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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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …