Road Race

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 …

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 …

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 …

Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race Mt. Washington Auto Road June 21, 2014 ‰ÛÒ 9:00 a.m.   Past two years‰Ûª male winners Blake and Canaday take on Joe Gray (again) Belotti challenges Erholtz in women‰Ûªs field; Haefeli, Arritola withdrawn Former champion Gutierrez, veteran Byrne, newcomers Bak, Miller and Manzi …

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, …

OAKLEY NEW YORK MINI 10-K SHOWCASES USA ATHLETES By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (11-Jun) -- Saturday's Oakley New York Mini 10-K  --the oldest road race for women in the world, founded in 1972 -- features one of the …

Thanks to everyone who ran the Corrib Pub 5K.  Current list of those who have finished the first two races and 2/3 races in the New England Runner Pub Series for 2014. We‰Ûªre sure there are some missing names here who ran Doyles and Corrib but missed Evan‰Ûªs Run as …

7 Olympians Confirmed for AJC Peachtree Road Race $100,000 at Stake in USA 10 km Championships; Ryan Hall among Top Contenders ATLANTA ‰ÛÒ June 5, 2014 ‰ÛÒ U.S. Olympians Ryan Hall, Abdi Abdirahman, Desiree Linden, Amy Hastings, Julie Culley, Blake Russell and Jen Rhines are among the first athletes confirmed …

Unger Aces Corrib, Women’s Shake-up   (A rush job here to get this in the e-newsletter before noon but check back by the end of the day and the revised standings will be posted)     We’ll have to quiz GBTC coach Tom Derderian on who exactly Corrib women’s winner …