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HILL, ROWBURY SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND USA INDOOR 3K TITLES By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) PORTLAND, ORE, (11-Mar) — Competing on the new emerald green 200 meter oval at the Oregon Convention Center here, Ryan Hill and Shannon Rowbury successfully defended their …

B.A.A. Announces Native American Running  Partnership with Harvard University   Panel discussion and speaker series among events set to recognize Native American traditions during Boston Marathon weekend.   BOSTON ‰ÛÒ Working closely with Harvard University, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, and the Harvard University Native American Program, the …

Hartford Marathon Foundation Unveils Team HMF 2016   March 8, 2016, Glastonbury, CT ‰ÛÒ The Hartford Marathon Foundation is pleased to announce the final selection of members for Team HMF in 2016.  This group of 17 women and 13 men represents runners from diverse backgrounds and age groups. They come from throughout the …

(After the all important treatise below, the schedule follows.)   The All-Important Rules of Engagement: Welcome Publicans! Anyone and everyone is encouraged to participate in the Pub Series. For those wishing to be scored, to be eligible for $ and other swag at the Series’ end party at Doyle’s (guaranteed …

Hump Day, March 2, saw the ceremonial tapping of the first keg of  Samuel Adams Boston 26.2 Brew at the Boston Marathon Adidas Runbase on Boylston Street in Boston.   This kick-off event featured Jim Koch, Founder and Brewer of Samuel Adams, Joann Flamino, B.A.A. President, and Belmont, MA runner …

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 …