Mile News State of the Mile Report: 2012 December 28, 2012 And the future looks bright for the iconic distance in the USA By Bring Back the Mile On January 18, 2012, Bring Back the Mile launched with a cardboard sign and video: the start of a movement to return AmericaÛªs …
Read More »Olympian Huddle, Hipster Scorpio Honor Providence Athletes
Providence Student-Athletes Honored at City Hall Students hear from Olympic distance runner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Tuesday, December 18, 2012) ÛÓ The Taveras Administration and Providence Public School District (PPSD) hosted a pizza party for student-athletes from across Providence today at City Hall. Superintendent Dr. Susan …
Read More »800m Ace Vescey Warned on Banned Diuretic
VESSEY ACCEPTS PUBLIC WARNING FOR BANNED DIURETIC By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) (21-Dec) -- American middle distance runner Maggie Vessey has accepted a public warning from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for testing positive for a diuretic at the IAAF …
Read More »Symmonds, Solomon To Go For Millrose 600m Record
SOLOMON, SYMMONDS TO CHALLENGE 600M RECORD AT MILLROSE GAMES By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (28-Nov) -- America's two best 800-meter runners, Duane Solomon and Nick Symmonds, will try to break a 26 year-old record at next February's 106th Millrose …
Read More »Providence Women, Dartmouth’s D’Agostino 2nd at NCAAs
AFTER DELAY, OREGON & OKLAHOMA STATE DECLARED NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) Photo of Dartmouth coach Mark Coogan and Abbey D'Agostino by Dave Monti/RRW LOUISVILLE, KY (17-Nov) -- After timing problems, two protests and some tears, the …
Read More »Aloha Spirit at the Kaua’i Marathon
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 …
Read More »Kenny Moore to Receive George Hirsch Journalism Award
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 …
Read More »Pub Runners Who Have Run Five of Five Races
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 …
Read More »4 US Olympians from London to Run US 10M Champs
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 …
Read More »Centro’, Martinez Bag 5th Avenue Mile Titles
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 …
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