Month: June 2020

Mile wire #4-07-12 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ‰ÛÒ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related. Bring Back the Mile Accepts Magic Mile Global Team Challenge By Bring Back the Mile Bring Back the Mile has accepted the Magic Mile Global Team Challenge that was recently announced by the MarathonTALK crew in Great Britain. The main objectives of the Magic Mile competition, to be held September 3-16, are…

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OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIERS 2016 (as of 12/09/13)   Freezing cold at the Cal International Marathon yet 3 men & 10 women qualified, including 2 women with the ‘A’ standard of sub-2:37. Here are the recent additions to be integrated into the overall listings (below) at a later date by master compiler Lawrence Kimball.   MEN   Scott Smith, OK, 2:16:04 Craig Hopkins, OR, 2:16:50 Drew Polley, WA, 2:17:22   WOMEN   Rebecca Wade, TX, 2:30:38…

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FOUR PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS LEAD BOSTON MARATHON ELITE FIELD By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) (13-Jan) — The elite field for the 120th Boston Marathon, scheduled for Monday, April 18, boasts four former race champions and athletes representing 11 different nations, organizers announced today. John Hancock Financial, which is in its 31st year as principal sponsor of America’s oldest marathon, said athletes in this year’s field had…

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Click:flowers wholesale price John Hancock Announces 2020 Boston Marathon Elite Team   75 Elite Athletes, Including Olympians, Paralympians, World Champions, Olympic Medalists and Abbott World Marathon Majors Winners, from 17 Countries Invited for 124th Running on April 20   Returning to Boston are 2019 champion Lawrence Cherono (L) along with 2019 runner-up and two-time champion Lelisa Desisa. Photo: Errol Anderson@PhotoRun www.photorun.NET   BOSTON, MA, January 22, 2020, 9:00 a.m. EST—John Hancock and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.)…

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Boston Athletic Association Donates $100,000 to Boston Resiliency Fund and Contributes Medical Supplies, Food to Local Agencies BOSTON (April 3, 2020) — The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced it will contribute $100,000 to the Boston Resiliency Fund, which provides essential services to Boston residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to donating race-related medical supplies and food to local agencies. Hopkinton Select Board Liaison to the B.A.A. John Coutinho with Hopkinton resident and…

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Puis-je entrer dans ce pays? Une quarantaine est-elle obligatoire ? Les restaurants, les musées sont-ils ouverts? La Commission européenne a lancé lundi un site internet et une application pour aider les Européens qui souhaitent passer leurs vacances dans d’autres pays de l’UE. Alors que de nombreux pays européens lèvent ce lundi les restrictions mises en place aux frontières pour lutter contre la pandémie de coronavirus, cet outil, “Re-open EU”, mis à jour régulièrement et disponible…

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Racing Point team boss Otmar Szafnauer offered insight into the reasons why the future Aston Martin works outfit has delayed by a year its move into its new Silverstone factory. Last year, Racing Point received planning permission for the construction of a new 15,000m² state-of-the-art facility, the broad specifications of which were defined by team owner Lawrence Stroll. The team was originally scheduled to move in to its new home in August 2021, but that…

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Marks & Spencer is the latest UK retailer to ban the use of alpaca wool following the publication of an exposé by animal rights group Peta into the treatment of animals at a farm in Peru. The British retailer said it will “eliminate alpaca [wool] from all future product developments”, including jumpers, beanies, and cardigans, according to Peta. “Marks & Spencer’s decision will prevent many alpacas from being tormented for their wool,” Peta’s director of…

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Puis-je entrer dans ce pays? Une quarantaine est-elle obligatoire ? Les restaurants, les musées sont-ils ouverts? La Commission européenne a lancé lundi un site internet et une application pour aider les Européens qui souhaitent passer leurs vacances dans d’autres pays de l’UE. Alors que de nombreux pays européens lèvent ce lundi les restrictions mises en place aux frontières pour lutter contre la pandémie de coronavirus, cet outil, “Re-open EU”, mis à jour régulièrement et disponible…

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For its first quarter, Apex Global Brands reported revenues of 4 million dollars, a decrease of 20 percent from 5.1 million dollars in the first quarter of the prior year. The decline in first quarter revenues, the company said in a statement, reflects the non-renewal of Apex’s Cherokee license in Japan and the decrease in sales by the company’s licensees related to Covid-19 shelter-in-place and similar orders. “The global macro-events of the past three months…

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