Cross-Country

This would have been “Big Splashes” from USATF-NE’s if not for the cordoning off of the small lake that had formed by the 2-mile mark of all races following the previous day’s downpours.   “I’m so bummed they roped that off,” commented The Green Mtn. AA’s Teague O’Connor. “It would …

(All photos by FitzFoto/NERunner) You would think all the rain preceding the Mayor’s Cup panoply of races at Franklin Park on Sunday, Oct. 21 would make for some great photo ops (read mud) but it all dried out pretty quickly and footing was good right through the Wilderness Loop with …

Over this past weekend, NER was at the Jamestown Half Marathon on Saturday starting at 7:00 am (included in the next issue of NER) for a big day in the country’s smallest state as later in the day in nearby East Greenwich’s Goddard Park, the Girls Championship 5K would take …

WALTHAM, Mass. – For the third-straight year, the Brandeis University women’s cross country team has earned a preseason national ranking from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The Judges check in at No. 28 in Division III after starting the season at No. 33 in …

After 43 years of staging a 12K/5K combo during the third week in May, the Bedford Rotary did a ‘360’ this year and staged a trail 5K/2K on Thursday evening, August 23.   The 12K had been a USATF-NE GP selection over the years and the numbers would always jump, …

The Magical Team Apex Of Our Youthful Running National Cross-Country Championships, Raleigh, NC, 1979 —The GBTC as we knew it ended on a high note   by Bob Hodge   I joined the Greater Boston Track Club in 1974 and for every year after that our primary goal in the …

Team B.A.A.’s Sarah Pagano Wins USATF National Club Cross Country Title B.A.A. Women’s team and Men’s Masters team place second at National Championships BOSTON – B.A.A. High Performance team member Sarah Pagano won the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships earlier today in Lexington, Kentucky, earning the first individual national …

CONVINCING WINS FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AT NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved LOUISVILLE, KY. (18-Nov) — The Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona University and the Lady Lobos of the University of New Mexico notched convincing victories here at the …

DROP TWINS QUIETLY LEAD LADY BULLDOGS INTO NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved LOUISVILLE, Ky. (16-Apr) — It has been five years since the Lady Bulldogs of the University of Georgia have qualified a team for the NCAA Division I …

It wasn’t exactly “crisp” but no one was complaining about dry, overcast conditions with temps in the mid-50s at Franklin Park where 103 years of XC tradition continued with the USATF-NE XC Championships on Sunday, Nov. 5. (Photo: Maine’s Ryan McCalmon wins the Masters 8K just ahead of teammate Pete …