IMG_1500 Click for Opening Video. Catarina Rocha, photo by FitzFoto/NERunner With a designation for both ME & NH as COVID red zone states a few days before the USATF-NE XC Championships at Mine Falls Park in Nashua, NH-compounded by a midnight race eve mandate for MA residents …
Read More »Stick A Fork in 2020, It’s Done — Foot Locker Nat’l XC Champs Cancelled
For the first time in 41 years, there will be no Foot Locker XC National Championships this Dec. Organizers pulled the plug today in a tweet that cited the usual safety concerns but was scant on detail. There was hope that Foot Locker would persevere after the Nike Cross …
Read More »Game On! For 3rd Annual (in-person) Bedford Rotary Trails to Ales 5K/2K
IMG_1280 (Click Above for Video) Game On! was the proclamation of the Bedford Rotary Trails to Ales organization, and so, on Thursday evening, Aug. 20, the 3rd annual event proceeded in-person with 5 waves every 10 minutes from 5:20 pm to 6:00 pm. Kara Haas …
Read More »Brown University XC & Track Is Reinstated!
Dear Brown Community, We have heard clearly from our community over the past couple of weeks that the University’s decision to transition men’s varsity track, field and cross country to club status will have real and lasting implications for efforts to build and sustain diverse and inclusive communities for our …
Read More »Dreams Attained/Dashed – Ireland’s Kevin Cooper on Brown Eliminating Track/XC
(note: this article is in response to Brown University eliminating 11 varsity sports starting in 2021, including men’s track and xc) By Cutting Men’s Track & Field and Cross Country, Brown Slams the Door Shut on A Dream Written by Kevin Cooper, Brown ’13 Photo: Kevin Cooper. …
Read More »Nat’l Club XC Data Points Highlighting New England/New York
Club Nat’l data points (scroll below past the two photos) compiled by John “Mr. Baystate” Barbour of Greater Lowell who also highlighted the meet for the next issue of NER, along with photos from here, there, everywhere including our next cover. Open Men’s 10K (617 finishers) 1) Morgan …
Read More »Running the Lost Highways of the NEK, by Heidi Caldwell
(From the July/August 2019 edition of New England Runner magazine) Running the Lost Highways of the NEK by Heidi Caldwell The winding network of New England roads connect us to our region’s deep historic roots. Etched into the rolling landscape, roadways offer a window into the ebbs …
Read More »RIMAConn Relay Title Sponsor Webster Bank to Support East Coast Greenway
Webster Bank Named Presenting Sponsor of Hartford Marathon Foundation’s Inaugural RiMaConn Relay Webster to make additional donation to East Coast Greenway GLASTONBURY, Conn., August 12, 2019 – The Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) is proud to announce Webster Bank as the Presenting Sponsor of the RiMaConn Relay, its first-ever team relay …
Read More »Uganda Scores 1st Team Title at World XC, Tough Day for USA
CHEPTEGEI REBOUNDS FROM KAMPALA MELTDOWN TO TAKE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY GOLD By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved AARHUS, DENMARK (30-Mar) — In Kampala two years ago Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei tried to run away with the men’s senior title at the IAAF World Cross Country …
Read More »US Champ Kipchirchir Looks for US Podium Placing Over Crazy (in a good way) World XC Course in Denmark
USA CHAMPION KIPCHIRCHIR FOCUSED ON TEAM MEDAL AT WORLD CROSS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved AARHUS, DENMARK (28-Mar) — One of the oldest expressions in sports is that there is no “I” in “Team,” and reigning USA cross country champion Shadrack Kipchirchir has …
Read More »