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JOHN HANCOCK ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE 2011 BOSTON MARATHON ELITE FIELD American Brett Gotcher Added to the Field, Antonio Vega Withdraws Due to Injury BOSTON, MA, March 4, 2011‰ÛÓJohn Hancock Financial today announced American talent Brett Gotcher has been added to the elite field for the 115th running of the …

New Records Set at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Registration Officially Closed Today, Shattering Previous Record by Nearly Three Weeks; Record $12 Million Raised for Charity in 2010   CHICAGO – Registration for the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon closed in record time today as the maximum 45,000 participants …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ‰ÛÓ Two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat was the victor in his highly-anticipated Nike Men’s 3,000 meter race against 2008 Olympian Galen Rupp at the 2011 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships presented by BMW in Albuquerque, N.M. The third and final event of the USA Track & Field …

                                                                           For Release: Thursday, February 24, 2011   Boston Athletic Association to Open Registration for Third Annual B.A.A. 5K on March 2   Boston, MA. ‰ÛÒThe Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that registration for the third annual B.A.A. 5K opens on Wednesday, March 2 at 10:00 a.m. …

Olympian Jo Pavey Looks to Extend British Winning Streak to Three Consecutive Years at NYC Half   Pavey hopes to follow Radcliffe (2009) and Yamauchi (2010) as a winner of the 13.1 mile race through Manhattan streets   New York, February 17, 2011‰ÛÓThree-time Olympian Jo Pavey looks to extend a …

B.A.A. TO OFFER FASTEST QUALIFIED RUNNERS EARLY ACCEPTANCE INTO 2012 BOSTON MARATHON WITH NEW REGISTRATION PROCESS.   NEW QUALIFYING TIMES IN EFFECT FOR 2013 BOSTON MARATHON.   BOSTON ‰ÛÓ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today a change in its registration process for the Boston Marathon, allowing the fastest qualifiers …

JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES 2011 BOSTON MARATHON INTERNATIONAL ELITE FIELD 43 Elite Athletes from Around the World Invited for 115th Running on April 18 Boston Champions, International Champions and Top Americans Lead the Team BOSTON, MA, February 10, 2011‰ÛÓIn its 26th year as principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John …

BOSTON ‰ÛÓRussell Brown and Phoebe Wright aren’t yet household names in U.S. middle-distance circles, but they may well be after Brown won the New Balance men’s mile and Wright took the women’s 800 Saturday night at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.  Competing in the most anticipated race of the …

SAN DIEGO – Olympic Bronze medalist and American record holder Shalane Flanagan (Portland, Ore.) dominated the women’s field to win her fifth USA Cross Country title, while Brent Vaughn (Blackhawk, Colo.) surprised the men’s field to win his first USA title Saturday at the 2011 USA Cross Country Championships. In …

HOUSTON – In the first race of the 2011 USA Running Circuit (USARC), Mohamed Trafeh (Duarte, Calif.) and Jen Rhines (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) outran some of America’s top distance runners to take the respective men’s and women’s titles Saturday at the USA Half Marathon Championships, presented by Aramco Services Company. …