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PEACHTREE TO CELEBRATE 50TH RUNNING WITH $50K COURSE RECORD BONUSES By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (19-Feb) — The Atlanta Track Club plans to celebrate the 50th edition of their AJC Peachtree Road Race 10-K on July 4 with an especially big bang. The …

NEAR WORLD INDOOR RECORD FOR KEJELCHA AT NYRR MILLROSE GAMES By Rich Sands, @sands (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (09-Feb) — A near miss at the world indoor record in the mile and a pair of U.S. bests in the 800 highlighted a bustling evening …

Dana Giordano Joins B.A.A. High Performance Team Dartmouth graduate and 4:34 miler to be coached by Ricardo Santos BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the addition of Dana Giordano to the B.A.A. High Performance Team. Giordano, a resident of Boston and Dartmouth College graduate, brings both professional …

BHZ Pre-Game Race Day on Super Sunday brought no Polar Vortex (just departed), nor did it bring tropical breezes, BUT at 30˚ with no wind and a cloud cover for the 9:30 am start hard by the Barrel House Z Brewery in S. Weymouth, it did offer prime racing conditions…and …

Photo: Running by the “Gingerbread” Houses at 5-miles, photo by FitzFoto/NERunner (Ed. Note: Since it’s inception in 1998, NER has missed a grand total of two MV 20s, one because of a wedding and I can’t recall the other reason, but I do know these were regrettable conflicts. There’s everything …

FAST MILES, CLOSE 800 HIGHLIGHT NEW BALANCE INDOOR GRAND PRIX By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PHOTO: Gabriela Stafford edges Elinor Purrier in the women’s mile, 4:24.80 to 4:24.88, at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston (photo by Jane Monti for …

Here’s Why:   (Photo by Scott Mason) The current women’s record after last year’s inaugural running is 19:35 (6:18 pace) set by one of New England’s top Masters—Central Mass Strider Leslie O’Dell, 41, of Albany, NH.   Give ‘Em Hell O’Dell will be plying her trade at the Mid-Winter 10M …

We got the news from longtime Tommy Leonard friend and benefactor Russ Pelletier of Falmouth that running’s “Goodwill Ambassador” Tommy Leonard took his last breath on Wednesday night. Not enough words available to illustrate what a prince of a man and worldly friend to the running community (especially during his …

World Athletics Championships medalists McLaughlin and Coburn set to return to New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Jan. 25 Scottish 1500m record-holder Jake Wightman to highlight middle-distances at 25th-annual event BOSTON, Mass. (Dec. 5, 2019) – Sydney McLaughlin and Emma Coburn, two of the USA’s most exciting track and field …

Sydney McLaughlin set to return to New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Jan. 26 BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2018) – Sydney McLaughlin, one of track and field’s most exciting new stars, will return to compete at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday, January 26, organizers announced today. Tickets …