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Registration for 124th Boston Marathon Virtual Experience to Open Tuesday, July 7 BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that registration for the 124th Boston Marathon Virtual Experience will open on Tuesday, July 7 at 10:00 a.m. The virtual race is open only to participants who were originally entered in the …

(Ed. note:A recent request passed on to us from Ted Corbitt’s son, Gary, reminded us of “The father of American distance running.” After Ted Corbitt’s passing at age 87, we received a bounced issue of NER back in the mail. The name was Ted Corbitt and the address was in …

GLRR ANNOUNCEMENT – Baystate Marathon   Summer is in full swing, and even with the oppressive heat, and the general life changes that we are all still dealing with, I can take a small measure of happiness when I see that GLRR is still showing NO signs of slowing down.  …

(Ed.note: Official release below, and this had to happen. Forget about the global threat from Coronavirus for the moment, how about right here in the US where the South and West are a raging contagion. Chicago, London will be next. Goodbye 2020.)     9-time NYC Marathon winner Grete Waitz …

Hartford Marathon Foundation’s Virtual Half Marathon Events Raise More Than $33,000 for Local Healthcare Heroes   UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K, 5K benefits UConn Health COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund       Glastonbury, CT – June 17, 2020 – The non-profit Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF), which produces 30+ race events …

Congrats to Conn. natives and standout Olympic trialists Jonas Hampton and Annmarie Tuxbury. No strangers to the pages of NER, Jonas was the magazine’s male Runner of the Year in 2015 & 2017 with Annmarie the female pick as ROY in 2018-2019.   Both receive a new pair of shoes …

124th Boston Marathon to be Held Virtually Participants encouraged to bring Boston to the world during week of virtual events   Boston 2019, Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner   BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that the 124th Boston Marathon will be held as a virtual event, following Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s …

One of NER’s all-time favorite races for numerous reasons. Below is last year’s coverage by Greater Lowell RR ace John Barbour… UConn All American Travis Landreth to the right.   Path Less Chosen a Constant for Trav’s Trail Devotees Of the myriad races that raise funds for good causes and …

Boston Athletic Association Recognizes Student-Athletes through Class of 2020 and B.A.A. Honor Roll     B.A.A. Scholastic Mile and Middle School 1K athletes honored     BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association proudly recognizes the B.A.A. Scholastic Mile Class of 2020 and Middle School 1K Honor Roll. Sixty-four middle and …

(From the July/Aug 2019 issue of NER. Results are at bottom)     Another Men’s Record Set at Liam Maguire’s Almost 5-Miler   The New England RunnerPuddle Series found a welcome companion in soggy Falmouth on May 5 for the 5th annual Liam Maguire’s Irish Pub Almost 5-Miler (4.9167). Steady …