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By Jill Geer

BOSTON, MA, (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)-In its 24th year as the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial today announced the signing of Olympian and World Championship bronze medalist Kara Goucher for the 113th running of the race on April 20, 2009. Internationally accomplished on the track, Goucher’s …

2008 Boys Results 5.00 Kilometers December 13, 2008 Morley Field – Balboa Park San Diego, CA Foot Locker Cross Country National Finals Scoring Teams and Points: 1. Midwest 32 (4 5 6 7 10 13 15) 2. West 51 (2 8 11 14 16 22 23) 3. South 71 (3 …

SPOKANE – (December 13, 2008) – McMillan Elite and Boulder Running Company / adidas easily took the respective men’s and women’s titles Saturday at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships at Plantes Ferry Recreation Park in Spokane, Wash. Saturday’s races were held under windy and blustery conditions, with a …

U.S. Team Announced for 2009 NACAC Mountain Running Championships Colorado Springs, CO — The U.S. will host the sixth North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) Mountain Running Championship in North Conway, NH, on Sunday, June 28.  This up/down two-lap course at Mount Cranmore includes approximately 2,400 feet of vertical gain …

Courtesy of Running USA Wire

Last year the event had 538 Finishers. Sign up quickly (on-line) for no extra charge at $20. We’d like to welcome for the first time in the NER Pub Series, the An Ra’s Mo’r 5K Road Race, held on March, 22 at 10 a.m., out of the Asgard Pub in …

RENO, Nev. – At the 30th annual USA Track & Field Convention this first week of December, a bevy of honors and awards were presented. Below are the top honorees: JESSE OWENS AWARD Bryan Clay, decathlon Stephanie Brown Trafton, discus HALL OF FAME Johnny Gray, 800m / middle distance Don …

Thanks to all 2008 NER Pub Series participants who made the trip to Doyle’s Pub in Jamaica Plain, on Thursday night for the annual awards/jacket presentation evening. As always it was a “spirited evening.” One ‘business’ aspect of the evening was the voting of a race from the 2008 series …

RENO, Nevada -The membership of USA Track & Field on Wednesday night overwhelmingly voted to approve a set of bylaw changes that will significantly alter the size and makeup of its board of directors, while increasing the accountability and professionalism of the organization. Unanimously approved by the USATF Board of …