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  MARATHON LEGEND BILL RODGERS LACES UP FOR SUNDAY‰ÛªS STATE FARM MELBOURNE & BEACHES MUSIC MARATHON http://www.themelbournemarathon.com/ ‰Û¢ Rodgers to race in the USA Masters Half-Marathon Championship ‰Û¢ Still races 35 to 40 times per year at age 61 ‰Û¢ Held numerous American and two world records during the late …

Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon & å_ Marathon February 8, 2009 Entered Masters Elites for USATF å_ Marathon Masters National Championship Male Master Elites Bill Riley, 72, of Centerville, Mass.  Estimated finish time:  1:33 Personal Record:  1:31 David Oliver, 52, of Westborough, Mass. Estimated finish time:  1:16:15 Personal record:  1:16:04 …

JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES RETURN OF DEFENDING CHAMPIONS TO RUN 2009 BOSTON MARATHON Four-time Boston Winner and 2007 World Marathon Majors Champion Robert K. Cheruiyot and 2008 Boston Winner Dire Tune set to defend their titles on April 20. BOSTON, MA, January 27, 2009-John Hancock Financial, in its 24th year …

                     Flanagan chooses hometown for 2009 debut BOSTON (Jan. 15) – Reigning Olympic bronze medalist and American Record Holder Shalane Flanagan will make her 2009 debut at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games on February 7th. Organizers also announced the addition of American record-holder Alan Webb and 2008 NCAA Cross Country …

Bermuda Triangle Challenge Sails During Bermuda International Race Weekend 2009 Bermuda International Race Weekend Set For January 16-18   BOSTON  ‰ÛÒ The Bermuda Triangle Challenge, a trio of running events during the Bermuda International Race Weekend (BIRW), is not disappearing any time soon as it sails into its second year …

Brazilian celebrates fifth straight Disney victory and sixth overall; event record 22,000 runners compete in first of Disney’s 12 endurance series races in 2009 Full NE/NY Results of Disney Half Marathon   Full NE/NY Results of Disney Marathon                     LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – (Jan. 11, 2009) – In what is …

                                                                            2-time Olympic gold medalist Tirunesh Dibaba set for return to Reebok Boston Indoor Games BOSTON (Jan. 8, 2009) –Tirunesh Dibaba, the only woman in track and field to win two …

2009 Boston Marathon Entries On Record Pace: 20% Ahead of Schedule   Boston, Mass. ‰ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that entries for the 113th Boston Marathon, to be held on Monday, April 20, 2009, are pacing 20% ahead of the same time last year. As of January …

INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field on Monday announced the USA Running Circuit (USARC) schedule for 2009. The fifteenth edition for the men and fourteenth for the women, the 2009 USARC has ten events for men and nine events for women.    The USA Running Circuit (USARC), a USA Track …

U.S. Team Announced for 2009 NACAC Mountain Running Championships Colorado Springs, CO — The U.S. will host the sixth North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) Mountain Running Championship in North Conway, NH, on Sunday, June 28.  This up/down two-lap course at Mount Cranmore includes approximately 2,400 feet of vertical gain …