All-star Celebrities Will Sweat It Out at 2012 ING New York City Marathon Global Maternal Health Advocate/Founder of Every Mother Counts Christy Turlington Burns, chef Richard Blais, restaurateur Joe Bastianich, and Boardwalk EmpireÛªs Paul Sparks will run for second consecutive year Television talent Jean Chatzky, Tanya Marchiol, and …
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Kenyans Rule, Ritz Runs 1:00:57 in Philly
Kenyans Steal the Show at Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon Stanley Biwott, Sharon Cherop from Kenya win 35th edition; American Idol singer Haley Reinhart impresses 20,000 fans at the finish line concert From Competitor Group PHILADELPHIA – (September 16, 2012) – Stanley Biwott and Sharon Cherop, the two …
Read More »B.A.A. List of 2013 Official Charities
2013 Boston Marathon Official Charity Program B.A.A. Announces Charities Chosen as part of its Official Charity Program for the 2013 Boston Marathon® BOSTON ÛÒ With registration now underway for next year’s Boston Marathon, the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced the charities which will comprise its Official Charity Program …
Read More »Lagat, Simpson to Defend at NYC’s 5th Ave. Mile
AMERICAN, BRITISH STARS TO CLOSE SEASON AT FIFTH AVENUE MILE By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (13-Sep) -- American and British athletes have recorded a combined 35 victories at the Fifth Avenue Mile since the event was founded here by …
Read More »Lisa Uhl (31:12 10K) Leaves Oregon for Iowa
LISA UHL TO REJOIN IHMELS AT IOWA STATE By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (13-Sep) -- Coming off of a successful season where she made her first USA Olympic team and lowered her 10,000m personal best to 31:12.80, Lisa Uhl has decided …
Read More »Top Ethiopians join Boston Champ Korir in Chicago
Kebede, Kidane Cap Stellar International Field for 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Smyth, Grabow, Metivier Baille highlight promising U.S. contingent at 35th edition CHICAGO – (September 12, 2012) – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon has announced its full professional athlete field for the event’s 35th running on …
Read More »NYC Marathon Reverses Itself On “No Bag Policy”
NOTE ON THE NEWS - NYCM CHANGES POLICY AND OFFERS BAG CHECK In response to strong feedback from runners, the New York Road Runners have changed their recently announced no-baggage policy for the ING New York City Marathon to allow runners a choice of either checking a bag, or taking …
Read More »Olympians Culley, Bawcom, Hastings Join NYC Field
By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (06-Sep) -- Coming off of strong track seasons which culminated with personal best performances at the London Olympics, Janet Bawcom, Julie Culley and Amy Hastings will extend their competitive year by competing for the …
Read More »McGillivray Survives 58-Mile Annual Birthday Run
B.A.A. Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray saw the sun rise and set this week as he ran 58 miles in his home town of North Andover, Mass to complete his 46th consecutive annual birthday run on Sunday, Aug. 26, leaving his house at 2:50 a.m. and running 16 loops …
Read More »Publicans Who Have Completed 4 of 6 Races
Current list has been updated to reflect those runners who have run the first 4 races as well as two of three and those runners who did not have a subscription to NER as of May 1st. If your name does not appear below, please email us at nerunner@comcast.net. If you …
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