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CHEPNGETICH NEARLY BREAKS WORLD RECORD AT CHICAGO MARATHONBy David Monti, @d9monti(c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved   NOTE: This story was written remotely –Ed.  (09-Oct) — Blasting away from the starting line in Grant Park with opening miles of 4:47 and 4:56, Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich tried to smash Brigid …

KIPCHOGE LOWERS HIS OWN WORLD RECORD AT BMW BERLIN MARATHONBy David Monti, @d9monti(c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved   NOTE: This story was written remotely –Ed.(25-Sep) – Two-time Olympic Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge smashed his own World Athletics marathon record this morning at the BMW Berlin Marathon, clocking an …

GEBRESLASE WINS NAIL-BITER AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN’S MARATHON     By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved     EUGENE (18-Jul) — Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase made it a gold medal sweep for her country’s marathon squad here this morning, winning the 18th World Athletics Championships …

EUGENE (17-Jul) — Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda successfully defended his world 10,000m title here today at Hayward Field, prevailing in a last-lap burn-up which saw eight men still in contention for the medals at the bell.     Joshua Cheptegei wins the 2022 World Athletics 10,000m title, successfully defending his …

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MARATHON WOMEN’S FIELD TO BE SMALLEST IN 27 YEARS     By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved     EUGENE (15-Jul) — Unlike the Olympic Games, the World Athletics Championships has had a place for the women’s marathon since inception.  At the …

SEVEN OF THE LAST EIGHT MEN’S CHAMPIONS TO RUN 2022 BOSTON MARATHON By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (13-Jan)     — Organizers of the Boston Marathon announced a men’s elite field today which was breathtaking in both breadth and depth.  Seven of the …

In Remembrance of Gloria Ratti Advocate, Pioneer, and Friend     A South Boston native, Gloria (Graceffa) Ratti’s greatest impact on the sport of running – and her proudest work – revolved around the B.A.A.’s Boston Marathon. Gloria’s involvement in the annual April race spanned a variety of roles over …

The weather in Monaco a day ago wasn’t conducive for a world record attempt at distance—79˚ with a high dewpoint—but 23-Year-Old Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei—proved undeterred.   Photo from 2019 World Championships by Kevin Morris.   The current World Champion in XC and at 10,000m had set a world road 5K record …

2019 B.A.A. Boston Marathon. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner     BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has been meeting regularly with city and state officials to discuss all updates related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency on March 10, 2020. In consideration of this and guided by Boston Mayor Martin …

Photo: An early turn in the 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials with eventual US team members Jared Ward and Galen Rupp (back right) visible. Photo by MickFoto/NERunner As covered in the May/June issue of NER, the IAAF dropped a bombshell on March 10 with the announcement of drastic reductions in …