Road Race

2009 NER Pub Series Women‰Ûªs Standings After Race No. 5 ‰ÛÒ the Mighty Meehan 5K   Open (Top 50 score)   1. Lara Johnson                                            244 2. Mimi Fallon                                              243 3. Sarah Healy                                              240 4. Meredith Leenhouts                                  223 5. Marge Bellisle, RI                                     220 6. Sarah Phillips                                           154 7. Carol Lahiff                                              127 …

        CVS Caremark Downtown 5K Expects Record Turnout for 20th Anniversary Participants could top 10,000 this year   Woonsocket, R.I. (September 9, 2009) ‰ÛÓ From elite athletes to recreational runners and walkers, the 2009 CVS Caremark Downtown 5K offers something for everyone. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Rhode …

    EDWARD NORTON TO RUN NY MARATHON WITH MAASAI WARRIORS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CONSERVATION Campaign will combine corporate support with a web-based grassroots fundraising drive with RMJM and AECOM on board as founding sponsors.   Actor and longtime conservation activist Edward Norton will run the NY Marathon as …

REGISTRATION FOR THE 114th BOSTON MARATHONå¨  ON APRIL 19, 2010 BEGINS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 at 9:00 a.m. EDT BOSTON ‰ÛÓ Online entry for the 114th Boston Marathonå¨ on Monday, April 19, 2010 (Patriots’ Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) begins at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, September 9. Those interested …

Reprinted from the Sept/Oct 2008 issue of NER The Med-City Marathon, Rochester, Minnesota‰ÛÓ by The 3 Amigos   After a business meeting and dinner at the University Club in Providence, RI (yes, the Amigos actually have real jobs) we’re off to Fenway Park for a day game against the Kansas …

Falmouth, Mass. ‰ÛÒ The CIGNA Falmouth Road Race broke its fund-raising record by more than $100,000 at this year‰Ûªs 37th running, raising $1.41 million for the 68 groups it supports with its Numbers-for-Nonprofits program. Each year the race directors provide guaranteed entries, exempt from the lottery and with an extended …

Running & Skin Cancer ‰ÛÓ Cause & Prevention by Jane Wolkowicz (from a previous issue of NER) Training for a marathon? You’ve probably already picked up a copy of one of the thousands of guide books available for runners. Take “Marathon Training for Dummies,” for example, which gives runners advice …

Kirui, Bai score points in World Marathon Majors Series with victories at IAAF World Championships in Berlin   BERLIN, August 23, 2009 – The top five performers in the men’s and women’s marathons at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany scored points in the World Marathon Majors series.   …

Kirui Shatters World Championship Record in Men’s Marathon Cheruiyot captures women’s 5000m crown; Rhines 9th By Parker Morse, Running USA wire BERLIN – (August 22, 2009) – Abel Kirui and Vivian Cheruiyot won World Championship distance titles for Kenya on the eighth day of competition in the German capital on …

USA athletes breeze through qualifying BERLIN – Team USA advanced 12 of 16 athletes through the rounds Tuesday morning at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.   Crawford, Spearmon and Clark to run tonight’s 2nd round   Veterans Shawn Crawford (Los …