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Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba Recognized for Multiple Olympic Titles   NEW YORK (December 22) — Race Results Weekly, the wire service of distance running, announced today that Ethiopians Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba had been selected the Race Results Weekly 2008 Runners of the Year.  RRW, the world‰Ûªs most …

2008 Girls Results 5.00 Kilometers December 13, 2008 Morley Field – Balboa Park San Diego, CA Foot Locker Cross Country National Finals Scoring Teams and Points: 1. Midwest 49 (3 5 9 14 18 21 22) 2. Northeast 51 (7 8 11 12 13 16 17) 3. South 60 (2 …

   3 Olympic stars set for Reebok Boston Indoor Games BOSTON (Dec. 10, 2008) ‰ÛÒ Beijing medalists Steve Hooker, Jenn Stuczynski and Nick Willis will be among the headliners at the 2009 Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Feb. 7, organizers announced today. Tickets for the 14th annual Olympic-style event are …

Middlebury Women photo courtesy of Hanover College

TORONTO. November 17th, 2008.  Online Registration is now open for all Canada Running Series ’09 events, including Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, at www.canadarunningseries.com . Registration for ’09 includes the popular COMBO PACKS, that offer runners major savings and the chance to build their own personal “pack‰Û_” of major, “goal‰Û_” races …

It was a great day for cross country at Franklin Park as the USATF New England’s played out before the NCAA Div. 2 Regionals. Under partly sunny skies with moderate temps and good footing, the first race of the day, the Masters 8K, was taken out Maine’s Bobby Winn. The …

INDIANAPOLIS – Kara Goucher has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after running the fastest marathon debut ever by an American woman at the ING New York City Marathon Sunday in New York City. The 2007 World Outdoor 10,000m bronze medalist, Goucher crossed the line in …

USA Distance Project Athlete Grant Awards Announced INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Foundation and sponsors – Twin Cities Marathon Inc., Chevron Houston Marathon and Marathonguide.com – Monday announced the 2008 USA Distance Project Individual Athlete Grants. Athletes receiving $4,000 grants include Molly Huddle, Melissa Cook, Brent Vaughn, Ed …

Record Fields and Record Run Highlight 19th Mayor’s Cup Cross Country Races Mary Cullen, Jacob Korir triumphant in championship races   BOSTON, MA – A record field of more than 1,000 entrants and a course-record run by Mary Cullen (IRL / Providence, RI) highlighted the 19th edition of the Mayor’s …

Pelham, NH native and Providence, RI resident Pat Moulton, 26, didn’t know who the Swedish runner he caught at eight miles was so he kept to his own pace. Jonas Buud, 34, kept by his side for the next 11 miles. “There was a slight incline at 19 and I …