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Tolling the Bell for Sandy Hook   by Beth Shluger   Photo: 15,000 participants gathered for the Sandy Hook Run for the Families in Hartford, CT. Photo courtesy of the Hartford Marathon Foundation   On December 14th of 2012, just 40 miles from my home, 20 first-grade children were killed …

BOSTON MARATHON CHAMPIONS DESISA, JEPTOO SET TO RETURN IN 2014 By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) BOSTON (11-Dec) -- John Hancock Financial and the Boston Athletic Association  announced that reigning champions Lelisa Desisa and Rita Jeptoo will both return  for the …

MORE THAN 40 AREA SCHOOLS AND NONPROFITS AWARDED FUNDS RAISED BY 2013 CVS CAREMARK DOWNTOWN 5k   Grants from the funds raised by this year‰Ûªs racing event are awarded to schools and youth-focused nonprofit organizations from Southern New England Woonsocket, R.I. (November 26, 2013) ‰ÛÒ At an awards dinner held …

The 26th Annual KeyBank Vermont City Marathon Welcomes Joan Benoit Samuelson, Race Weekend – May 23 through 25, 2014   Burlington, Vermont( December 6, 2013) ‰ÛÒ RunVermont and the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon have proudly announced that Olympic Gold Medalist, Joan Benoit Samuelson will be their guest at the 26th …

New York Road Runners and Staten Island Borough President Molinaro Announce $125,000 Staten Island Day Donation to Hurricane Sandy Recovery Programs   Funds to support the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and ECHO (Emergency Children‰Ûªs Health Organization), benefitting the areas of Staten Island that were among the most affected …

New York Road Runners and Staten Island Borough President Molinaro Announce $125,000 Staten Island Day Donation to Hurricane Sandy Recovery Programs   Funds to support the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and ECHO (Emergency Children‰Ûªs Health Organization), benefitting the areas of Staten Island that were among the most affected …

GASPARILLA DISTANCE CLASSIC ADDS $30,000 USA PURSE TO HALF-MARATHON By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (04-Dec) -- Organizers of the Gasparilla Distance Classic announced today that they have introduced a new American Development prize purse for next year's Publix Gasparilla Half …

BOSTON ‰ÛÓ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that the B.A.A. 5K will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2014, two days prior to the 2014 Boston Marathon®. The start and finish will be relocated from Copley Square Park to Boston Common. Registration will be held online at www.baa.org …

B.A.A. CREATES PROCESS FOR ASSIGNING LIMITED NUMBER OF REMAINING ENTRIES IN 2014 BOSTON MARATHON®   Important Information Regarding Submissions Requesting Invitational Entries by those impacted by the events of April 15, 2013   The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), organizer of the Boston Marathon®, will issue a limited number of invitational …

HUDDLE, KASTOR VOICE SUPPORT FOR CAIN'S DECISION TO GO PRO By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (19-Nov) -- On Friday, PACE Sports Management announced that American teenage sensation Mary Cain had made the decision to turn professional following a fantastic summer …