Road Race

VERY DEEP FIELDS FOR SUNDAY’S USATF HALF-MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPSBy David Monti, @d9monti(c) 2021 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved       (02-Dec) — Sunday’s USATF Half-Marathon Championships, hosted by the Mortgage Network Half-Marathon in Hardeeville, S.C., features very deep fields.  Spurred by a $40,000 prize money purse ($7,000 for the …

Qualifier Acceptances Announced for 2022 Boston Marathon All qualified participants who submitted an application November 8-12 will be accepted, provided they submitted an approved and verified qualifying time     BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) proudly announced that all qualified athletes who submitted applications during the 2022 Boston Marathon registration …

2022 United Airlines NYC Half to Return at Full Scale with 25,000 Runners Application for the 2022 United Airlines NYC Half Entry Drawing Opens Today   NYRR Launches Non-Binary Time Qualifying Standards   New York, November 18, 2021 – New York Road Runners (NYRR) today announced the highly anticipated return …

125th Boston Marathon Raises $26.6 Million For Area Non-Profits BOSTON     Photo courtesy of BAA   On the occasion of National Philanthropy Day, the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that $26.6 million was raised for more than 200 nonprofit organizations through this year’s historic 125th Boston Marathon on …

Snippets from Sunday’s Half Marathon amidst the Western Mass rural splendor of Monson.   Prize money for this challenging hillfest runs 5-deep starting at $400. Past champions are comped entry and win an extra $100 if they win again.   Unseated were 2018 champ Jaidiby Zapata of Millennium Running, 2nd in …

BREAKING OLYMPIC CURSE, PERES JEPCHIRCHIR WINS TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON     By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2021 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved     NEW YORK (07-Nov) — Never in the 50-year history of the TCS New York City Marathon has an Olympic Marathon champion won the …

KELATI, HUNTER NAB USATF 5-K TITLES AT ABBOTT DASH     By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2021 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (06-Nov)      Drew Hunter wins the 2021 Abbott Dash to the Finish 5-K in 13:53. (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly)   …

OLYMPIC CHAMPION JEPCHIRCHIR WILL TRY TO MAKE HISTORY AT TCS NYC MARATHON     By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2021 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (04-Nov)     — Reigning Olympic Marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir will attempt to make history at the 50th TCS New York City …

Talented Field Heading to Saturday’s Boston 10K for Women, Presented by REI Experienced champions and professional debutants to square off in downtown Boston   BOSTON – Conventures, Inc. today announced the field of elite athletes competing in the 2021 Boston 10K for Women, presented by REI which will be held …

By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2021 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved     BOSTON (11-Oct) — Kenyans Benson Kipruto and Diana Kipyokei won today’s first fall edition of the Boston Marathon here this morning, breaking away in the latter stages of the race to each pocket $150,000 in prize …