Jan. 2012 race weekend at Disneyland Resort is fifth runDisney event ÛÒ and second showcasing womenÛªs health, fitness and active lifestyles ANAHEIM, Calif. (April 19, 2011) ÛÓ Building on the near-instant success of its Princess Half Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World Resort, runDisney is staging a second women-specific race …
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Desi Athlete of Week – Week in Review
Desiree Davila has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after she came within two seconds of winning the 115th Boston Marathon on Monday. Davila ran in sixth place for much of the first half of the race, as New Zealand’s Kim Smith ran ahead to a …
Read More »9X NYC Marathon Winner Grete Waitz Dies
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Read More »High Schooler Almost Wins BAA Mile
Defending champion Andy Baddeley of Britain was the obvious favorite at the start of the BAA Elite Mile, following on the heels of the morning’s 5K. Wisconsin 8-time All American Craig Miller was the early leader, soon joined by high school senior Lukas Verzbicas. The Oregon-bound senior had previously …
Read More »New England’s True Wins BAA 5K
Call it the Tri-fecta for N. Yarmouth, Maine’s Ben True, 25. The former Dartmouth College age started his season with a second place showing in the US 15K Championship and then led the US men at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The day before the Boston Marathon, …
Read More »Mutai World Best at Boston – Davila (US!) 2nd Woman
(Geoffrey Mutai photo by George Ross) The fastest man in the Boston field ÛÓ Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai ÛÓ ran an incredible world best 2:03:02 to outduel countryman Moses Mosop by four seconds. New York City Marathon winner Gebregziabher Gebremaraim arrived third in 2:04:53, followed closely by top American …
Read More »Record Turnout at Doyle’s – Pub Extravaganza Deux
Heading up the record 2,229 strong field at Doyle’s this April 10 was Newton’s Greg Picklesimer, 44. Three weeks earlier, the Somerville Road Runner clocked 1:12-flat at the USATF-NE Half Marathon Championship in New Bedford. At Doyle’s, a 5:11 pace over the undulating Franklin Park course was needed to keep …
Read More »NER Pub Series XIV Women’s Standings After Race No. 2
Following Race No. 2 of 6 ÛÒ the 15th Annual DoyleÛªs Emerald Necklace 5M OPEN WOMEN (Top 50 Score) all ages included 1. Kristin Murphy 100 2. Rachel Shanley 98 3. Meaghan Scearbo 83 4. Jen Rapaport 80 5. Eileen Cakouros 67 6. Sarah Phillips 64 7. …
Read More »NER Pub Series XIV Men’s Standings After Race No. 2
After Race No. 2, Doyle’s Emerald Necklace 5M OPEN MEN ÛÓ all ages included (Top 50 Score) 1. Lee Danforth 96 2. Aaron Price 89 3. Greg Picklesimer 88 4. Terry McNatt 83 5. Mark Reeder 80 6. John Ayers 75 7. Macdara Nash 72 8. Jon May …
Read More »Joan Samuelson Running Boston Marathon
Joan Samuelson To Run 2011 Boston Marathon® Four-time champion Bill Rodgers to serve as Grand Marshal of race. BOSTON ÛÓ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that Olympic Gold medalist and two-time Boston Marathon champion Joan Samuelson will compete in the 115th running of the Boston Marathon …
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