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BELIEVING IN HERSELF, PAPPAS IS NEW FORCE ON AMERICAN ROADS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) ALEXANDRIA,VA (13-Nov) -- After Alexi Pappas handily won the NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5-K in New York City last month with  a powerful …

Reigning Boston Marathon Champion Caroline Rotich Returns to Boston for this Sunday’s B.A.A. Half Marathon   Current Boston Marathon, B.A.A. 10K, and B.A.A. Distance Medley winners lead strong professional athlete field. More than 475 runners will race as part of presenting sponsor Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s team to tackle cancer.   …

Defending Champion Mary Keitany to Lead Powerful Women’s Field at the 2015 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 1   World and Olympic medalist Sally Kipyego and top-American distance runner Laura Thweatt to make marathon debuts New York, September 16, 2015‰ÛÓDefending champion Mary Keitany of Kenya and 2011 …

World‰Ûªs Top Milers and Runners of All Ages and Abilities to Race at 2015 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile on Sunday, September 13   Defending women‰Ûªs 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 …

2012 Chicago Champion and Current Half Marathon World Record-holder Headline 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Elite Field International Elites Attempt to Qualify for National Olympic Teams CHICAGO – Today, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced 2012 champion Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia and current half marathon world record-holder Florence …

Study Finds Bank of America Chicago Marathon Delivers More Than $254 Million to Chicago Economy Event Impact Continues to Drive Tourism, Business Activity and Job Growth CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon continues to provide year-over-year growth to Chicago’s economy, with the 2014 race delivering an estimated $254 …

GHEBRESLASSIE SURPRISES AS YOUNGEST EVER WORLD MARATHON CHAMP By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) BEIJING (22-Aug) -- The 15th IAAF World Championships in Athletics got off to a shocking start here as a plucky teenager from Eritrea, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, became the …

Mile wire #12-07-15 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ‰ÛÓ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related. Grunewald, McNamara to Defend GNC Live Well Liberty Mile Titles From P3R Events 4th edition in downtown Pittsburgh offers $25,000 prize purse; third stop on BBTM Grand …

B.A.A. Half Marathon® Registration is Now Closed                 Third and final event of the 2015 B.A.A. Distance Medley, held on October 11, quickly reached its field size limit of 8,500 entrants   BOSTON ‰ÛÒ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that registration for the 15th B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented …

BOSTON MARATHON FUNDRAISING REMAINS STRONG AFTER RECORD YEAR $28.3 Million Raised BOSTON, July 7, 2015‰ÛÓParticipants running on behalf of more than 200 non-profit organizations raised $28.3 million for charity this year in the 119th running of the Boston Marathon.  The overall total includes $15.6 million raised through the Boston Athletic …