The ING Hartford Marathon/NER “New England’s Finest” program is six pages in length in the Sept/Oct issue, including introductory letters from ING Hartford Marathon RD Beth Shluger and NER Editor/Co-Publisher Bob Fitzgerald, along with photos and text on the course, the marathon’s ‘green initiative’ and its elite half marathoners. Here …
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Retro Running – About Those Bunions by John J. Kelley
by John J. Kelley, illustration by Andy Yelenak
Read More »B.A.A. Half Marathon Training Program Starting at Marathon Sports
Tuesday Evenings B.A.A. Half Marathonå¨ TRAINING CLINICS at Marathon Sports (Boston store location), presented by the Boston Athletic Association, adidas and Marathon Sports. Special Nights Free and open to entrants in the B.A.A. Half Marathonå¨, and their guests. All clinics will take place at: Marathon Sports …
Read More »Hamilton-Wenham Track & XC Star Gabe Pacione Killed in Car Accident Last Weekend
The entire community has been saddened by the loss of local young running talent, Gabe Pacione. 18, in a car accident last weekend. Gabe was a recent graduate of Hamilton-Wenham High School and an accomplished athlete, where he was a two-time Massachusetts cross-country champion and named Boston Globe’s Co-Runner of …
Read More »Syracuse Festival of Races to Host USA Mastsers 5K Championships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 2008 Contact: Dave Oja, 315-446-6285 Daveoja@festivalofraces.com Syracuse Festival of Races Selected to Host 2008 USA Masters 5 km Championships Syracuse, NY – The16th annual Syracuse Festival of Races, scheduled for Sunday, October 5, has been selected by USA Track & Field to host the …
Read More »Bill Rodgers Joins Inaugural Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon
CONTACT: Race Production: Mitch Varnes 321-777-9935 info@themelbournemarathon.com Media: Bob Yehling 917-826-7880 bob@wordjourneys.com BOSTON MARATHON LEGEND BILL RODGERS JOINS INAUGURAL MELBOURNE & BEACHES MUSIC MARATHON http://www.themelbournemarathon.com/ Û¢ $12,000 Prize money Û¢ Emphasis on Masters Divisions Û¢ 20 live bands along course Û¢ One of final qualifiers for 2009 Boston Marathon …
Read More »New England & New York Results from the Outdoor Nat’l Masters Championship in Spokane, WA
USATF National Masters Outdoor Championships Spokane, Wa August 7-10, 2008 W45 5000 Meter Run ================================================================ Name Age Team Finals ================================================================ 5 Margot Sheehan W49 New York, NY 22:01.24 M40 5000 Meter Run ================================================================ Name Age Team Finals ================================================================ 1 Francis Burdett M43 Worcester, MA 16:35.41 10 …
Read More »Distance Runner Lopez Lomong Selected as Flag Bearer for 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
BEIJING, China – The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced today that track & field athlete Lopez Lomong (Tully, N.Y.) has been selected as flag bearer for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team by fellow members of Team USA. Lomong, 23, was notified of his selection Wednesday night via phone in …
Read More »World’s Top Marathoners Vye For Olympic Glory & WMM Points
Beijing Olympic Games are the next stop for WMM leaders When the world’s top marathon runners take to the streets of Beijing later this month at the Olympic Games they will be competing for more than gold, silver and bronze. For the first time since the launch of the World …
Read More »Maine’s Kristen Barry Shatters Long Standing Record at Beach to Beacon 10K
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