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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 …
Read More »You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby!
(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 …
Read More »Four Top Female US College Graduates Join B.A.A.
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 …
Read More »$38.4 Million Raised by Charities at Boston Marathon
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 …
Read More »Meb at Peachtree, looking to pass 22,500 runners
Boston Marathon Winner Meb Keflezighi to Start Last at AJC Peachtree Road Race Keflezighi Will Raise Funds for Kilometer Kids, Atlanta Track ClubÛªs Youth Running Program, by Attempting to Pass 22,500 Participants ATLANTA ÛÒ June 23, 2014 ÛÒ ItÛªs not where anyone expects to find Meb Keflezighi in any competition, …
Read More »Coach Li on BAA 10K Victor Sambu’s Meteoric Rise
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 …
Read More »World Leading Times at BAA 10K
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 …
Read More »Six Storylines to B.A.A. 10K
SIX STORYLINES – 2014 B.A.A. 10-K By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (18-Jun) — In advance of Sunday’s B.A.A. 10-K, Race Results Weekly breaks down six storylines going into the fast race through Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. The second event of …
Read More »20% of B.A.A. Half Marathon Field via Random Selection
B.A.A. Adds Random Selection to Entry Protocol for 2014 B.A.A. Half Marathon® 20% of 8,000 runner field to be randomly selected from all submissions during registration on July 16-17. BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) will add a random selection component to the registration process for …
Read More »Two-time Winner Geoffrey Mutai Leads Elite B.A.A. 10K Field
Two-time champion leads deep field of elite athletes competing in Sunday’s race which starts and finishes at Boston Common. BOSTON – The 2014 B.A.A. 10K on Sunday, June 22, will bring together some of the fastest and most experienced runners in the world, led by Olympic and World Championship medalists, …
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