Month: June 2020

Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50 – 5K &10K at Patriot Place Looking for a family event that has it all? You won’t want to miss the Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50 – 5K & 10K at Patriot Place featuring live music, entertainment, and a kids run. This 3 day celebration has it all…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (March 23, 2014) – With the spring marathon season opening, it is time for Running USA‘s annual Marathon Report. Despite several cancellations due to weather and the Boston Marathon terror attack, 2013 was another record year for the classic distance with more than 1,100 marathons run across the country generating 541,000…

Hartford Marathon Foundation Creates the Triple Half Challenge to Offer Exclusive Perks for Three Destination Races   January 29, Glastonbury, CT ‰ÛÒ On the heels of announcing the new Mystic Half Marathon and 10K, the Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) unveiled the new Triple Half Challenge program to bring runners to three destination races in the state of…

KEFLEZIGHI, FLANAGAN LEAVING NOTHING TO CHANCE IN OLYMPIC TRIALS TRAINING By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (14-Feb) — With a month to go before the USA Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles, defending champions Meb Keflezighi and Shalane Flanagan are leaving nothing to chance in their training, despite being…

Mayor Walsh Joins Boston Marathon Legend Bill Rodgers and Olympic Marathoners Desiree Linden and Eric Gillis to Reveal 2017 Boston Marathon Street Banners Boston Marathon Sponsorship Event Highlights John Hancock’s “Make it Your Moment” Theme and “#BeBoston” Hashtag BOSTON, MA, March 21, 2017‰ÛÓ In a brief program on Boylston Street this Tuesday morning, Mayor Martin…

(Ed. note: The Atlanta TC is the 2nd largest running & walking club in the US and since Olympian Rich Kenah, who used to work for Global Athletics (the group behind the New Balance Indoor GP) took over as Executive Director in 2014, the organization has continued to sizzle. The club’s signature event, the Peachtree…

This would have been “Big Splashes” from USATF-NE’s if not for the cordoning off of the small lake that had formed by the 2-mile mark of all races following the previous day’s downpours.   “I’m so bummed they roped that off,” commented The Green Mtn. AA’s Teague O’Connor. “It would have been a blast running…

The lead group 3.5-miles into the race: Whirlaway’s Shane Whalen, the BAA’s Eric Ashe, and Ethiopians Gishu Dida and Birhanu Dare Kemal. All photos by FitzFoto/NERunner   Remember the scene with the vacationers ducking in out of the rain and wind on a tropical island and they’re greeted with “You should have been here last…

Earthquake-devastated Haiti hosts its first multi-day trail race, which highlights a vibrant culture and stunning countryside Photo by Ben Depp This article appeared in our July 2012 issue. Eight runners, three days, 60 miles and 16,000 feet of elevation change. Haiti’s first stage race took runners from the collapsed presidential palace in downtown Port-au-Prince to…

Cancer Research UK has been confirmed as the Official Charity Partner for The National Running Show, which makes its debut on 20th and 21st January 2018 at Birmingham’s NEC. The charity is the perfect partner for what will be the UK’s first dedicated non-race affiliated event solely for runners. Well known amongst runners through its…