ON BRINK OF HISTORY, JEPTOO AIMS FOR THIRD BOSTON MARATHON TITLE By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) BOSTON (18-Apr) -- Becoming Boston Marathon champion has been equated to the pinnacle of long distance running. Many, including American Olympian Shalane Flanagan, believe …
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BOSTON MARATHON ELITE FIELD BOASTS EIGHT SUB-2:06 MEN By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with Permission) PHOTO: Dennis Kimetto winning the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in a course record 2:03:45 (21-Jan) -- Organizers of the Boston Marathon announced today that their …
Read More »John Hancock Announces Elite USA Team for Boston 118
BOSTON, MA, January 7, 2014ÛÓJohn Hancock Financial today announced the Elite USA Team for the 118th running of the Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014. The exceptional U.S. team, recruited to compete with a deep international field, includes Desiree Davila Linden, Shalane Flanagan, Amy Hastings, Serena Burla, Adriana Nelson, Dathan …
Read More »RI’s Molly Huddle Sets World 12K Record
AFTER BATTLE WITH FLANAGAN, HUDDLE SETS 12-K WORLD BEST By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) ALEXANDRIA, Va. (17-Nov) — Ten kilometers into the 12-K .US Road Running Championships here this morning, time seemed to stand still for Molly Huddle and Shalane …
Read More »Willis, RI’s Huddle Set NYRR 5K Records
WILLIS, HUDDLE SET COURSE RECORDS AT NYRR DASH TO THE FINISH LINE 5-K By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (02-Nov) — A pair of course records were set here at the NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5-K, as New Zealand’s Nick …
Read More »Ethiopia’s Ejigu Sets Course Record at Tufts 10K
EJIGU SETS COURSE RECORD AT TUFTS HEALTH PLAN 10-K FOR WOMEN By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) BOSTON (14-Oct) -- On a picture perfect day with conditions ideal for racing, Ethiopia's Sentayehu Ejigu broke a 25-year-old course record en route to …
Read More »Ethiopia’s Dibaba Wins 3rd World 10,000m Title
DIBABA WINS THIRD WORLD 10,000M TITLE By David Monti @d9monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) MOSCOW (11-Aug) — During the women’s 10,000m tonight at the 14th IAAF World Championships here, thick storm clouds gathered over Luzhniki Stadium, and the temperature dipped. A storm was …
Read More »One Athletic Drought Down, Plenty Out There
WITH MURRAY'S WIN AT WIMBLEDON, ATHLETICS DROUGHTS COME TO MIND By Chris Lotsbom (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with Permission) Photo by Jeff Johnson CLEVEDON, ENGLAND (09-Jul) -- On the seventh day of the seventh month, seventy-seven years after the last Briton won the Men's Wimbledon …
Read More »Shalane Flanagan Wins 3rd US 10,000m Title
BEATING THE HEAT, FLANAGAN WINS THIRD USA 10,000M TITLE By David Monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) DES MOINES, IOWA (20-Jun) — After a quick opening lap of 72 seconds, Shalane Flanagan was never seriously challenged at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships …
Read More »Entire US Men’s Olympic Marathon Team Out of Boston
ABDIRAHMAN OUT OF BOSTON MARATHON WITH FLU By David Monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (10-Apr) -- Organizers of next Monday's Boston Marathon announced this morning that four-time USA Olympian Abdi Abdirahman had withdrawn from the race due to the flu. This now leaves …
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