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MYRTLE BEACH S.C. – Forty young athletes have been selected to represent the United States at the IAAF World Youth Championships July 6-10 in Lille, France. Athletes were selected after competing in the World Youth Track & Field Trials in Myrtle Beach, S.C. June 28-29. Youth athletes must be born …

Boston Marathon Champions Joan Benoit Samuelson and Bill Rodgers Running in the B.A.A. 10K   Inaugural Event to be held on June 26 at Boston Common; Registration Remains Open   BOSTON ‰ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that Olympic Gold Medalist and two-time Boston Marathon Champion Joan Benoit …

Team USA Marathon squad announced for 2011 World Championships in Daegu INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – USA Track & Field announced Tuesday the Team USA women‰Ûªs marathon squad for the 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, to be held in Daegu, Korea, August 27 ‰ÛÒ September 4.   Coming off of a …

World Marathon Majors Press Release and Tribute to Sammy Wanjiru Sammy Wanjiru   1986-2011 World Marathon Majors is saddened by the news of the death of Sammy Wanjiru on May 15th. Wanjiru was an incredible marathon talent with a ferocious racing style. He was twice the World Marathon Majors Series Champion …

{Editor’s Note}: From a regional standpoint (and that’s who we are!) a big shoutout to the Bay State’s Jeannette Faber (nee Seckinger). Faber is the two-time ING Hartford Marathon champion with a PR 2:41:06 on Oct. 9, 2010 followed a month later with a PR 2:39:41 at New York that …

MINNEAPOLIS – Despite cool conditions and wet streets from an earlier light rain, David Torrence (Oakland, Calif.) and Sara Hall (Big Bear Lake, Calif.) turned in hot times at the third USA 1 Mile Road Championships Thursday evening in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In earning his third consecutive title, Torrence ran a …

Boston Marathon Champions Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel returning to Boston for B.A.A. 10K on June 26.   Reigning champions will compete in the inaugural event.   BOSTON ‰ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association today announced that 2011 Boston Marathon men‰Ûªs and women‰Ûªs champions Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel, both of …

by Thom Gilligan   I always thought that setting a world record in the marathon was serious business. Haile Gebrselassie has my complete admiration for his 2:03:59 romp in Berlin. I had the good fortune to be an eyewitness in the finish line grandstand in London in 2003 when Paula …

Boston Athletic Association to Open Registration for Inaugural B.A.A. 10K on Wednesday May 4 at 10:00 a.m.   Boston, MA. ‰ÛÒThe Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that registration for the inaugural B.A.A. 10K opens on Wednesday, May 4 at 10:00 a.m. Online registration will take place at www.baa.org/races/10K, and …

INDIANAPOLIS – Masters athlete and noted jazz musician Nolan Shaheed has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after he broke his own world record in the M60 800 meter race in 2:08.56 Saturday in Los Angeles. Running at the Tommie “Tiny” Lister Classic, Shaheed lined-up next …