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March 18, 2012 An Interview With: DATHAN RITZENHEIN KARA GOUCHER DESIREE DAVILA MEB KEFLEZIGHI RICHARD FINN: We have our four leading Americans here. We have Kara Goucher in the middle, third place today; Desi Davila, ninth place on the ladies side. On the men’s size, …
Read More »RI’s Smith 2nd as Dado Sets NYC Half Record
Kirui men’s champion; event record 15,336 finishers at 7th edition; $4.8 million raised for charity By Jim Gerweck, Running USA wire NEW YORK – (March 18, 2012) – For the seventh running of the NYC Half, the New York Road Runners brought in almost 90 professional athletes, ranking it …
Read More »Online Registration for B2B Closes in 5 Minutes!
ShareThis Online Registration for 2012 TD Beach to Beacon 10K Closes in Record-Breaking Five Minutes, Lottery Phase Underway 1,850 slots will be filled with lottery drawing March 23 CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (March 15, 2012) ÛÓ The online portion of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race registration filled 4,000 …
Read More »5 US Athletes Into Inaugural IAAF Hall of Fame
Five American athletes named to innaugural IAAF Hall of Fame ISTANBUL, TURKEY ÛÒ The IAAF announced Thursday that Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Carl Lewis, Edwin Moses, Al Oerter and Jesse Owens will be among the initial 12 members of the inaugural class for the IAAF Hall of Fame. The IAAF and President …
Read More »125th Commemorative History of B.A.A. to be Published
The Boston Athletic Association, best known as organizer of the Boston Marathon®, today announced that a special commemorative book to celebrate its 125th anniversary will be published in 2012. Titled ÛÏB.A.A: 125,Û this illustrated history will be published by Skyhorse Publishing and will feature a preface by Boston …
Read More »B2B 10K Registration Opens March 14-15
Online Registration for TD Beach to Beacon 10K Set to Begin March 14 and 15 CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine ÛÒ Online registration for the 2012 TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race begins for the general public at 7 a.m. on Thursday, March 15. A lottery (drawing on March 23) …
Read More »Center For Grieving Children to Receive $3K from B2B
Center for Grieving Children Chosen as 2012 Beneficiary of TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race in Cape Elizabeth, Maine TD Charitable Foundation to give $30,000 to the organization, which will also benefit from fundraising opportunities and publicity CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (February 23, 2012) ÛÒ TD Bank, AmericaÛªs …
Read More »2X WMM Champ Shobukhova to race in NYC & Chicago
Shobukhova opens her 2012 season next month at the NYC Half & Chicago’s Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K NEW YORK / CHICAGO – (February 22, 2012) – Two-time World Marathon Majors Series champion and three-time Bank of America Chicago Marathon winner Liliya Shobukhova of Russia will open her 2012 …
Read More »Sam Adams Official Beer Sponsor of Boston 116
Samuel Adams Adds Cheer to PatriotÛªs Day In Honor of the 2012 Boston Marathon New Partnership and Limited Release Brew to Commemorate BostonÛªs Rich History February 23, 2012 ÛÒThe Boston Beer Company, brewers of Samuel Adams® beers, announced today that itÛªs helping to celebrate one of BostonÛªs greatest traditions …
Read More »Olympic Marathoners Meb, Davila, Goucher Running NYC Half
NEW YORK (16-Feb) -- A quartet of American marathon stars will open their spring racing season here at the NYC Half, the New York Road Runners announced today. Desiree Davila, Kara Goucher, Meb Keflezighi and Dathan Ritzenhein will all take part in the March 18, race which has been expanded …
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