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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 …

History Restored– Made a late decision to travel to Atlanta. Magazine went to the printer on Wednesday afternoon, few beers-almost booked, thought it over, gotta support the NE/NY athletes; plus, there’s the every four year spectacle of it.   Offered a cot in a room for two nights with original …

B.A.A. Announces Start Times for the 2020 Boston Marathon   124th running of the world’s oldest annual marathon to be held on April 20, 2020 BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the start times for the 124th running of the Boston Marathon, to be held on April …

John Hancock Announces 2020 Boston Marathon Elite Team   75 Elite Athletes, Including Olympians, Paralympians, World Champions, Olympic Medalists and Abbott World Marathon Majors Winners, from 17 Countries Invited for 124th Running on April 20     BOSTON, MA, January 22, 2020, 9:00 a.m. EST—John Hancock and the Boston Athletic …