Road Race

B.A.A. Announces Virtual Fall Boston Marathon Open to First 70,000 Entrants Held in addition to in-person Boston Marathon in celebration of the 125th edition of the historic race     BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced it will offer a virtual Boston Marathon, which will be open to everyone …

Seidel Takes Checkered Flag at Atlanta Motor Speedway Olympian Sets Half Marathon Personal Best; Abdisamed Abdi Wins Men’s Race       ATLANTA – February 28, 2021 — Atlanta has been kind to Molly Seidel. Almost one year to the day after making her first Olympic team here, she shattered …

Olympian Molly Seidel Headlines Elite Half Marathon in Atlanta This Weekend Great Britain’s Eilish McColgan to Make Half Marathon Debut         ATLANTA —  – One-year after making history at the unforgettable 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon, Olympian Molly Seidel returns to Atlanta to headline a …

Millennium Running has produced 37 in-person events with over 11,000 finishers and raises over $67,000 for Charity during COVID.     With the support from the State of New Hampshire’s COVID Task Force, NH Governor Chris Sununu, the NH Attorney General’s Office, and nearly a dozen local towns and cities …

 BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that if road races are allowed to take place as part of the Massachusetts reopening plan, the 125th Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, October 11, 2021.       (Ed. note: In tandem with the BAA release, the Boston Women’s 10K, originally …

Matt McDonald Joins Team B.A.A.   BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that Matt McDonald, the tenth-place finisher at February’s U.S. Olympic Trials – Men’s Marathon, has joined the B.A.A. High Performance Team.     McDonald, a 2:11:10 marathoner and Ivy League 10,000m champion, will be coached …

Boston Athletic Association to Launch Athletes’ Village, Virtual Community for Runners of All Levels   BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced the upcoming launch of Athletes’ Village, a virtual community for runners of all levels and abilities. Athletes’ Village will be a virtual hub for free monthly challenges as …

Jean Cann’s tribute to NER’s 2012 Race of the Year, tracing its origins and rising popularity with runners following a course along the Emerald Necklace (that only took Frederick Law Olmstead 20 years to complete). Scroll to bottom for Open and Masters winners through 2011.   B.A.A. Half Marathon—Event With …

(Ed. note: Pandemic help is on the way, but not in time for a March 15 event that, in 2019, registered 24,659 finishers.)   2021 United Airlines NYC Half Canceled Due to Pandemic-Related Health and Safety Concerns   Annual March race is one of the world’s largest half marathons   …

Anna Rohrer and Jonas Hampton join Team B.A.A. B.A.A. High Performance Team adds All-American & Olympic Trials Top 10 Finisher   BOSTON– The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the addition of Anna Rohrer and Jonas Hampton to the B.A.A. High Performance Team. Rohrer, an eight-time All-American at Notre Dame, …