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Team USA wins three out of four team titles at NACAC Cross Country Championships CAPE CANAVERAL –  Clara Grandt (Morgantown, W.V.), Ryan Hill (Hickory, N.C.) and Stephen Pifer (Eugene, Ore.) won their respective races to lead Team USA to three team titles Saturday at the 2009 North America, Central America …

Brilliant sparks of potential always seemed to be doused by injury before Kara Goucher moved to Portland, Oregon several years ago with husband, Adam, and began training under legendary marathoner Alberto Salazar. In the space of a month starting in August at the 2007 IAAF World Championships, Goucher made history …

FEATURES A Talk With: 31    Kara Goucher Kara and husband Adam’s plan is to start a family following Boston; hence, the only goal for 2009 is Boston. Coach Alberto Salazar has a history here; following the fastest marathon debut ever by an American female, Kara Goucher wants to make history …

by Lonny Townley Defending Health? Last fall, the Greater Long Island Running Club had the good fortune to receive a $1,000 grant from New York State. The appropriation caught the attention of the WABC-TV news department, apparently seeking evidence of waste in government spending.  Club president, Mike Polansky, who defended …

The Somerville Road Runner sponsored Khoury’s Summer Steamer 4.13-miler ran for a magnificant 17 years out of Khoury’s State Spa on Broadway St. in Gritty East Somerville. The Big Man Run also was hosted by Khoury’s, as well as the club’s Thursday night runs and various other events throughout the …

Providence, RI’s Keith Kelly, 31, has had more than his share of injuries, and he was even a bit tweaked taking the line at the Senior Men’s 12K at Santry, but he moved right to the front and stayed there to win his first national title. The knee that bothered …

IAAF TO LAUNCH GLOBAL DIAMOND LEAGUE OF 1 DAY MEETINGS 2 March 2009 Monte Carlo – The IAAF is delighted to announce a major new initiative with the creation of a new circuit of elite Athletics Meetings known as the ‰ÛÏIAAF Diamond League‰Û starting in 2010.   A replacement for …

In partnership with presenting sponsor adidas, NER Pub Series XIII is ramping it up in 2009. So, new this year: in addition to the Pub Series jacket that everyone who runs six of six races will receive, those who complete only five of six races will receive a Pub Series …

We have two (2) comped entries to give away to the first race in the 2009 NER Pub Series, the An R’as M’or 5K on March 22 in Cambridge, MA. Take your shot at one by correctly answering the following question and e-mailing your answer to nerunner@comcast.net. The lucky recipients …

BOSTON, MA (Feb. 26, 2009) ‰ÛÒ John Godina, at the age of 36 one of the most- decorated throwers in track-and-field history with nine Olympic and World Championships medals to his credit, has announced his retirement.   ‰ÛÏFrom the day-to-day challenges of training to the intensity of competition, I will …