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Heeding The Need For Speed (From the Jan/Feb ’19 issue of NER)   by Bob Fitzgerald   Amazing how the combination of a few friends mixed with some adult beverages produces epic athletic events (think Hawaii Ironman). In a subtext of the Ironman ethos, good running friends George LeCours and …

USA CHAMPION KIPCHIRCHIR FOCUSED ON TEAM MEDAL AT WORLD CROSS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved AARHUS, DENMARK (28-Mar) — One of the oldest expressions in sports is that there is no “I” in “Team,” and reigning USA cross country champion Shadrack Kipchirchir has …

It seems in the current climate pattern here in the Northeast, race day either dawns half decent or as a full day of rain and wind. Long before this general trend, the New Bedford Half Marathon has been known for bitter temperatures-Wind, always Wind-occasionally gale force by the ocean in …

From: Race Results Weekly <rrweekly@gmail.com> All Rights Reserved (c) Date: March 17, 2019 at 1:01:50 PM EDT To: nerfitz@hotmail.com Subject: RRW: Surprise Win For Tilahun, Domination for Jepkosgei At United Airlines NYC Half NEW YORK (17-Mar) — Belay Tilahun pulled off a surprise win in the United Airlines NYC Half …

Joan Benoit Samuelson To Run 2019 Boston Marathon Celebrating the 40th anniversary of her 1979 victory, Samuelson returns to race from Hopkinton to Boston BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that two-time Boston Marathon champion and Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson will run this year’s Boston …

IAAF ANNOUNCES OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION SYSTEM At the ongoing IAAF Council Meeting in Doha, the Council approved the athlete qualification system for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The new system will allow athletes to become eligible for Olympic selection using two different criteria: . Achieve the qualification marks by discipline within …

(c) Copyright, All right reserved by Race Results Weekly. Bruce Lehane Invitational Mile Boston University Track and Tennis Center; Boston, MA, USA; Sunday, March 3 200m Banked Synthetic track Photo: A pacer leads eventual word record holder Yomif Kejelcha at BU. Photo by Kevin Morris NOTE: At these specially-arranged races …

AUSTIN, CRAGG WIN ROAD TO GOLD ROAD RACE By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PHOTO: Jared Ward and Parker Stinson chase eventual champion Brogan Austin at the 2019 Road to Gold road race in Atlanta (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly) ATLANTA …

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OFF-DISTANCES HAVE ATHLETES MOVING UP, MOVING DOWN FOR USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PHOTO: Donavan Brazier edges Clayton Murphy in the 800m at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on January 26 (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results …