Tag Archives: Bill Rodgers

    BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 40 Trinity Place, 4th floor Boston, Massachusetts 02116   Telephone: 617-236-1652 Fax: 617-236-4505 www.baa.org                                                                                                      For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 24, 2010      Boston Marathon Champions Returning to Boston   Boston, MA. ‰ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today …

Grete Waitz, Haile Gebrselassie, Paula Radcliffe, and Meb Keflezighi Lead Galaxy of Stars Supporting the Run for Haiti   Champions to participate in the four-mile virtual run through MapMyFitness.com   More than 8,000 participants registered for the 4-mile run/walk held in Central Park   New York, February 17, 2010‰ÛÓ An …

JOHN HANCOCK ANNOUNCES RETURN OF DEFENDING AND PAST CHAMPIONS TO 2010 BOSTON MARATHON ‰Û¢ 2009 Champions Deriba Merga and Salina Kosgei Set To Defend Titles On April 19 ‰Û¢ Additional Past Champions Return To Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Sponsorship BOSTON, MA, February 10, 2010‰ÛÓJohn Hancock Financial today announced the return …

The Original Bill Rodgers Jingle Bell Run set for Sunday, December 13.   Boston Athletic Association to sponsor local running celebration which starts and finishes at Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace.   Bob Hodge to receive Jock Semple Award; Barbara Sicuso will be presented the Will Cloney Award.   BOSTON ‰ÛÓ …

A ferocious competitor but a gentle person, it seemed Larry Olsen would outlast everyone. Rarely injured, Olsen was like the Energizer Bunny…he just kept on going…and always at a high level. He had some memorable duels with Bill Rodgers at Falmouth. It’s hard to believe but the preliminary posts of …

www.brjinglebell.com   2009 BILL RODGERS JINGLE BELL RUN   Sunday, December 13, 2009       A holiday-themed, fun run through the streets of Boston, beginning and ending at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. This is a fun run and will not be timed.   The Bill Rodgers Jingle Bell Run is …

Ethiopians Sweep the  37th Annual CIGNA Falmouth Road Race Tilahun Regassa and Mamitu Daska are King and Queen of the Roads Stow, Mass. Native, Rebecca Donoghue finishes Second – Falmouth Results FALMOUTH, Mass. ‰ÛÓ Waving and blowing kisses to the crowd, 19-year-old Tilahun Regassa led from the Woods Hole start …

Olympic silver medalist, defending champs among elite competing in CIGNA Falmouth Road Race FALMOUTH, Mass. — Defending champions Tadese Tola of Ethiopia and Edith Masai of Kenya will join a strong field of world-class athletes in the 37th CIGNA Falmouth Road Race on Aug. 9. Tola will be challenged by …

Bill Rodgers, Running Icon and 4-time Boston Marathon Champion, to Give Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience on June 3: NATIONAL RUNNING DAY BOSTON, Mass. ‰ÛÒ On the occasion of the first ever National Running Day, the Boston Athletic Association and USA Track & Field – New England invite runners and non-runners alike to …

Hall Hauls, Merga Stays the Course by Bob Fitzgerald If just a half hour earlier the elite women had reacted to the start of Boston like wary pedestrians during rush hour in Times Square, then Ryan Hall was the guy bouncing in the cockpit of a drag racer waiting for …