-September 2: WALPOLE LABOR DAY ROAD RACES, Walpole High School, 275 Common St., Walpole (8:30-11:30 a.m. approx.) -September 17: THE HARVARD COOP bookstore, Harvard Square, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (7-8 p.m., with a talk) -October 14: BIG SPORTS CARD & MEMORABILIA SHOW, Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire St., Mansfield (8:45-12:30 …
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Read More »Bring Back The Mile – Latest Edition
Mile wire #22-08-13 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ÛÒ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related. Weekend Mile Guide: Michigan Mile (Flint, MI) – Friday, August 23, BBTM Tour Event Mueller Mile (Tonawanda, NY) – Thursday, August 22 Waynesville Main Street Mile (Waynesville, NC) – …
Read More »Mo Farah Completes 10K/5K Gold Medal Sweep
FARAH COMPLETES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DOUBLE WITH 5000M WIN By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) MOSCOW (16-Aug) -- Eight laps into a herky-jerky men's 5000m final at the IAAF World Championships here tonight, defending champion Mo Farah felt a side stitch. He …
Read More »Jenny Simpson Wins Silver at Worlds
AREGAWI DEFEATS SIMPSON FOR 1500M GOLD By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) MOSCOW (15-Aug) -- With a blazing sprint from 200 meters out, Abeba Aregawi earned Sweden's first-ever women's 1500m title at an IAAF World Championships, beating defending champion Jenny Simpson …
Read More »3 American Women Qualify for World 5000 Final
ROWBURY ADVANCES IN 5000M, BUT WONDERS WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) MOSCOW (14-Aug) — Shannon Rowbury agreed that her preliminary race in the 5000m at the IAAF World Championships here this morning was “a low stress …
Read More »Kogo Wins Falmouth But ME’s True 2-Ticks Back
KOGO, CHEPKIRUI CLAIM NEW BALANCE FALMOUTH ROAD RACE TITLES By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) FALMOUTH, MASS. (11-Aug) — Kenyans Micah Kogo and Joyce Chepkirui won their second road race titles in eight days, breaking the tape first here at the …
Read More »Ethiopia’s Dibaba Wins 3rd World 10,000m Title
DIBABA WINS THIRD WORLD 10,000M TITLE By David Monti @d9monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) MOSCOW (11-Aug) — During the women’s 10,000m tonight at the 14th IAAF World Championships here, thick storm clouds gathered over Luzhniki Stadium, and the temperature dipped. A storm was …
Read More »10 Break 4-Minutes in Falmouth Mile
BLANKENSHIP, MACKEY TAKE FALMOUTH MILE TITLES By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) FALMOUTH, MASS. (10-Aug) — The 2013 Falmouth Mile proved exciting once again here at Falmouth High School on Cape Cod. Americans Ben Blankenship (3:56.27) and Katie Mackey (4:41.39) earned …
Read More »Mo Needs Xtra MOter to win World 10K, Rupp 4th
WITH BEST TACTICS, SPEED FARAH CAPTURES WORLD 10,000M TITLE By David Monti @d9monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) MOSCOW (10-Aug) — At the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, Korea, Mo Farah was beaten in a last-lap sprint by Ethiopia’s Ibrahim Jeilan, a man …
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