Defending Champions, International Medalists Return for B.A.A. 5K and B.A.A. Invitational Mile National record holders Molly Huddle and Ben True seek to retain B.A.A. 5K titles, while Dawit Seyaum and Chris O’Hare lead B.A.A. Invitational Mile fields. BOSTON ÛÓ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced an elite …
Read More »Four Americans Medal on Final Day of WC
USA RUNNERS WIN FOUR MEDALS ON FINAL DAY OF IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS **Centrowitz Claims First World Indoor 1500m Gold in American History** By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) PORTLAND,ORE. (20-Mar) -- American distance running history was made on the final …
Read More »Centrowitz Wins Fast Wanamaker Mile
CENTROWITZ NIPS WILLIS IN FAST NYRR WANAMAKER MILE **Centrowitz Becomes Fourth-Fastest Ever Indoors in 3:50.63 By Chris Lotsbom; @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (20-Feb) — In a highly anticipated rematch that drew comparisons to the famed Ali-Frazier bout of 1971, the …
Read More »4 World Leaders (Distance) at New Balance Indoor GP
FOUR WORLD LEADS IN DISTANCE EVENTS AT NEW BALANCE INDOOR GRAND PRIX By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) BOSTON (13-Feb) -- Any questions as to whether Meseret Defar is the same athlete now as she was before giving birth to baby …
Read More »Olympic Champions Suhr, Eaton Added to Nbal GP Roster
Olympic medalists Suhr, Eaton, Willis set for Boston Young stars Prandini, D’Agostino also in New Balance Indoor Grand Prix lineup (Photo by Victah/photorun.net) BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 27, 2016)ÛÓReigning Olympic Champions Jenn Suhr and Ashton Eaton, whose decathlon gold medal gives him the unofficial title of “World’s Greatest Athlete,” lead …
Read More »Keitany Repeats, Kenyans Sweep NYC Marathon
KENYANS KEITANY, BIWOTT SWEEP TITLES AT TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (01-Nov) — For the third straight year, a pair of Kenyans swept the top spots here at the 45th TCS New York …
Read More »Simpson Wins Unprecedented 4th 5th Ave. Mile
SIMPSON, WILLIS CLAIM FOURTH AND THIRD FIFTH AVENUE MILE WINS By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (13-Sep) — Experience reigned supreme here at the 35th running of the NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile, as American Jenny Simpson and New Zealander …
Read More »11 Year-Old World Record Holder Running 5th Ave. Mile
WorldÛªs Top Milers and Runners of All Ages and Abilities to Race at 2015 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile on Sunday, September 13 Defending womenÛªs champion American Jenny Simpson and top American milers Matthew Centrowitz and Bernard Lagat, and 11-year-old mile world-record holder Jonah Gorevic from New York to lead …
Read More »Olympian Morgan Uceny Tops Elite Field for BAA Mile
Three-Time Champion & 2012 Olympian Morgan Uceny Highlights 2015 B.A.A. Invitational Mile on April 18 Invitational races feature start/finish on Boylston Street at Boston Marathon® finish line and $14,500 (USD) prize purse. BOSTON ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced an elite field of world class competitors …
Read More »Centrowitz Wins 2nd Millrose Wanamaker Miler
CENTROWITZ CLAIMS SECOND NYRR WANAMAKER MILE AT NYRR MILLROSE GAMES By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (14-Feb) — With the near capacity crowd on their feet and the decibel level rising, Matthew Centrowitz claimed his second NYRR Wanamaker Mile …
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