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 …
Read More »Boston Marathon Icon Gloria Ratti Passes at 90
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 …
Read More »So If You Hadn’t Heard, Averaging 4:03 A Mile….
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 …
Read More »124th B.A.A. Boston Marathon Postponed Until Monday, Sept. 14
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 …
Read More »IAAF Bombshell Defused, Top-3 at US Olympic Team Trials Make the US Team
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 …
Read More »Dark Horse Tweaks to Boston Marathon Elite Lineup – Yuki? Remember Marshfield on New Year’s Day
With the current weather scenario for Boston, defending champion Yuki Kawouchi is looking better – not great – but better. We said “Marshfield” to Yuki this afternoon in the Copley in Boston and this brought a broad smile. Marshfield is where Yuki set the world record for most sub-2:20 marathons, …
Read More »Mighty Meb Boston Marathon Grand Marshal, Marathon Weekend Schedule & Start Times
B.A.A. Announces Meb Keflezighi as 2019 Boston Marathon Grand Marshal Boston Marathon Schedule of Events Released BOSTON (1-April) – Today, the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced the Grand Marshal for the 123rd Boston Marathon, to be run on Monday, April 15, 2019. Meb Keflezighi, winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon, will …
Read More »Uganda Scores 1st Team Title at World XC, Tough Day for USA
CHEPTEGEI REBOUNDS FROM KAMPALA MELTDOWN TO TAKE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY GOLD By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved AARHUS, DENMARK (30-Mar) — In Kampala two years ago Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei tried to run away with the men’s senior title at the IAAF World Cross Country …
Read More »5 Sub-2:05 Men, 11 sub-2:23 Women & P Past Champions to Contest Boston Marathon (full lists)
John Hancock Announces 2019 Boston Marathon Elite Team 82 Elite Athletes, Including Olympians, Paralympians, World Champions and Abbott World Marathon Majors Winners, from 15 Countries Invited for 123rd Running on April 15 BOSTON, MA, January 10, 2019, 10:00 a.m. EST—John Hancock and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the …
Read More »Farah, Kosgei Claim Chicago (3 Regional Runners in Top 16)
FARAH, KOSGEI TAKE CHICAGO MARATHON TITLES IN RAINY CONDITIONS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (07-Oct) — Britain’s Mo Farah and Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei both scored convincing wins at today’s 41st Bank of America Chicago Marathon held in cool, but very humid and rainy …
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