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SATURDAY STORY LINES - SAINSBURY'S ANNIVERSARY GAMES By Chris Lotsbom @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NOTE: Here is the second installment of RRW Assistant Editor Chris Lotsbom's ten story lines for this weekend's Sainsbury's Anniversary Games at London's Olympic Stadium which he will …

Mile wire #18-07-13 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ‰ÛÒ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related. Clark, Kampf to Defend Ryan Shay Mile Titles From Venetian Races CHARLEVOIX, Mich. – The 6th Ryan Shay Mile will take place in Charlevoix on Saturday, July …

B.A.A. Half Marathon Registration is Now Closed   Third and final event of the 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley, held on October 13, has quickly reached its field size limit of 7,500 entrants   BOSTON ‰ÛÓ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that registration for the 13th B.A.A. Half Marathon, …

BRITISH DISTANCE SQUAD FOR MOSCOW MISSING MANY 2012 OLYMPIANS By Chris Lotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (16-Jul) -- British Athletics, the national governing body for track and field in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland announced today the names of approximately 60 athletes …

B.A.A. Half Marathon Registration to Open Wednesday, July 17   Third and final event of the 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley, held on October 13, has a field size limit of 7,500 entrants BOSTON ‰ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that registration for the 13th B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented …

WITH MURRAY'S WIN AT WIMBLEDON, ATHLETICS DROUGHTS COME TO MIND By Chris Lotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with Permission) Photo by Jeff Johnson CLEVEDON, ENGLAND (09-Jul) -- On the seventh day of the seventh month, seventy-seven years after the last Briton won the Men's Wimbledon …

Mile wire #17-07-13 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ‰ÛÒ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related. American Milers Cross the Pond for Ireland’s Most Famous Race By Morton Games The Morton Mile is the most famous race in Irish athletics, graced by the …

World champions, Olympians prepare for USA Masters Outdoor Championships INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — More than 1,000 athletes, which include a total of five Olympians and 30 reigning world masters champions, will be on hand when the USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships kick off Thursday, July 11, and run through …

TEGENKAMP TO MAKE MARATHON DEBUT IN CHICAGO By David Monti (c) 2013 Race Result Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (27-Jun) -- Organizers of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced today that two-time Olympian and five-time USA national champion Matt Tegenkamp will make his marathon debut at their …

Mile wire #15-06-13 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ‰ÛÓ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related.  Mary Cain Shows a Talent Far Beyond Her Years at Nationals By Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated DES MOINES, Iowa‰ÛÓThere will soon be a powerful urge in the …