Is the Quad at UMass/Amherst overflowing with revelers? Are the cows mooing in Montgomery, VT? Should be. Two-thirds of the women’s Olympic 1500 team are New Englanders, members of Team New Balance Boston and graduates of UMass/Amherst and UNH. In 94-degree heat, VT’s Elle Purrier St. Pierre …
Read More »IAAF Tightens Olympic Games Qualifying Standards
IAAF ANNOUNCES OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION SYSTEM At the ongoing IAAF Council Meeting in Doha, the Council approved the athlete qualification system for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The new system will allow athletes to become eligible for Olympic selection using two different criteria: . Achieve the qualification marks by discipline within …
Read More »Atlanta TC and USATF Unveil 2020 Olympic Marathon Team Trials Course
Atlanta Track Club Unveils Course for 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Marathon Course to Highlight Atlanta’s Olympic Legacy and Olympic Future (Homepage photo of Centennial Olympic Park courtesy of Downtown Atlanta) ATLANTA – January 7, 2019 – Atlanta Track Club and USA Track & Field unveiled the course map …
Read More »Boston’s Hayley Sutter Granted USATF Olympic Trials Appeal Following Cal Int’l Marathon
(Photo: Hayley Sutter climbing the Bellevue St. Hill en route to winning the women’s race at NER Pub Series XX’s third stop—the Corrib Pub 5K. Photo by MickFoto/NERunner) The Jan/Feb issue of NER is in stores now and should be in subscriber’s hands this week (and as we switch mailing …
Read More »Hot ‘Lanta (TC) Signs 2X NCAA Champion Kemboi & Bids For 2020 US Olympic Marathon Team Trials
(Ed. note: The Atlanta TC is the 2nd largest running & walking club in the US and since Olympian Rich Kenah, who used to work for Global Athletics (the group behind the New Balance Indoor GP) took over as Executive Director in 2014, the organization has continued to sizzle. The …
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