Excuse the editorial license as the team that crushed the 95-mile, 18-leg RIMAConn Relay on Aug, 24 was actually named the Half Steppers. Like Kong however, they had some large footprints as pointed out by Hartford Marathon Foundation VP of Operations Matt Anderson. Photo: Half Stepper Tyler Raymond …
Read More »Tommy Leonard, From the Outside Looking in – An Essay
From the March/April issue of New England Runner magazine – by Bob Fitzgerald Holy Cow! I love to make people smile; that’s my thing. If I can give you that, then it makes my life worth living.”—TL “Holy Cow!” was a pet phrase freighted with delight and …
Read More »The 1st Falmouth Road Race Without its Founder – Remembrances of Tommy Leonard
From the MarchApril issue of NER following Tommy’s death – In Loving Memory of Tommy Leonard, Aug. 15, 1033 – Jan. 16, 2019 – Click below. Feat-TLTribute_0220_Opt
Read More »Bridge of Flowers in Bloom for a Spectacular USATF-NE GP Race in Shelburne Falls
Start of the 41st Annual Bridge of Flowers 8K on the Iron Bridge connecting Shelburne Falls with Buckland. All Photos by FitzFoto/NERunner Nestled in the foothills of the Berkshires along the Mohawk Trail in Western Mass. is a very unique race in a very unique place. Ha! That’s …
Read More »Chicago Marathon Owes Sir Steve Jones the Keys to the City
It’s Now Sir Steve Jones (From the NER July/August 2019 edition “Intervals” section) Steve Jones setting a world record at the 1984 Chicago Marathon. Photo by VictahSailer/PhotoRun Welshman and former world marathon record holder Steve Jones, now residing in Colorado with frequent visits to New England, was recently awarded the …
Read More »IAAF Bombshell Defused, Top-3 at US Olympic Team Trials Make the US Team
Photo: An early turn in the 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials with eventual US team members Jared Ward and Galen Rupp (back right) visible. Photo by MickFoto/NERunner As covered in the May/June issue of NER, the IAAF dropped a bombshell on March 10 with the announcement of drastic reductions in …
Read More »Hi Neighbor-Have A Gansett, NER Pub Series Stop No. 4
Hi Neighbor, Have a Gansett? Finally wrapped my head around the fact these Distance Festival races (5K-10K-13.1M) weren’t in Rhode Island but on the expansive and beautiful grounds of Stonehill College in Easton, MA. Photo: See ya Katrina! Photo by MickFoto/NERunner The 5K kicked off first at 8:00 am …
Read More »2019 Boston Marathon Sets Record $38.7-Million in Fundraising
2019 Boston Marathon Sets All-time Fundraising Record at $38.7 Million The Boston Athletic Association and John Hancock support 297 non-profits with historic fundraising total 2019 B.A.A. Boston Marathon photos by FitzFoto/NERunner BOSTON, July 9, 2019—Boston Marathon participants who ran on behalf of 297 non-profit organizations raised a record $38.7 …
Read More »Men, Women & Wheelchair Record Broken at B.A.A. 10K
Course Records Fall at 2019 B.A.A. 10K, presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Fancy Chemutai, David Bett, Daniel Romanchuk earn victories in B.A.A. 10K Debuts BOSTON (23-June) – A pair of course records fell to the wayside at the 2019 B.A.A. 10K, presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Fancy …
Read More »Records Rocked at NER Pub Series Stop No. 3 at the Barrel House Z Brewery
Hope everyone had a great time at the Barrel House Z Brewery following Pub Series stop No. 3. Despite somewhat warmish temperatures, the event was a barnburner with Men, Women and age-group records set. Brazilian Valdir De Oliveira took the checkered flag in a sprint over defending champion Zach …
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