Tag Archives: Bill Rodgers

Feaster Five Thanksgiving Day Road Race Registration Open Through Nov. 18 at www.FeasterFive.com   Before sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner, families are lacing up for one of New England‰Ûªs most festive road races   ANDOVER, Mass. (November 10, 2011) ‰ÛÒ Race organizers of the Feaster Five Thanksgiving Day Road Race …

Abdosh, Cherobon-Bawcom Reign Supreme in 11th Annual B.A.A. Half Marathon Presented by Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund   Record Field Size Runs along Boston’s Emerald Necklace Park System   Boston, Mass ‰ÛÓ Clear skies and a starting time temperature of 67 degrees greeted an event record 5,253 runners at the …

A legendary runner and fantastic individual, John J. Kelley wrote two Features for New England Runner – “Meeting Mr. Norris” in May of 2001 and “‘Aargh!’ Says Jock” in March of 2002 – before gifting the magazine with a regular column, “Retro Running” that ran from May of 2002 until …

American Magdalena Lewy Boulet Wins Women’s Divison of the 39th  Annual New Balance Falmouth Road Race Rotich and Lewy Boulet ‰ÛÓ Male and Female Winners   Olinger finishes as First American Male Schabort Wins Third Falmouth Wheelchair Title Falmouth, Mass. ‰ÛÓ For the first time since Jennifer Rhines won in …

Seven Titles will be Defended at the 39th Annual New Balance Falmouth Road Race Falmouth, Mass. ‰ÛÓ   Winners in seven divisions will be defending their titles in the upcoming New Balance Falmouth Road Race – overall women, masters men and women, American men and women as well as wheelchair men …

With 3300+ runners lined up by Victoria’s Secret in Patriots Place, the second Independence Day 10K took off in hot conditions under a bright sun but with less humidity than 2010.   Bill Rodgers was in the throng but it was 28 year-old Olympic triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker who was pretty …

Ten Fast Facts, Race Results ‰ÛÓ Inaugural B.A.A. 10K Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel Reign Supreme The inaugural B.A.A. 10K was won by Geoffrey Mutai in 27:19, marking his second victory in Boston since April when he won the Boston Marathon in a world best time of 2:03:02. The 29- year-old …

  Registration Still Open for Harvard Pilgrim 10K at Patriot Place, Set for Independence Day and Featuring 50-Yard-Line Finish Inside Gillette Stadium    Online registration until midnight June 30 at www.harvardpilgrim10k.com; late registration at Patriot Place   FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (June 23, 2011) ‰ÛÓ Runners and families looking for a Fourth …

Boston Marathon Champions Joan Benoit Samuelson and Bill Rodgers Running in the B.A.A. 10K   Inaugural Event to be held on June 26 at Boston Common; Registration Remains Open   BOSTON ‰ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that Olympic Gold Medalist and two-time Boston Marathon Champion Joan Benoit …

B.A.A. and USA Track & Field ‰ÛÒ New England Team-up for National Running Day in Boston BOSTON ‰ÛÒ To commemorate and raise awareness of National Running Day on Wednesday, June 1, the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) will sponsor entry fees for all participants at the USA Track & Field ‰ÛÒ …