Track And Field

      Jenny Simpson Set for Return to Boston on Feb. 7 Will Headline 20th Running of New Balance Indoor Grand Prix   BOSTON, Mass. (Dec. 2, 2014)‰ÛÓJenny Simpson, the most-decorated woman at 1500 meters in U.S. history, is the first athlete set for the 2015 New Balance Indoor …

American Middle-Distance Stars Jenny Simpson, Mary Cain, and Matthew Centrowitz to Lead Blockbuster Field for NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile on Saturday, September 13   Defending champion Simpson will battle local New York teenage phenom Cain   2013 IAAF World Outdoor Championships 1500-meter silver medalist Centrowitz will attempt to reprise 2012 …

(From the Sept/Oct. 2014 issue of New England Runner)   (Photo: Wearing a bib number of a different sort, Jessica poses with prize cow Mare and younger sister Sarah.   Best in Show   by Nate Getman   Corning‰Ûªs Jessica Lawson represents the latest in a line of New York …

SIX STORYLINES - 2014 NEW BALANCE FALMOUTH ROAD RACE By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (13-Aug) -- In advance of Sunday's New Balance Falmouth Road Race, Race Results Weekly breaks down five storylines going into the annual summer showcase from Woods …

COBURN SETS MEET RECORD, CAPTURES THIRD NATIONAL TITLE By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) SACRAMENTO (28-Jun) — Blistering hot temperatures here at Hornet Stadium were no match for Emma Coburn, as the 23-year-old sped her way to a third national title …

WILSON CLAIMS FAST WOMEN’S 800m TO CONCLUDE USA CHAMPIONSHIPS By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom and David Monti @d9Monti (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved SACRAMENTO (29-Jun) — The 2014 USA National Championships came to a fast conclusion here at Hornet Stadium, as three women dipped under the two-minute barrier …

LIPARI, SOUTHERLAND SET MEET RECORDS TO CAP OFF BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (22-Feb) — A pair of New York natives set meet records here on the final day of competition at the Big East Conference Championships at …

LAGAT TO MAKE CARLSBAD 5000 DEBUT By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved ALBUQUERQUE (20-Feb) — Two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat will take to the roads after completing his indoor season and tackle the Carlsbad 5000 on Sunday, March 30. For the 39 year-old Lagat, …

GEORGETOWN SETS DMR MEET RECORD TO CAP DAY-ONE OF BIG EAST CHAMPS By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (21-Feb) — A new meet record of 10:55.63 was run by Georgetown University in the women’s distance medley relay, highlighting the opening day of …

                 NEW BALANCE ADDS WORLD CLASS TRIATHLETE LUKAS VERZBICAS TO TEAM NEW BALANCE     BOSTON, February 19, 2014 ‰ÛÒ Global athletic leader New Balance announced today the signing of their latest Team New Balance athlete, the 2011 ITU World Junior Champion Lukas Verzbicas. Lukas will compete …