In a prelude to Marathon Monday’s “Maine EventÛ¢bCrLf, the inaugural BAA 5K and Scholastic and Invitational Miles set off from the marathon’s finish line under sunny and brisk conditions on Sunday, April 19. Of the 3,524 finishers none was faster than Olympic triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker on the men’s side …
Read More »Boston 26.2 Broadcast Live on WBZ & Globally on Universal Sports
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 17, 2009 113th Boston Marathon to be Broadcast Live on WBZ-TV in Boston Market and Globally on Universal Sports Local and National fans to receive detailed coverage of the April 20 race Boston, Mass. – Bill More than 20,000 runners will take to the starting …
Read More »adidas & Boston Marathon Enter Into Multi-Year Contract Extension
adidas and Boston Marathon Announce Contract Extension Boston, Mass. – adidas and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) are celebrating their 20-year partnership with a contract extension that keeps the brand as the Official Supplier and Outfitter of the Boston Marathon for years to come. Looking forward, adidas and the B.A.A. …
Read More »MIT Math Whiz Tackles Improbable Boston Marathon Questions
Running The Numbers Possible answers to improbable questions about the Boston Marathon Watch as MIT math major Keone Hon uses some creative math (and very long Fermi equations) to figure out unknowable facts about the Boston Marathon. By Dina Rudick/Boston Globe Staff http://multimedia.boston.com/tn/17/sports.htm?bclid=1497991385&bctid=19575764001
Read More »Top Scholastic Invitational Milers Announced by BAA
Top Scholastic Athletes Announced for Inaugural B.A.A Invitational Mile Milers from eight cities and towns along the Boston Marathon course will face off the day before Patriots’ Day Boston, Mass. – Almost three dozen top scholastic milers will compete in the new B.A.A. Invitational Mile on April 19, the Boston …
Read More »Win A Comped Entry To Pub Series Race No. 4
Publicans – Win A Comped Entry to the Squantum 5M – Race No. 4 in the NER Pub Series – on June 18. To contest amongst a rabid field, answer the following correctly: Squantum 5M Race Director JJ Larner used to bartend at the internationally renowned Eliot Lounge. What widely …
Read More »Four-Time Boston Champion Bill Rodgers Toeing The Line
4-time Boston Marathon Champion Bill Rodgers to run again on Patriots’ Day Boston, Mass. – Bill Rodgers, whose four Boston Marathon victories between 1975 and 1980 helped popularize the sport of marathon running in the United States, plans to be on the starting line in Hopkinton once again on April …
Read More »B.A.A. Reveals Invitational Mile Line-Up
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 9, 2009 Olympians, Record-Holders to Line Up for Inaugural B.A.A. Invitational Mile 19 top professional milers, local scholastic stars will race the day before 113th Boston Marathon Boston, Mass. — Six Olympians, a trio of national-record holders and a three-time U.S. champion are among the …
Read More »New England Runner Pub Series Runners After Two Races
NER Pub Series XIII is off to a “bang up” start this year, with our highest participation after 2 races in the history of the series (221). The next race is the Irish Village 5 Miler, Saturday, May 9th, at the Irish Village in West Yarmouth. Applications can be …
Read More »NER 2009 Pub Series Men’s Standings After Race No. 2
Pub Series Men’s Standings After Race No.2 ÛÓ the 12th Annual Doyle’s Emerald Necklace 5M, Sunday, Jamaica Plain, MA, April 15 Overall (Top 50 Score) 1. Joseph Navas 94 2. Chris Teague 91 3. Corey Fehnel 89 4. Lee Danforth 85 5. Michael McGrane 79 6. Andrew Holmes 75 7. …
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