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Merga, Kosgei Win 113th Boston Marathon By Ryan Lamppa and Jim Gerweck, Running USA wire BOSTON – (April 20, 2009) – At the 113th Boston Marathon, Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Salina Kosgei of Kenya were the class of their respective fields, but each won in a different way at …

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In a prelude to Marathon Monday’s “Maine Event‰Û¢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 …

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 …

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. …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …