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Boston Marathon champion Deriba Merga ran the fastest ever 10K on Canadian soil at the 23rd MDS Nordion 10K in Ottawa, Ontario on Saturday, May 23. Running a scintillating 27:24, Merga erased one of Canada’s oldest course records ‰ÛÓ the 28:12 run by race director John Halvorsen in 1988. Merga’s …

Tola Totally Breaks Course Record at Healthy Kidney 10K Defending champion Makau holds on for second place; Aliyu women’s winner; record race field From NYRR via Running USA NEW YORK – (May 16, 2009) – Tadese Tola of Ethiopia made history by running 27 minutes, 48 seconds, the fastest 10K …

Elite Athletes Turn in Stellar Performances at the 2009 adidas Track Classic (US Athlete Quotes)   CARSON, Calif. (May 16, 2009) ‰ÛÓ World class athletes from more than two dozen nations sparkled today in front of a nationally televised audience at the presence of a strong local turnout at The …

Men’s marathon team announced for 2009 World Championships INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field announced Thursday the Team USA men’s marathon squad for the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, to be held in Berlin, Germany, August 15 – 23.   2004 Olympian Dan Browne (San Diego, Calif.) and Nate …

2009 Boston Marathon winner aims for 10K World Record in Ottawa $100,000 incentive to break the 10K world record is attracting some of the world’s fastest runners this year. The world record is 27:01 by Kenya’s Micah Kogo set in March of this year in Holland. Deriba Merga, this year’s …

A tip of the hat to Publicans Sarah Phillips of Medfield and Chris Crema of West Barnstable who brought attention to omissions in the men’s and women’s Pub Series point standings. Perfect Publicans – Men’s Standings  – Women’s Standings – Schedule & info  – Irish Village Wrap-up Chris was the …

Perfect Publicans – Men’s Standings  – Women’s Standings – Schedule & info – For all things Pub Series click promotions on top of homepage (Comments at bottom of this page). No washouts with the weather and no wipepouts in the Series following the Irish Village 5M, although there was definitely …

Thanks to those who braved the chilly conditions in West Yarmouth on Saturday, May 9th for the Irish Village 5 Miler. Below are the runners who have completed the first 3 events. Runners with a (*) by their names are not showing active NER subscriptions. To be eligible to receive …

Pub Series Women’s Standings After Race No. 3, The 9th Irish Village 5M, held Saturday, May 9 in Yarmouth, MA                           Overall (Top 50 Score) 1. Lara Johnson                                            147 2. Mimi Fallon                                              146 3. Sarah Healy                                               140 4. Meredith Leenhouts                                  129 5. Marge Bellisle, RI                                     128 6. Melanie Hire                                             88 …

Pub Series Men’s Standings After Race Number 3, The 9th Irish Village 5M, held Saturday, May 9 in Yarmouth, MA Overall (Top 50 Score) 1. Joseph Navas                                             144 2. Chris Teague                                              140 3. Lee Danforth                                             126 4. Michael McGrane                                     124 5. Terry McNatt                                            122 6. Andrew Holmes                                        112 7. Ray …