Tech shirts to the first 500 to sign up (250 already have) and finisher’s medallions to all, the race takes place on March 21 and features both Corporate and Pub teams. Bagpipes will be serenading runners at the halfway point as the course follows the parade route with built-in spectators …
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Sports Hernia – No Need to Stay Down & Out
What Used to be a Season Ending Injury – Now a Mere Annoyance by Dr. David Edelman One of the “Top Ten Peskiest InjuriesÛ¢bCrLf for runners, a hernia injury undoubtedly tops the list, as the painful condition is often overlooked and nearly impossible to prevent. Although there are many types …
Read More »Feeling Cold? Bermuda Triangle Challenge Set for Jan. 16-18
Bermuda Triangle Challenge Sails During Bermuda International Race Weekend 2009 Bermuda International Race Weekend Set For January 16-18 BOSTON ÛÒ The Bermuda Triangle Challenge, a trio of running events during the Bermuda International Race Weekend (BIRW), is not disappearing any time soon as it sails into its second year …
Read More »New York Road Runners Look at 2008 (By The Numbers)
By the Numbers A Look Back at the 2008 NYRR Season Number of events: 69 Number of total entrants: 334,855 Number of total finishers: 238,104 Three largest races: 1. ING New York City Marathon 2008 (38,096 finishers) 2. NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE (10,506 finishers) 3. …
Read More »Complete New England/New York Results Of Disney Marathon
2009 Walt Disney World Marathon CT 32. Michael Keenan, South Glastonbury, 2:48:18; 145. Michael Walker, Durham, 3:08:43; 407. Dan Germain, Newtown, 3:24:01; 568. Daniel Britton, New Hartford, 3:29:44; 606. Charlie Olbrias, Willimantic, 3:31:07; 615. John Moyher, Rocky Hill, 3:31:22; 985. William Odendahl, Trumbull, 3:41:07; 1017. Daniel Brannegan, Pawcatuck, 3:41:50; 1107. …
Read More »Complete New England/New York Results Of Disney Half Marathon
2009 Walt Disney World 1/2 Marathon CT 85. Wayne Jolley, Brooklyn, 1:28:47; 245. Joshua Schott, Greenwich, 1:37:21; 301. Keith Jenci, Derby, 1:38:53; 327. David Cordani, Hartford, 1:39:31; 504. John Kreeger, Oakdale, 1:43:47; 573. Michael Lo Presti, Plantsville, 1:44:53; 607. Douglas Albreski, Avon, 1:45:27; 756. Jacqueline May, Stamford, 1:48:02; 758. Keith …
Read More »CT, RI, MA ON 2009 USATF Championship Running Circuit
INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field on Monday announced the USA Running Circuit (USARC) schedule for 2009. The fifteenth edition for the men and fourteenth for the women, the 2009 USARC has ten events for men and nine events for women. The USA Running Circuit (USARC), a USA Track …
Read More »Boston Marathon Entries On Record Pace, Up 20%
2009 Boston Marathon Entries On Record Pace: 20% Ahead of Schedule Boston, Mass. ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that entries for the 113th Boston Marathon, to be held on Monday, April 20, 2009, are pacing 20% ahead of the same time last year. As of January …
Read More »Is World Record No. 27 on Tap for ‘Geb’ in Dubai?
Dubai (UAE): Although world records have come with the same metronomic regularity he applies to his marathon running, Haile Gebrselassie won’t be drawn just yet on whether next week’s Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on January 16 will be world record number 27. But the running legend says he is in …
Read More »PRRO Circuit Eases Bonus $ Eligibility Rules
Athletes will become eligible to compete for $35,000 bonus after one victory at a qualifying circuit race The Professional Road Running Organization (PRRO) Circuit has adopted new eligibility rules for runners planning to compete for the 2008-09 PRRO Circuit Bonus Purse ($35,000). Under the new rules, an athlete who wins …
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