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Olympic silver medalist, defending champs among elite competing in CIGNA Falmouth Road Race FALMOUTH, Mass. — Defending champions Tadese Tola of Ethiopia and Edith Masai of Kenya will join a strong field of world-class athletes in the 37th CIGNA Falmouth Road Race on Aug. 9. Tola will be challenged by …
Read More »It’s Official: Ryan Hall to Make NYC Marathon Debut
Olympian Ryan Hall to Make Debuts at ING New York City Marathon 2009 and NYC Half-Marathon Hall returns to the streets of New York as a leading contender in the 40th running of the five-borough classic in November and at the famed NYC Half-Marathon in August New York, …
Read More »Sammy Wanjiru to Make US Marathon Debut at Chicago
2008 Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist Sammy Wanjiru Selects 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon for U.S. Debut Former Chicago Marathon Champions Evans Cheruiyot, Patrick Ivuti and Lidiya Grigoryeva to Contend for Repeat Championships CHICAGO, IL (July 21, 2009) ̨ å¼ 2008 Olympic Marathon gold medalist Sammy Wanjiru (KEN) today …
Read More »By the Numbers: Summertime at NYRR Events
By the Numbers: Summertime at NYRR Events 4,303 Finishers in the NYRR New York Mini 10K (June 7) 4,540 Finishers in the NYRR Dash 10K (June 13) 4,549 Finishers in the NYRRÛªs Annual FatherÛªs Day Race Against Prostate Cancer (June 21) 3,669 Finishers in the Front Runners New York Lesbian …
Read More »Kara Goucher to Make U.S. 13.1M Debut at Rock Û÷nÛª Roll Chicago
Chicago, Ill ÛÓ July 15, 2009 ÛÓ Fresh off her second U.S. 5,000m track title, Kara Goucher will return to the roads to make her U.S. half-marathon debut at the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon on Sunday, August 2. The race webcast can be seen live on Competitor.com …
Read More »Table of Contents – July/August ’09
FEATURES 40 Double D’s Bay State Trilogy Dave Dunham has run in all 351 towns and cities in Massachusetts. Here’s the first of three installments, starting with a tour of Eastern Massachusetts. by Dave Dunham 46 Fun & FastÛÓFitzy’s Frisky Felines It takes a certain joie de vivre to take …
Read More »Warrior’s Tour: 7 Races, 7 Days, 7 Bases
AmericaÛªs Top Running Events Salute Troops with Middle East Tour 7 Races, over 7 Days, at 7 Bases Steamboat Springs, CO, June 29, 2009– On July 6th The Warrior Tours: America’s Races Salutes the Troops (http://www.thewarriortours.com) heads to the Middle East to support the troops in the semi-annual Armed Forces Physical Fitness Test. Over the …
Read More »Fun & Fast: Fitzy’s Frisky Felines
CAN YOU SAY FRISKY? The 3:09:28 crew from 2007 (L-R): Patty Foltz, Sue Mazlowski, Janet Kelley, Mary Peabody, Marge Bellisle and Eileen Troy. Photo by FitzFoto by Cathy Utzschneider Ordinary, shmordinary…. Fitzy’s Frisky Felines are no ordinary winning relay team. No sir. Or rather, no ma’am. They’re “studlettes.” Women over …
Read More »Pre Classic Stands & Delivers
Page numero uno of the 4-page Track section in the July/August issue of NER. The Pre Classic in Eugene Oregon on June 7 opened with field events 15 minutes before going live for two hours on NBC and, as they say, there’s nothing like being thereÛÓespecially when ‘there’ is hallowed …
Read More »Rupp, Yoder-Begley Capture 10K Titles at US Championships
Yoder Begley sets Hayward Field record at USA Outdoor Championships EUGENE, Ore – Amy Yoder Begley, Galen Rupp and Ashton Eaton thrilled their hometown crowd during the opening day of the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field. The final event of the …
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