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May 2012, Glastonbury, CT ‰ÛÒ The non-profit Hartford Marathon Foundation is pleased to announce a new sponsor partnership with Aspaeris. The sponsorship extends to support Simsbury‰Ûªs Amica Iron Horse Half Marathon, 10K & 5K on June 3rd, the Red Dress Run for Women presented by United Healthcare on July 7th …

Runners to Race Around the ‰ÛÏHigh Banks‰Ûª‰Ûª and ‰ÛÏBases‰Ûª‰Ûª As Part of 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon Course 2013 Disney Marathon route to go through baseball stadium and speedway; course tweaks build on list of new 2013 enhancements   LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – (May 16, 2012) – Runners …

US Trials Party to benefit NE Distance July 1, 2012 at Rhode Runner Providence Providence, May 15, 2012:  Track and field fans can gather to watch the final night of the US Olympic Trials while helping to send local runners to the next trials.  Rhode Runner, 657 North Main Street …

Cherobon-Bawcom takes women’s USA 25 km title in American Record; Joseph Chirlee wins men’s title  GRAND RAPIDS ‰ÛÒ Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (Rome, Ga.) ran a pending American Record of 1:24:37 in winning the women‰Ûªs crown Saturday at the 2012 USA 25 km Championships. Joseph Chirlee (Colorado Springs, Colo.) won the men‰Ûªs …

Running USA’s State of the Sport Series 2012 State of the Sport – Part I: Growth of Women’s Running Since Title IX, women’s running has come a “long way” and is now a driving force in Second Running Boom and running industry growth; Women’s National Runner Survey released  COLORADO SPRINGS, …

Multiple world-record holder confirmed for Ottawa 10K race MAY 10, 2012 ‰ÛÓ OTTAWA ‰ÛÓ Organizers of the Tamarack Homes Ottawa Race Weekend today confirmed 30-year-old Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya will compete in the 10K race on May 26, 2012. In 2011, Mutai’s 2:03:02 finish at the Boston Marathon smashed both …

NDIANAPOLIS  – Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Brown-Trafton set an American record of 67.74m/222-3 on Friday at the Altius TC Throwdown in Maui, Hawaii. Brown-Trafton‰Ûªs mark improved her own personal best from 2009 by more than five feet, and this was her third personal record set in Hawaii. Brown-Trafton easily won …

New Race for the 2012 New England Mountain Running Series The first and newest race in the 2012 USATF-NE Mountain Race Series will be held this Sunday, May 13th in Huntington, Vermont on the training grounds of the reigning World Mountain Running Champion and course designer, Kasie Enman.  The Sleepy …

Wesley Korir Headlines Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2012   2012 Boston Marathon champion to run fifth consecutive Chicago 26.2 mile fall classic   CHICAGO – (May 2, 2012) – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon has announced that Wesley Korir, the newly crowned Boston Marathon champion, will return to run …

Nominations accepted for 2012 Elite Inspiration Team at ING Hartford Marathon   GLASTONBURY, Conn. – The Hartford Marathon Foundation is accepting nominations for its Elite Inspiration Team. Last year, the Team was created to recognize the many amazing personal journeys and experiences that compel runners to take part in ING …