Regional News

Congrats on a stellar 2010 Series everybody – to all the races and to Series sponsor adidas. This year marked a couple of firsts previously mentioned in an earlier post: Kristin Murphy becoming the first person, male or female, to run the table and come up with a perfect score …

2010 Pub Series XIII Final Men’s Standings   Men Open (Top 50)   1. TJ Unger, Roslindale, Ma                  289   1. Lee Danforth, Dedham, Ma               289   3. Jason Cakouros, Milton, Ma              277   4. Terry McNatt, Needham, Ma             269   5. Macdara Nash, Concord, Ma             243   6. Jim …

2010 Pub Series XIII Final Women’s Standings   Open Women (Top 50 Score)   1. Kristin Murphy, Newton, Ma                        300   2. Megan Sowa, Boston, Ma                             292   3. Meaghan Scearbo, Wakefield, Ma                282   4. Marge Bellisle, Warren, RI                           253   5. Amy Pace, Brookline, Ma                             239   …

It’s calamity time at NER World HQ as we’re in the last two days of deadline (going to the printer with Nov/Dec issue this Tuesday afternoon) so some quick notes this a.m. and once the mag is off, the final Pub Series standings are priority No. 1.   Paddy’s had …

  Registration for the 2011 Boston Marathon® has Closed   Field size limit for the 115th Boston Marathon reached in record time.     BOSTON, Mass. ‰ÛÓ Registration for the 115th Boston Marathon began at 9:00 a.m. (EST) today, and closed at 5:03 p.m. (EST). The Boston Marathon — the …

B.A.A. anticipates unprecedented interest in 115th running; field is expected to fill quickly.   BOSTON, Mass. ‰ÛÓ Registration for the 2011 Boston Marathon will open on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) and will be conducted online at www.baa.org. The 115th running of the Boston Marathon will be …

INDIANAPOLIS ‰ÛÓ Joan Benoit Samuelson has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting a pending U.S. Masters record Sunday at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and following that up by running in the Tuft’s Health Plan 10K for Women on Monday in Boston.    …

(* denotes “New England’s Finest participant)   Michael Wardian, 36, the peripatetic marathoner & ultra marathoner from Arlington, VA, caught up to ING Hartford Marathon leader Pat Tarpy* at 25 miles and knew he was going to win his 6th of 14 marathons run this year.   “I saw him …

(Race Review Follows Fast Facts)   Top Finishers and 10 Fast Facts on the 2010 B.A.A Half Marathon®   Men‰Ûªs Open Division             Age   Home               Official Time    Prize Money 1.) John Korir                          35      Kenya               1:02:21             $5,000 2.) Alan Kiprono                      20      Kenya               1:02:21             $3,000 3.) Linus Maiyo                       27 …

BOSTON – American record holder Molly Huddle (Providence, R.I.) sprinted home in 32:00 at the Tuft’s Health Plan 10K for Women to win her third consecutive USA Women’s 10 km title Monday. A near record field of 6,725 women started the 34th edition of the Columbus Day race, with Huddle, …