Regional News

2019 Eversource Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon Delivers $14.1 Million in Economic Value to Region   Hartford Marathon Foundation also supports community and charity efforts   JANUARY 13, 2020, Glastonbury –The Hartford Marathon Foundation’s 2019 Eversource Hartford Marathon, Half Marathon, Team 26.2 Relay and Charity 5K brought an estimated $14.1 …

From the “Intervals” section of the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of New England Runner magazine   A week after winning the 2019 Cape Cod Marathon, WSX runner Birhanu Dare Kemal would place 13th at the NYC Marathon. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner     Located out of the Bronx in New York, the …

Club Nat’l data points (scroll below past the two photos) compiled by John “Mr. Baystate” Barbour of Greater Lowell who also highlighted the meet for the next issue of NER, along with photos from here, there, everywhere including our next cover.   Open Men’s 10K (617 finishers)   1)  Morgan …

Click on the link below to download the 2020 Race Calendar questionnaire.   ACQ_Flyer20_4c_Fill-in

John Hancock and the Boston Athletic Association Announce Return of 16 Champions for 2020 Boston Marathon   Lawrence Cherono, Worknesh Degefa, Manuela Schär and Daniel Romanchuk set to defend their titles on April 20, 2020 12 Additional Champions aim to return to the top of the podium 2018 Boston Champion …

Who cares if its 25-degrees out? Photos by FitzFoto/NERunner & MickFoto/NERunner Race Winner Ben Harris of the Heartbreakers. Winner of the Fall Classic, Ben doubled down in 15:28 (4:59 pace). Hey come on fella! This is a (dysfunctional) family magazine. The fellow in back with the fiddle is a member …

To Stretch or Not to Stretch Why Many Implement This Pre-Run Routine Improperly   (From the Nov/Dec 2019 issue of New England Runner magazine)   by Coach Pete Rea, Conn. native and coach of On ZAP Endurancein Blowing Rock, NC   Amongst all the hotly debated issues in the global …

Mark Carroll Announced as B.A.A. High Performance Coach   BOSTON, Mass. – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced Monday that Mark Carroll has been named head coach of the B.A.A. High Performance team.   Mark Carroll at the Run 4 Kerri 4M in Rhode Island. Photo by Scott Mason Carroll, …

From the Nov/Dec 2019 issue of New England Runner magazine   Distance Running’s Growing Pains Alberto Salazar’s Ban from Coaching From a Coach’s (and Child’s) Perspective   by Pete Rea, CT native & Coach of  On ZAP Endurance   Bill Rodgers and Alberto Salazar in the 1979 Boston Freedom Trail …

 From the Nov-Dec 2019 issue of New England Runner magazine   I Run the Line   by Tom Derderian   In the 1980s while I lived in Oregon and worked for Nike, I one day ran on Pre’s Trail in Eugene. In the distance I saw a runner coming toward …