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Jill Geer | ITF Press Release

WBZ-TV and VERSUS to Again Televise Race BOSTON, Mass. – The Boston Athletic Association announced today that the 112th Boston Marathon will be televised live, wire-to-wire, both locally and nationally on Monday, April 21. WBZ-TV (CBS owned-and-operated, Channel 4) will once again be providing live local coverage. Their broadcast will …

 Boston Marathon hopeful Deena Kastor is the first to admit that not all of 2006 went swimmingly, despite a 2:19:36 US marathon record performance in winning last April’s London Marathon. At New York she placed sixth behind the two chief rivals she’ll face at Boston-defending champion Rita Jeptoo of Kenya …

A natural athlete, Wiscasset, Maine’s Emily LeVan was an All-American field hockey player throughout high school and college. In her one year of running at Bowdoin College she set the 400m school record that still stands. When she discovered a love of marathoning the results were similar. The only New …

B.A.A. Press Release

A record field for the 29th Brew Run with 1,415 sun scorched finishers. Reigning Pub Queen Christin Doneski rallied against reason (stay at home, corral the kids, cajole the hubby and pack for the next morning’s vacation trip to Maine) and instead made the 3-hour commute to Brewster from Hopkinton, …

There is a gathering wind in the sails of the Cape’s Joe Navas, enough that after winning both the Corrib and Brew Run he mused, “Hmm, this means I might have to travel.” We’ll see, but Navas is certainly a dark horse after missing Doyle’s but now jumping from 12th …

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (August 4, 2007) – Duncan Kibet out kicked a fast field to win the men’s crown and Luminita Talpos dominated the women’s race in the special 10th edition of the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race on Saturday, Aug. 3 in Cape Elizabeth. Kibet of …

Reports that NER was lounging in a field of wildflowers atop the “Trail’s” lone hill are vastly exaggerated. Yours truly was actually on photographic assignment and captured the pier-six brawl between Dirigo’s Carry Buterbaugh and “Our Hero” going up that very last hill, after which Ms. Doneski’s Gulf Gas Card …

The kettle is beginning to bubble as things tighten up heading down the homestretch. Publican stalwart Terry McNatt continues to lead with CSU teammate Lorin Obler 19 points back in second, just 6-points up on Mr. Quarterdeck, Mike Norton with Capemate and this year’s dark horse on gilded wings, Joe …