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B.A.A. Half Marathon Registration to Open Wednesday, July 17   Third and final event of the 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley, held on October 13, has a field size limit of 7,500 entrants BOSTON ‰ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that registration for the 13th B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented …

WITH MURRAY'S WIN AT WIMBLEDON, ATHLETICS DROUGHTS COME TO MIND By Chris Lotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with Permission) Photo by Jeff Johnson CLEVEDON, ENGLAND (09-Jul) -- On the seventh day of the seventh month, seventy-seven years after the last Briton won the Men's Wimbledon …

Mile wire #17-07-13 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ‰ÛÒ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related. American Milers Cross the Pond for Ireland’s Most Famous Race By Morton Games The Morton Mile is the most famous race in Irish athletics, graced by the …

TEGENKAMP TO MAKE MARATHON DEBUT IN CHICAGO By David Monti (c) 2013 Race Result Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (27-Jun) -- Organizers of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced today that two-time Olympian and five-time USA national champion Matt Tegenkamp will make his marathon debut at their …

Run New England Strong   by Molly Huddle   I remember what started me running. It wasn’t the gym class mile or the chance to compete with the boys at a school field day, but the festival atmosphere of our town’s local summer race. My dad and I would ‘race’ …

Mile wire #15-06-13 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ‰ÛÓ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related.  Mary Cain Shows a Talent Far Beyond Her Years at Nationals By Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated DES MOINES, Iowa‰ÛÓThere will soon be a powerful urge in the …

Kenyan Stephen Sambu and Ethiopian Mamitu Daska Capture Top Honors at B.A.A. 10K   Third Annual event in Boston’s Back Bay was B.A.A.’s first road racing event since this year’s Boston Marathon and sold out field of participants ran with strong support for running in the City.   By Michael …

GH SCHOOL SENSATION CAIN MAKES WORLD CHAMPS TEAM By David Monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) DES MOINES, IOWA (22-Jun) — Mary Cain, the 17 year-old middle distance sensation from Bronxville, N.Y., continued her conquest of the American track and field scene here today, …

TRAFEH, NELSON WIN USA HALF-MARATHON TITLES By Charlie Mahler (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved DULUTH, MINN (22-Jun) — Mo Trafeh and Adriana Nelson won titles at the USA Half-Marathon Championships here today with race plans that put pressure on their challengers from the first strides of the …

BEATING THE HEAT, FLANAGAN WINS THIRD USA 10,000M TITLE By David Monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) DES MOINES, IOWA (20-Jun) — After a quick opening lap of 72 seconds, Shalane Flanagan was never seriously challenged at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships …