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Boston’s Run to Remember Seeks Teams of First Responders Nationwide to Compete in Half Marathon Challenge   Created to honor first responders, the popular Memorial Day weekend road race through historic downtown Boston is filling fast  . BOSTON (February 29, 2016) ‰ÛÓ Boston’s Run to Remember, the only road race …

Hartford Marathon Foundation Aims to Donate 12,000 lbs of Food in 2016 Race organization facilitates food, clothing and supply donations across CT   February 25, 2016, Glastonbury, CT ‰ÛÒ The nonprofit Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) is asking runners to help collect 12,000 pounds of non-perishable foods at HMF race events this …

KIPCHOGE, KEITANY NAMED ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS SERIES IX CHAMPIONS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (28-Feb) — After the conclusion of today’s Tokyo Marathon, officials of the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbottWMM) declared that Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany …

CENTROWITZ NIPS WILLIS IN FAST NYRR WANAMAKER MILE **Centrowitz Becomes Fourth-Fastest Ever Indoors in 3:50.63 By Chris Lotsbom; @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (20-Feb) — In a highly anticipated rematch that drew comparisons to the famed Ali-Frazier bout of 1971, the …

FOUR WORLD LEADS IN DISTANCE EVENTS AT NEW BALANCE INDOOR GRAND PRIX By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) BOSTON (13-Feb) -- Any questions as to whether Meseret Defar is the same athlete now as she was before giving birth to baby …

Shalane Flanagan ‰ÛÏThat was the hardest marathon I‰Ûªve probably run in terms of the last 6 miles being the hardest. I just got done getting an IV. Never had one of those before. Clearly it took its toll on me today and I had to fight to just make the …

The exclusive group of 211 men and 246 women who have qualified for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials is actually comprised of smaller, even more exclusive cliques, like “A” qualifiers (27 men and 42 women), sub-2:12 men (9), sub-2:30 women (10), and Olympians (7 men and 16 women).    But …

JOHN HANCOCK JOINS THE COOKING LIGHT & HEALTH FIT FOODIE RACE SERIES AS HOST SPONSOR Thirty-One Year Sponsor Of The Boston Marathon Introduces New John Hancock Vitality Village To Fit Foodie Race Series, Providing Ultimate Finish Line Experience   New York, NY & San Diego, CA (February 4, 2016) ‰ÛÒ …

Olympic medalists Suhr, Eaton, Willis set for Boston Young stars Prandini, D’Agostino also in New Balance Indoor Grand Prix lineup (Photo by Victah/photorun.net)   BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 27, 2016)‰ÛÓReigning Olympic Champions Jenn Suhr and Ashton Eaton, whose decathlon gold medal gives him the unofficial title of “World’s Greatest Athlete,” lead …

WORLD LEADING MILE FOR CONLEY AT NEW BALANCE GAMES By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission)   PHOTO: Kim Conley poses with the girls track team of West Seneca West schools (West Seneca, N.Y.) after winning the 2016 New Balance Games invitational …