Cross-Country

Aloha Spirit at the Kaua’i Marathon   by Brett Ely   (From the “Running Around the World” section of the current-Nov/Dec-issue of New England Runner)   I sat at the desk in my hotel room, eating a container of pre-cooked white rice, and my legs twitched with energy. This was …

KENNY MOORE TO BE AWARDED GEORGE HIRSCH JOURNALISM AWARD By Chris Lotsbom (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (24-Oct) -- The New York Road Runners, organizers of the ING New York City Marathon, announced today that author Kenny Moore will be awarded the 2012 George …

 Current list has been updated to reflect those runners who have run the first 5 races as well as three or four of the five races.    If your name does not appear below, please email us at nerunner@comcast.net. If you plan on running 5/6 or 6/6 races and hope to …

FOUR U.S. OLYMPIANS HEADLINE MEDTRONIC TC 10 MILE By Chris Lotsbom (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) (25-Sep) -- Organizers of the Medtronic TC 10 Mile announced earlier today that four Olympians will compete on the roads from Minneapolis to St. Paul come Sunday, October …

CENTROWITZ, MARTINEZ SNAG FIRST FIFTH AVENUE MILE TITLES By Joe Battaglia (c) 2012 NYRR New Service, used with permission NEW YORK (22-Sep) -- Both Matthew Centrowitz and Brenda Martinez knew that the surge to the finish at the NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile presented by Nissan here was going to happen …

Men’s champion True defends crown, edging Andrew Bumbalough at the tape in Providence From USATF   INDIANAPOLIS – (September 16, 2012) – Molly Huddle (Providence R.I.) and Ben True (Hanover, N.H.) both picked up their second career titles at the USA 5K Championships hosted by the 23rd CVS Caremark Downtown …

Team USA Women Strike Double Gold at Jungfrau Marathon U.S. men secure silver as part of 9th WMRA World Long Distance Challenge By Nancy Hobbs, American Trail Running Association (ATRA)   With a come-from-behind victory, Stevie Kremer, bested the field of more than 1,800 runners at the 20th Jungfrau Marathon …

CVS Caremark Downtown 5K Announces Lineup of Olympians and Other Elite Runners Race officials express enthusiasm for caliber of elite athletes who will  participate in the main 5K race   Woonsocket, R.I. (September 10, 2012) ‰ÛÒ The 2012 CVS Caremark Downtown 5K announced today the lineup of elite runners signed on to participate in this year‰Ûªs …

AMAN UPSETS RUDISHA IN DIAMOND LEAGUE FINAL By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) (30-Aug) -- In rainy and cold conditions at Zürich's Letzigrund Stadium, Ethiopia's Mohammed Aman upset world and Olympic champion  David Rudisha in what was the Kenyan's final race of …

(Culled form the most recent issue of NER – Sept/Oct 2012)   by Russ Pelletier   The room is busy. Six volunteers are at a table placing documents in specified envelopes, the fax machine buzzing in the background. Two phones are being used and a cell phone rings with another …