Calling All Champions: If you’ve won a race of over 100 people (outright in the male or female division) in 2008 or 2009 (fun runs excluded) race honcho JJ Larner will gladly comp your entry fee. Send the name of the race and the date along with your mailing address …
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Chicago Marathon Closes Out at 45,000 Entrants
2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Registration Closes as Race Reaches 45,000 Participant Capacity Limited Number of Entries Available Through Charities and Tour Groups CHICAGO, IL (April 23, 2009) ÌÄ®Õå¨ å¼ Open registration for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon officially closed today as 45,000 participants have signed …
Read More »World Marathon Leaderboard Changes After Boston Marathon
Deriba Merga, Salina Kosgei Win Boston Marathon to Move into Top Three in World Marathon Majors 2008-09 Leaderboard BOSTON, April 20, 2009 ÛÓ Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Salina Kosgei of Kenya both notched breakthrough victories at the 113th running of the Boston Marathon today to vault into contention in …
Read More »Deriba Merga, Salina Kosgei Win Boston
Merga, Kosgei Win 113th Boston Marathon By Ryan Lamppa and Jim Gerweck, Running USA wire BOSTON – (April 20, 2009) – At the 113th Boston Marathon, Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Salina Kosgei of Kenya were the class of their respective fields, but each won in a different way at …
Read More »Olympic Triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker Wins Inaugural BAA 5K
In a prelude to Marathon Monday’s “Maine EventÛ¢bCrLf, the inaugural BAA 5K and Scholastic and Invitational Miles set off from the marathon’s finish line under sunny and brisk conditions on Sunday, April 19. Of the 3,524 finishers none was faster than Olympic triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker on the men’s side …
Read More »Boston 26.2 Broadcast Live on WBZ & Globally on Universal Sports
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 17, 2009 113th Boston Marathon to be Broadcast Live on WBZ-TV in Boston Market and Globally on Universal Sports Local and National fans to receive detailed coverage of the April 20 race Boston, Mass. – Bill More than 20,000 runners will take to the starting …
Read More »Maine TC’s Mike Brooks in 10-day 500-mile Odyssey
Maine Track Club stalwart and NER loyalist Mike Brooks is once again pounding the pavement for a worthy cause. Starting at noon on April 22 in Flushing Meadow, NY, Mike will attempt to run 50 miles a day for 10 days on a one-mile loop featuring a scoreboard and lights …
Read More »adidas & Boston Marathon Enter Into Multi-Year Contract Extension
adidas and Boston Marathon Announce Contract Extension Boston, Mass. – adidas and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) are celebrating their 20-year partnership with a contract extension that keeps the brand as the Official Supplier and Outfitter of the Boston Marathon for years to come. Looking forward, adidas and the B.A.A. …
Read More »MIT Math Whiz Tackles Improbable Boston Marathon Questions
Running The Numbers Possible answers to improbable questions about the Boston Marathon Watch as MIT math major Keone Hon uses some creative math (and very long Fermi equations) to figure out unknowable facts about the Boston Marathon. By Dina Rudick/Boston Globe Staff http://multimedia.boston.com/tn/17/sports.htm?bclid=1497991385&bctid=19575764001
Read More »Four-Time Boston Champion Bill Rodgers Toeing The Line
4-time Boston Marathon Champion Bill Rodgers to run again on Patriots’ Day Boston, Mass. – Bill Rodgers, whose four Boston Marathon victories between 1975 and 1980 helped popularize the sport of marathon running in the United States, plans to be on the starting line in Hopkinton once again on April …
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