Tag Archives: World Record

After setting two M80 world records and contributing to another on the track (See May/June issue of NER), British born long-time Canadian resident Ed Whitlock, 80, proved true in his assertion that he would break the M80 world marathon record of 3:39:18 set by Australia’s Robert Horman at Brisbane in …

April 10 – 15th Annual Doyle’s Emerald Necklace 5M, Jamaica Plain, MA ‰ÛÓ Sunday, 11 am   Run out of world famous Doyle’s Cafe, the creme-de-la-creme of Publican purvey and the Cornerstone of the New England Runner Pub Series. Remember the girls dancing on the bar in the movie “Mystic …

[Ed.note: A track league mile champ (4:20) and 22nd at the Foot Locker national high school championships in his senior year at Lincoln-Sudbury (MA), Shoemaker ran fro Dartmouth College. His uncle, who lived up the road in Concord, MA had completed the 1999 Ironman Triathlon and got Jarrod interested in …

Online Registration for 2011 TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Fills 4,000 Slots in Eight Minutes, Lottery Phase in Full Swing   Lottery registration ongoing for 1,750 remaining bibs   CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (March 15, 2011) ‰ÛÒ The 4,000 slots for the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K made available …

New Records Set at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Registration Officially Closed Today, Shattering Previous Record by Nearly Three Weeks; Record $12 Million Raised for Charity in 2010   CHICAGO – Registration for the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon closed in record time today as the maximum 45,000 participants …

Olympian Jo Pavey Looks to Extend British Winning Streak to Three Consecutive Years at NYC Half   Pavey hopes to follow Radcliffe (2009) and Yamauchi (2010) as a winner of the 13.1 mile race through Manhattan streets   New York, February 17, 2011‰ÛÓThree-time Olympian Jo Pavey looks to extend a …

The All-Important Rules of Engagement: Anyone and everyone is encouraged to participate in the Pub Series. For those wishing to be scored, to be eligible for $ and other swag at the Series’ end party at Doyle’s (must have done at least five of the Series’ races), as well as …

SAN DIEGO – Olympic Bronze medalist and American record holder Shalane Flanagan (Portland, Ore.) dominated the women’s field to win her fifth USA Cross Country title, while Brent Vaughn (Blackhawk, Colo.) surprised the men’s field to win his first USA title Saturday at the 2011 USA Cross Country Championships. In …

INDIANAPOLIS ‰ÛÒ Former University of Oregon great Ashton Eaton bettered his own indoor heptathlon world record with an amazing two-day performance that concluded Sunday in Tallinn, Estonia. Eaton, who last week defeated reigning Olympic decathlon champion Bryan Clay and 2009 World decathlon champion Trey Hardee at the Millrose Multi Challenge …

Online Registration Details Announced for 2011 TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race in Cape Elizabeth, Maine   Registration begins March 14 for Cape Elizabeth residents, March 15 for general public, and lottery expanded by 250 slots for popular road race   CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (January 24, 2011) ‰ÛÓ …