By Nick Marshall PHILADELPHIA, PA—For many runners, spending the third Monday in April in Massachusetts is akin to an athletic pilgrimage. It’s Patriots Day in Boston then, and the holiday is celebrated by tens of thousands of runners in the… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw PHILADELPHIA PA, May 5, 2019—The 40th Blue Cross Broad Street Run was rainy and chilly, but that didn’t stop 40,000 runners in one of the largest road races in the country. Daniel Kemoi of Kenya, and this… Read More ›
by Carolyn Mather PITTSBURGH, PA, MAY 5, 2019—The Pittsburgh Marathon weekend of events hosted the 2019 USATF Half Marathon Championship and the incredible field assembled did not disappoint. On a foggy and cool morning the professional field took off at… Read More ›
By George Banker with Photos by Clay Shaw GLENCOE, MD, NOVEMBER 24, 2018—This year marked the 29th running of the NCR Marathon and second year for the half-marathon. The course has an 8/10-mile downhill road section with the remaining 25.4… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw SPARTAN HALF MARATHON, YORK, PA, April 28, 2019—Alexander Hampel of Marietta, PA. made it a three-peat as he won the Spartan Half Marathon for the third consecutive year. Hampel won it in 1:12:58, despite strong rain through… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw LANCASTER, PA, APRIL 27, 2019—-The oldest Race Against Racism event, the 21st Lancaster, PA race, has had its share of great athletes from around the world. This year, however, it was three Lancaster men going for the… Read More ›
by Tom Walski LEHMAN, PA, March 17, 2019—It was widely understood that Randy Haas’s 1987 course record of 22:44 for the rolling 39th Winter’s End 4.5 mile course would last forever. But 22-year-old Sean Luzzi, who wasn’t even born when… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw BOSTON, MA, APRIL 15, 2019—Runners’ Christmas, the Boston Marathon, is in my opinion the world’s greatest marathon. It’s not a time-trial marathon, unless on that rare year with a tailwind. The rich history, the tradition, and great… Read More ›
Boston Athletic Association Media Relations sent us an email with lots of interesting information about this year’s marathon. We thought some of you might be interested, so here you go! ONE BOSTON DAY This year’s Boston Marathon marks the first… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw BOSTON, MA, APRIL 13, 2019—Hagos Gebrhiwet, an Ethiopian Olympic medalist, repeated as BAA 5K champ. Gebrihwet finished in 13:42, just ahead of Ben True of New Hampshire (13:44). Justyn Knight of Canada took third in 13:46. Falmouth… Read More ›
By Karen Mitchell and Clay Shaw Boston, Massachusetts, April 12, 2019–Today’s Boston Marathon press conference featured the defending champs Desi Linden and Yuki Kawauchi, and wheelchair champs Tatyana McFadden and Marcel Hug. They were given their ceremonial #1 bibs and… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw WASHINGTON, DC, APRIL 6, 2019—Rosemary Wanjiru of Kenya led nearly the entire Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run. Gotytom Gebreslase of Ethiopia was right on Wanjiru’s heels for nearly the entire race, which seemed to annoy… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw Under 20 Men: Mengesha, Worku Lead Ethiopia to Victory Milkesa Mengesha, of Ethiopia won in 23:52, just ahead of teammate Tadese Worku (23:54). Ethiopia won the team title with four runners in the top ten. Oscar Chelimo… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw The course was planned to be remarkable in many ways. “Hard” would be an understatement. The winners would be forever known as the “World’s Toughest Runners.” Anyone who took part in the World XC Championships would always… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Aarhus, Denmark, March 29, 2019 Your RG photojournalists spent the day inspecting the course, photographing the athletes, attending a press conference, and generally preparing to cover the event, which will be tomorrow. The course,… Read More ›
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