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GEOFFREY MUTAI, PRISCAH JEPTOO TO DEFEND TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON TITLES By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used With Permission) (21-Aug) -- The New York Road Runners, organizers of the TCS New York City Marathon, announced today that reigning champions Geoffrey Mutai and …

Champions Return for 2014 Boston Marathon® Weekend   Joan Samuelson, Amby Burfoot, and Gelindo Bordin to run Marathon. Bill Rodgers to serve as grand marshal of the Boston Marathon. Greg Meyer, Jack Fultz, and Uta Pippig to participate in weekend activities.     BOSTON ‰ÛÓ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) …

QUAD-CITY TIMES BIX 7 TO HOST USA 7-MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with Permission) (05-Mar) -- On Saturday, July 26, the 40th running of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 in Davenport, Iowa, will play host to the USA National  7-Mile …

Hartford Marathon Foundation Partners with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Bringing New Half Marathon Event to Middletown   March 3, 2014, Glastonbury, CT ‰ÛÒ Through an exciting new partnership with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the Hartford Marathon Foundation is adding a half marathon to the spring race roster in Connecticut. The …

GASPARILLA DISTANCE CLASSIC ADDS $30,000 USA PURSE TO HALF-MARATHON By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (04-Dec) -- Organizers of the Gasparilla Distance Classic announced today that they have introduced a new American Development prize purse for next year's Publix Gasparilla Half …

-September 2: WALPOLE LABOR DAY ROAD RACES, Walpole High School, 275 Common St., Walpole (8:30-11:30 a.m. approx.)   -September 17: THE HARVARD COOP bookstore, Harvard Square, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (7-8 p.m., with a talk)   -October 14: BIG SPORTS CARD & MEMORABILIA SHOW, Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire St., Mansfield (8:45-12:30 …

Hartford Marathon Foundation Hosts Running Champions at Inaugural Event Bill Rodgers, Amby Burfoot and Donn Cabral to headline the June 30th Legends Run   May 2013, Glastonbury, CT ‰ÛÓ The Hartford Marathon Foundation is excited to announce a legendary line-up of running greats participating in the inaugural Legends Run on …

Defending Champion Lucas Rotich, Alan Kiprono and 2010 Champion Wude Ayalew Yimer Headline Star-Studded New Balance Falmouth Road Race Field; Wheelchair Division Defending Champion Krige Schabort  to Battle 8-time Champion Craig Blanchette Women’s Masters Showdown Expected Between Past Champions De Reuck and Ndereba   July 31, 2012, Falmouth, MA ‰ÛÓ …

  by Gary Atlas   (Megaphone in hand, Frank rallies the troops/Photo by Ted Tyler)   “New England running,” steeped in history, tradition and heroes. The threads of this sport that we love have been woven together by thousands of races, millions of runners and countless hours of effort by …

World Record Attempts for Fastest Treadmill Marathon at Boston Running Expo to Feature Outside Interactive‰Ûªs Virtual Runner Software   Simulation software features wireless technology to put runners on famous race courses while training on their own treadmill   BOSTON (April 3, 2012) ‰ÛÒ Outside Interactive‰Ûªs Virtual Runner Software will be …