AMMAN, Jordan- The Team USA junior men’s, junior women’s and senior women’s cross country squads each finished fifth in the respective team standings on Saturday at the 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course. The Team USA senior men’s team finished eighth as a …
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Want $100K? Run A 10K World Record in Ottawa
Ottawa Race Weekend offers runners largest prize in Canadian history to break 10K world record Ottawa, March 25, 2009 ÛÒ Runners interested in smashing the world record for the 10 kilometre distance could be $100,000 richer if they do it in Ottawa in May. Run Ottawa today announced it will …
Read More »Just 26.2 Days (& Counting) Until 113th BAA Boston Marathon
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 26.2 Days Until The 113th Boston Marathonå¨ For first time, top marathoners to have their names on bibs. B.A.A. 5K and B.A.A. Invitational Mile set for Sunday. Boston, Mass. — The 113th Boston Marathon will take place April 20, just 26.2 days from …
Read More »BAA’s Moulton & Seckinger Win SunTrust Marathon
By Steve Nearman, Running USA wire WASHINGTON, D.C. – (March 21, 2009) – Not long into the SunTrust National Marathon, Patrick Moulton realized it was going to be a long morning. “In the beginning, my girlfriend could see that I wasn’t feeling so well,” said Moulton, a 27-year-old Providence College …
Read More »NER 2009 Pub Series Women’s Standings After Race No. 1
Pub Series MenÛªs Standings After Race Numero Uno, The 12th An RÛªas MÛªor 5K. Held Sunday, March 12 In Cambridge, MA OVERALL (Top 50 Score) 1. Lara Johnson 50 2. Mimi Fallon 49 3. Kyle Linn MacQueen 48 4. Sarah Healy 47 5. Meredith …
Read More »NER 2009 Pub Series Men’s Standings After Race No. 1
2009 Pub Series MenÛªs Standings After Race Numero Uno, The 12th An RÛªas MÛªor 5K. Held Sunday, March 12 In Cambridge, MA OVERALL (Top 50 Score) 1. Dan Smith 50 2. Mario Fraioli 49 3. Brendan Prindiville 48 4. Joseph Navas 47 5. Matthias Schlipf …
Read More »NER 2009 Pub Series Opens With A “Corker” at An Ra’s M’or
Congratulations to the Somerville Road Runners for staging a fantastic launch to the “shock & awe” 2009 NER Pub Series this past Sunday (March 22) at the Asgard Restaurant, down the road from Harvard Square. That’s Cambridge, MA not Cambridge, England, Mr. Chris Teague. Yes, after two magnificent sorties and …
Read More »Athletic Event Fundraising Tops $1.75 Billion in 2008
“Athon” Fundraising Tops $1.75 Billion in 2008 Run Walk Ride Thirty survey shows top thirty charity programs raised $1.76 billion, up 7.6% DALLAS – (March 4, 2009) – Dollars raised by people willing to exercise for a good cause in the top 30 programs grew by a healthy 7.6% in …
Read More »Invitational Mile Added to Boston Marathon Weekend
Boston Athletic Association Adds Invitational Mile to Race Weekend Boston, Mass. — Olympic bronze-medalist and Boston-area native Shalane Flanagan will headline the field for a new B.A.A. Invitational Mile on April 19, the Boston Athletic Association announced today. The Invitational Mile, to be held in conjunction with the inaugural B.A.A. …
Read More »Visa Championship Series Ratings Up 22% On ESPN
Indoor Visa Championship Series ratings up 22 percent on ESPN INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field’s signature series of events, the Indoor Visa Championship Series, in 2009 saw a huge increase in ratings for its ESPN shows as well as a significant bump in ratings for the USA Indoor Track …
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