Inaugural World Marathon Majors Series to Conclude at ING New York City Marathon Champions to be honored on November 5 NEW YORK CITY – Nearly two years have passed since organizers of the Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City marathons announced the formation of the World Marathon Majors …
Read More »NER Teleconference Tidbits
Boston Marathon hopeful Deena Kastor is the first to admit that not all of 2006 went swimmingly, despite a 2:19:36 US marathon record performance in winning last April’s London Marathon. At New York she placed sixth behind the two chief rivals she’ll face at Boston-defending champion Rita Jeptoo of Kenya …
Read More »NER Pub Seris X Women’s Standings After 4 of 6 Races
Reports that NER was lounging in a field of wildflowers atop the “Trail’s” lone hill are vastly exaggerated. Yours truly was actually on photographic assignment and captured the pier-six brawl between Dirigo’s Carry Buterbaugh and “Our Hero” going up that very last hill, after which Ms. Doneski’s Gulf Gas Card …
Read More »Olympian Kastor Previews Boston Trails Course
Boston, Mass. – Following her first tour of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Women’s Marathon course, Deena Kastor spoke with reporters via teleconference from the Boston Athletic Association’s office. Kastor, along with her coach Terrence Mahon, was guided on a running tour of the Olympic Trials course on Tuesday …
Read More »An Interview With Olympic Trials ‘A’ Qualifier Emily LeVan
A natural athlete, Wiscasset, Maine’s Emily LeVan was an All-American field hockey player throughout high school and college. In her one year of running at Bowdoin College she set the 400m school record that still stands. When she discovered a love of marathoning the results were similar. The only New …
Read More »NER Pub Series X Men’s Standings After 4 of 6 Races
The kettle is beginning to bubble as things tighten up heading down the homestretch. Publican stalwart Terry McNatt continues to lead with CSU teammate Lorin Obler 19 points back in second, just 6-points up on Mr. Quarterdeck, Mike Norton with Capemate and this year’s dark horse on gilded wings, Joe …
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