely with Harvard University, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, and the Harvard University Native American Program, the …
Read More »Abbott World Marathon Majors Victors Announced
KIPCHOGE, KEITANY NAMED ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS SERIES IX CHAMPIONS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (28-Feb) — After the conclusion of today’s Tokyo Marathon, officials of the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbottWMM) declared that Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany …
Read More »Centrowitz Wins Fast Wanamaker Mile
CENTROWITZ NIPS WILLIS IN FAST NYRR WANAMAKER MILE **Centrowitz Becomes Fourth-Fastest Ever Indoors in 3:50.63 By Chris Lotsbom; @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (20-Feb) — In a highly anticipated rematch that drew comparisons to the famed Ali-Frazier bout of 1971, the …
Read More »Rupp, Cragg Win Hot US Trials Marathon
RUPP, CRAGG PREVAIL IN HOT USA OLYMPIC TRIALS MARATHON By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved Used with permission LOS ANGELES (12-Feb) — On a day that will be remembered for the harsh wrath of mother nature and its crippling heat, Galen Rupp and Amy …
Read More »4 Married Couples Competing at Trials in LA
The exclusive group of 211 men and 246 women who have qualified for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials is actually comprised of smaller, even more exclusive cliques, like “A” qualifiers (27 men and 42 women), sub-2:12 men (9), sub-2:30 women (10), and Olympians (7 men and 16 women). But …
Read More »Virginia’s Hunter Breaks Webb’s Indoor Prep Mile Record
Race Result Weekly (Used with permission) NEW YORK (06-Feb) -- Before stepping onto the 200-meter oval for the invitational mile at the Armory Track Invitational here today, high schooler Drew Hunter of Purcellville, Va., had to overcome an unexpected opponent: a badly knotted shoelace. Hunter, 18, who moments later would …
Read More »Galen Rupp to Run US Olympic Trials Marathon
NOTE ON THE NEWS - RUPP TO RUN USA OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp announced through USATF.tv that he plans to run the Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. However, he still plans to run the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, March 18 …
Read More »Blockbuster Men’s Field For London Marathon
BLOCKBUSTER ELITE MEN'S FIELD FOR VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) -- Befitting an Olympic Year, organizers of the Virgin Money London Marathon announced a blockbuster men's elite field for the 36th edition of their race --Britain's …
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