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THE FAVORITES The latest update on this year’s Mt. Washington Road Race is that the defending champions may be clear favorites after all.  Brandy Erholtz of Bailey, Colorado, last year’s women’s winner of the “Run To the Clouds,‰Û¢bCrLf has been racing very well in the Rocky Mountains and, at 31, …

Bill Rodgers, Running Icon and 4-time Boston Marathon Champion, to Give Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience on June 3: NATIONAL RUNNING DAY BOSTON, Mass. ‰ÛÒ On the occasion of the first ever National Running Day, the Boston Athletic Association and USA Track & Field – New England invite runners and non-runners alike to …

INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field has announced the 2009 USA 100K Team that will compete in the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) 100K World Cup on Friday, June 19 in Torhout, Belgium. This year’s team includes one new member and the rest veterans of the 2008 squad. The following …

  Geer, Cropper assume new roles at USATF  INDIANAPOLIS – Longtime USA Track & Field staff members Jill Geer (Franklin, MA) and Ivan Cropper have taken on new titles and new duties as the National Office continues to undergo reorganization under CEO Doug Logan.   Geer has been named Chief …

Boston Marathon champion Deriba Merga ran the fastest ever 10K on Canadian soil at the 23rd MDS Nordion 10K in Ottawa, Ontario on Saturday, May 23. Running a scintillating 27:24, Merga erased one of Canada’s oldest course records ‰ÛÓ the 28:12 run by race director John Halvorsen in 1988. Merga’s …

Tola Totally Breaks Course Record at Healthy Kidney 10K Defending champion Makau holds on for second place; Aliyu women’s winner; record race field From NYRR via Running USA NEW YORK – (May 16, 2009) – Tadese Tola of Ethiopia made history by running 27 minutes, 48 seconds, the fastest 10K …

2009 Boston Marathon winner aims for 10K World Record in Ottawa $100,000 incentive to break the 10K world record is attracting some of the world’s fastest runners this year. The world record is 27:01 by Kenya’s Micah Kogo set in March of this year in Holland. Deriba Merga, this year’s …

A tip of the hat to Publicans Sarah Phillips of Medfield and Chris Crema of West Barnstable who brought attention to omissions in the men’s and women’s Pub Series point standings. Perfect Publicans – Men’s Standings  – Women’s Standings – Schedule & info  – Irish Village Wrap-up Chris was the …

Pub Series Men’s Standings After Race Number 3, The 9th Irish Village 5M, held Saturday, May 9 in Yarmouth, MA Overall (Top 50 Score) 1. Joseph Navas                                             144 2. Chris Teague                                              140 3. Lee Danforth                                             126 4. Michael McGrane                                     124 5. Terry McNatt                                            122 6. Andrew Holmes                                        112 7. Ray …

Pub Series Women’s Standings After Race No. 3, The 9th Irish Village 5M, held Saturday, May 9 in Yarmouth, MA                           Overall (Top 50 Score) 1. Lara Johnson                                            147 2. Mimi Fallon                                              146 3. Sarah Healy                                               140 4. Meredith Leenhouts                                  129 5. Marge Bellisle, RI                                     128 6. Melanie Hire                                             88 …