Regional News

Congratulations to the Somerville Road Runners for staging a fantastic launch to the “shock & awe” 2009 NER Pub Series this past Sunday (March 22) at the Asgard Restaurant, down the road from Harvard Square. That’s Cambridge, MA not Cambridge, England, Mr. Chris Teague. Yes, after two magnificent sorties and …

2009 Pub Series Men‰Ûªs Standings After Race Numero Uno, The 12th An R‰Ûªas M‰Ûªor 5K. Held Sunday, March 12 In Cambridge, MA OVERALL (Top 50 Score)     1. Dan Smith                                        50                                                                          2. Mario Fraioli                                    49     3. Brendan Prindiville                           48     4. Joseph Navas                                    47     5. Matthias Schlipf                                …

Pub Series Men‰Ûªs Standings After Race Numero Uno, The 12th An R‰Ûªas M‰Ûªor 5K. Held Sunday, March 12 In Cambridge, MA     OVERALL (Top 50 Score)     1. Lara Johnson                            50     2. Mimi Fallon                              49     3. Kyle Linn MacQueen               48     4. Sarah Healy                              47     5. Meredith …

By Steve Nearman, Running USA wire WASHINGTON, D.C. – (March 21, 2009) – Not long into the SunTrust National Marathon, Patrick Moulton realized it was going to be a long morning. “In the beginning, my girlfriend could see that I wasn’t feeling so well,” said Moulton, a 27-year-old Providence College …

Boston Athletic Association Adds Invitational Mile to Race Weekend Boston, Mass. — Olympic bronze-medalist and Boston-area native Shalane Flanagan will headline the field for a new B.A.A. Invitational Mile on April 19, the Boston Athletic Association announced today. The Invitational Mile, to be held in conjunction with the inaugural B.A.A. …

Indoor Visa Championship Series ratings up 22 percent on ESPN INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field’s signature series of events, the Indoor Visa Championship Series, in 2009 saw a huge increase in ratings for its ESPN shows as well as a significant bump in ratings for the USA Indoor Track …

JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES 2009 BOSTON MARATHON ELITE INTERNATIONAL FIELD (Scroll Down for lists) Four Past Champions, Course Record Holder, Olympians Lead Field of 29 Athletes for 113th Running BOSTON, MA, March 12, 2009-In its 24th year as principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial today announced its …

2009 Princess Half Marathon CT 47. Mary Blackman, New Fairfield, 1:35:29; 48. Christina Batton, Stamford, 1:35:34; 159. Tracey Doucette, Old Greenwich, 1:46:27; 169. Robin Beauregard, Hebron, 1:47:01; 369. Laura Schechter, Danbury, 1:53:41; 556. G Mckinney, Middlebury, 1:57:40; 579. Alison Keating, Farmington, 1:58:16; 599. Lucie Altieri, Guilford, 1:58:39; 1265. Lauren Gorton, …

The Somerville Road Runner sponsored Khoury’s Summer Steamer 4.13-miler ran for a magnificant 17 years out of Khoury’s State Spa on Broadway St. in Gritty East Somerville. The Big Man Run also was hosted by Khoury’s, as well as the club’s Thursday night runs and various other events throughout the …

by Lonny Townley Defending Health? Last fall, the Greater Long Island Running Club had the good fortune to receive a $1,000 grant from New York State. The appropriation caught the attention of the WABC-TV news department, apparently seeking evidence of waste in government spending.  Club president, Mike Polansky, who defended …