Road Race

400 meters from the finish of Maine’s Beach to Beacon 10K. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner     Falmouth fell and Beach to Beacon followed shortly after. The two summer blockbusters fell victim to the Coronavirus and the restrictions that have ensued as the pandemic spread.   In Cape Elizabeth, Maine, organizers …

John Hancock Donation to Help Feed Boston Hospital Workers Fighting COVID-19 From One Boston Day Through Patriots’ Day   8,500 Meals Provided in Partnership with Off Their Plate to Responding Hospitals BOSTON, April 14, 2020 – In honor of One Boston Day, April 15th, through Patriots’ Day on April 20th, John …

Information for Registered Participants of the Boston Marathon and B.A.A. 5K B.A.A. to offer refunds for first time  The B.A.A.’s Brian Harvey leads a quartet of top-20 finishers at the 2018 BAA 5K. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner     BOSTON (April 1, 2020) — The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that participants in the 2020 Boston Marathon, which was originally scheduled …

Join us in 2021! Given the current uncertainty about the Coronavirus Pandemic, PCB Race Management has decided to postpone the Last Almost Annual Liam Maguire’s Irish Pub Almost Five Miler to a date to be determined in May 2021. We intend to finalize the date in the very near future …

The lead women 5.5-miles into the US Olympic Marathon Team Trials in Atlanta. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), THOMAS BACH, AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN, ABE SHINZO, HELD A CONFERENCE CALL THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT WITH REGARD TO COVID-19 …

The 2019 Frank Nealon Boston Tune-up 15K. For a 2020 ‘Boston Tune-up’ the race will need to switch to the fall. Photo by MickFoto/NERunner   All indications point to the Coronavirus pandemic getting worse before it gets better and it’s already pretty damn bad. The running landscape mirrors the nation …

Irish Clover defending champion Jacob Wormald (in blue) out front at the onset of the Owen and Ollie’s Irish Clover 5M. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner   Great organization and venue for the Owen and Ollie’s Irish Clover 5M in Dracut, the 3rd and final race in the Wild Rover Series and the …

Following the last race of the Wild Rover Series and kickoff race fro NER Pub Series XXIII, the Owen and Ollie’s 5M in Dracut, MA on Sunday, March 8. Open Women (Top 50)   1. Hayley Sutter 50 2. Meaghan Krueger 49 3. Brittany Webber 48 6. Rebecca Hession 47 …

NER Pub Series XXIII Men’s Standings after the last race in the Wild Rover Series and first in the Pub Series, Owen and Ollie’s 5M in Dracut, MA on Sunday, March 8. Open Men (Top 50 Score) 1. Jacob Wormald 50 2. Stephen Curley 49 3. Patrick Bugbee 48 4. …

2019 B.A.A. Boston Marathon. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner     BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has been meeting regularly with city and state officials to discuss all updates related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency on March 10, 2020. In consideration of this and guided by Boston Mayor Martin …