Road Race

We thought there might be a fender bender or car/compromised runner incident in the offing when checking out the cones a few feet from the curb on the East End Club 5M race route but, no problem, when the wave of runners arrived you couldn’t even see the cones and …

Men’s Standings after race No. 4 of 6 ‰ÛÓ East End Club 5M     MEN  OPEN (Top 50 Score)   1. TJ Unger                          198 2. Lee Danforth                    193 3. Gregory Picklesimer        189 4. Christopher Klucznik       176 5. Chris Lotsbom                  163 6. Paul Hammond                  157 7. Patrick Bugbee                  155 8. …

Dave McGillivray Presented National Professional of the Year Safety and Security Award   Race director of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon, TD Beach to Beacon and New Balance Falmouth Road Race receives award in Indianapolis   BOSTON (July 15, 2014) ‰ÛÒ The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security has …

Top American Distance Runners Meb Keflezighi, Shalane Flanagan and Maine Native Ben True Lead Stellar World-Class Field for 2014 TD Beach to Beacon 10K   Kenyans Micah Kogo and Joyce Chepkirui also returning to defend titles at Aug. 2 road race in coastal Cape Elizabeth   CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (July …

(From the July/Aug issue of NER)   You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby!   by Dave McGillivray   I still find it amazing to see the incredible surge in participation in road races these days. So many races now need to set field size limits and as such so many …

FOUR TOP U.S. GRADUATES JOIN B.A.A.   BOSTON ‰ÛÓ Four outstanding, female distance and middle distance runners have joined the Boston Athletic Association, the organization has announced. Elaina Balouris, Juliet Bottorff, and Emily Lipari completed their collegiate eligibility in June, and they will reside and train in Boston, representing the …

BOSTON MARATHON RAISES HISTORIC AMOUNTS FOR LOCAL NON-PROFITS: $38.4 Million Raised   BOSTON, July 1, 2014 – Participants running on behalf of non-profit organizations raised $38.4 million for charity this year in the 118th running of the Boston Marathon.  The 2014 figure is a record amount and nearly doubles the …

Boston Marathon Winner Meb Keflezighi to Start Last at AJC Peachtree Road Race Keflezighi Will Raise Funds for Kilometer Kids, Atlanta Track Club‰Ûªs Youth Running Program, by Attempting to Pass 22,500 Participants ATLANTA ‰ÛÒ June 23, 2014 ‰ÛÒ It‰Ûªs not where anyone expects to find Meb Keflezighi in any competition, …

JAMES LI AND STEPHEN SAMBU – A WINNING COMBINATION By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (23-Jun) — There’s one thing that coach James Li accounts for Stephen Sambu’s meteoric rise to success in 2014: confidence. Li, who has coached Sambu since 2010 when …

RECORDS FALL AT 2014 B.A.A. 10K   Stephen Sambu (KEN) and Mamitu Daska (ETH) defend their B.A.A. 10K titles and set world leading times for 10K.   Sambu sets American All-Comers Road Race record for 8 kilometers en route, Daska breaks the event record, and 6,619 participants crossed the finish …