Month: June 2020

DAVILA OUT OF BOSTON MARATHON By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) (28-Dec) — Olympic marathoner Desiree Davila has withdrawn from the 2013 Boston Marathon, organizers said today. Davila, 29, from Rochester Hills, Mich., has been dealing with a “slow-healing femoral stress fracture of the right leg,” according to a joint statement released by the Boston Athletic Association, which owns and manages the race, and John Hancock Financial,…

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Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race Numbers         44,500             Prize purse awarded to top 20K finishers. 22,500             Cups of Water Served on Race Courses. 22,500             Cups of Gatorade Served on Race Courses. 15,000             Spectators on the New Haven Green. 14,400             Feet expected on the events’ starting lines. 10,000             Turkey Hill Ice Cream servings after the race. 10,000             Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt Bars 9,000               Race t-shirts. 7,500               Loaves of Chabaso Bread served after the…

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Boston Marathon Winner Meb Keflezighi to Start Last at AJC Peachtree Road Race Keflezighi Will Raise Funds for Kilometer Kids, Atlanta Track Club‰Ûªs Youth Running Program, by Attempting to Pass 22,500 Participants ATLANTA ‰ÛÒ June 23, 2014 ‰ÛÒ It‰Ûªs not where anyone expects to find Meb Keflezighi in any competition, but the 2014 Boston Marathon winner will start the AJC Peachtree Road Race on July 4 in last place as the featured runner in Atlanta…

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Following Race No. 3 of 6, Liam Maguire‰Ûªs Almost 5M   WOMEN OVERALL (Top 50 Score)   1. Ginger Reiner                         149 2. Candice Gagnon                     144 3. Holly Madden                         135 4. Deb Downs                             125 5. Eileen Cakouros                      110 6. Elizabeth Utz                          100 6. Victoria Bok                           100 7. Elizabeth Whiting NH            95 8. Amanda Watters                     91 9. Katrina Martin                        86 10. Mariah Tinger                       84 11. Marge Bellisle RI                  81 12. Elizabeth Lennox                  80 12. Jan Holmquist                       80…

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Pub Series heroes TJ Unger of HFC and Kara Haas of Greater Lowell finished in the Place-Show positions at Pub Stop No. 4, the Foxboro Run Against Diabetes 5K, but it didn’t matter as both retained their pole positions as the Pub Series goes into snooze mode until Labor Day. (Photos by MickFoto/NERunner)   Providence College senior Brendan Sullivan is a hometown boy and repped Foxboro well with an overall win in 15:59 with TJ…

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Shipyard Brewing Releases New Export Ale Can to Honor 20th Running of Maine’s TD Beach to Beacon 10K Iconic summer race founded by Maine Olympian Joan Benoit Samuelson PORTLAND, Maine (June 8, 2017) – Shipyard Brewing Company has released a new commemorative Export Ale can that celebrates the 20th running of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K. The race was founded in 1998 by legendary Maine athlete Joan Benoit Samuelson, winner of the gold medal…

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Well Almost everyone had a good time running the Liam’s Almost 5-Miler, followed by an almost great time back at Liam’s, followed by an almost stupendous time back at Bird Manor, nestled off the hills of Sippewissett on an estuary leading to Little Falmouth Harbor and rocked by just two cannon roars before foul weather moved ashore.   Not to worry, party organizers put up a 10×10 tent for revelers with a smaller tent to…

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World Class Fields Announced for B.A.A. 5K and B.A.A. Invitational Mile   Defending champions Buze Diriba and Hagos Gebrhiwet join American record holder Ben True to lead full slate of B.A.A. races on Saturday Photo: from 2018, top-25 15:00 runners Nick Roche of Oregon, The BAA’s Brian Harvey, Heartbreaker’s Conor Cashin and BAA’s Conor Reck approach the course’s final turn onto Charles St. Photo by FitzFoto/NERunner BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced…

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One of NER’s all-time favorite races for numerous reasons. Below is last year’s coverage by Greater Lowell RR ace John Barbour… UConn All American Travis Landreth to the right.   Path Less Chosen a Constant for Trav’s Trail Devotees Click Here: Golf special Of the myriad races that raise funds for good causes and exist to remember a human life, Trav’s Trail Run has special resonance for true-blue New England runners. “Trav” was Newburyport HS…

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Running with spirits at New Mexico’s Deadman Peaks races Click Here: cheap nrl jerseys The volcanic plug of El Cabezon dominates the horizon. Photo by Sarah Jackson. October is a month for running. The soft autumn light turns landscapes buttery and sets trees aglow; the frozen dirt and patina of colors crunch underfoot; a cool wind clears the mind. But in the high country of Colorado, where I live, even running can lose its luster,…

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