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INDIANAPOLIS – Masters athlete and noted jazz musician Nolan Shaheed has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after he broke his own world record in the M60 800 meter race in 2:08.56 Saturday in Los Angeles. Running at the Tommie “Tiny” Lister Classic, Shaheed lined-up next …

Desiree Davila has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after she came within two seconds of winning the 115th Boston Marathon on Monday.  Davila ran in sixth place for much of the first half of the race, as New Zealand’s Kim Smith ran ahead to a …

Joan Samuelson To Run 2011 Boston Marathon®   Four-time champion Bill Rodgers to serve as Grand Marshal of race.   BOSTON ‰ÛÓ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that Olympic Gold medalist and two-time Boston Marathon champion Joan Samuelson will compete in the 115th running of the Boston Marathon …

B.A.A. recognizes two local contributors to Boston running community at Bill Rodgers Jingle Bell Run and makes contribution to scholarship fund and Boston Centers for Youth & Families BOSTON — The Bill Rodgers Jingle Bell Run, presented by the Boston Athletic Association on Sunday evening (December 12) at the Hyatt …

    For Release on Tuesday, December 7, 2010     Jock Semple and Will Cloney Award Winners to be Recognized at Bill Rodgers Jingle Bell Run this Sunday   Awards recognizing service and achievement in the sport of running presented to Richard A. Johnson and Bill Riley at annual …

Falmouth, Mass. ‰ÛÒ The Falmouth Road Race will be seeking a new title sponsor for the 39th running of the race that is scheduled for Sunday, Aug 14, 2011. CIGNA, a Philadelphia-based global health services company and the title sponsor since 2006, informed race directors this week that they would …

Gebremariam and Yimer ‰ÛÒ Male and Female Winners    Moran finishes as First American Male   Blanchette Wins Eighth Falmouth Wheelchair Title   FALMOUTH, Mass. ‰ÛÒ Running stride for stride down the final hill, 25-year-old Gebre Gebremariam crossed the finishline in 32:20, one second ahead of another 25-year-old Wilson Kwambai …

San Diego, CA — Dave McGillivray, BAA Boston Marathon Race Director and President of DMSE Sports, Inc. was presented with the Fleet Feet, Inc. Lifetime Commitment to Running Award by CEO Tom Rayner at a ceremony held in San Diego on June 24. The award recognizes an industry leader who …

Cheruiyot Crushes Course Record at 114th Boston Marathon Erkesso women’s champion; Hall, Keflezighi, Lehmkuhle 4th, 5th, 9th By Parker Morse, Running USA wire BOSTON – (April 19, 2010) – Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot of Kenya ran 2:05:52 to smash the previous course record at the B.A.A. Boston Marathon on Monday, chipping …

Josh Cox Wins Second-Annual B.A.A. 5K By James O’Brien BOSTON, April 18 ‰ÛÓ A chilly, overcast Sunday morning is ordinarily a good opportunity to sleep late before heading for brunch. But in Boston, on marathon weekend, there’s a new tradition, even when the weather is less than inviting. Twelve months …