By Clay Shaw BETHLEHEM, PA, DECEMBER 14, 2019—Morgan Pearson of Tinman Elite was the strongest man, as the weather really got wicked for the final race of the day. Pearson, of Boulder, CO. won in 29:54 and was only man… Read More ›
2019
Cuffe Wins Open Women 6K Club Championships
By Clay Shaw BETHLEHEM, PA, December 14, 2019—Aisling Cuffe, from Croton-On-Hudson, NY, and running for Saucony won the Open Women 6K in 20:07. Cuffe, now 26, was once a HS running prodigy, having won the 2010 Foot Locker XC national… Read More ›
Scott Takes Top Honors at USATF Club XC Masters Women 6K
By Clay Shaw BETHLEHEM, PA, DECEMBER 14, 2019—Sascha Scott of the Syracuse Track Club had a strong race, winning the Masters women 6K in 22:26. Margaret Brennan of Asheville Running Collective was second in 22:35. Nancy James-Klinger of The Janes… Read More ›
Sallberg Wins Masters Title; Hammer First Over 50 at USATF XC Champs
By Clay Shaw BETHLEHEM, PA, DECEMBER 14, 2019—Jacques Sallberg of the Cal Coast Track Club won the 10K that had 444 Masters runners between the ages of 40 and 59. Sallberg ran the muddy course at Lehigh University in 32:55. … Read More ›
Sherran Wins 60-Plus Masters Men Race by 52 Seconds
By Clay Shaw BETHLEHEM, PA, DECEMBER 14, 2019—Joe Sherran, 62, of Club Northwest easily won the Masters 60-and-up men’s 60-plus at the USATF XC Championships in 28:42. Days of rainy weather led to a muddy and slippery 8K course at… Read More ›
European XC 2019: Great Britain Wins Mixed Relay
by Clay Shaw Led by Sarah McDonald, James McMurray, Alexandra Bell, and Jonny Davies, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team won in 17:55. McMurray, and Bell had the fastest laps in their stages. Belarus was second, with Katsiaryna Karneyenka… Read More ›
European XC Championships 2019 Lisbon Senior Races: Can Wins 4th Straight Women’s Title; Fsiha Wins In Debut
by Clay Shaw LISBON, PORTUGAL, DECEMBER 8, 2019—Robel Fsiha of Sweden, who was the first European finisher at the World XC Championships in Aarhus, won his Euro XC debut in 29:59. Fsiha was born in Eritrea, and fled to Sweden… Read More ›
Kaminski and Roman-Duval are Victors in the 2019 Celtic Solstice 5-Miler
by Karen Mitchell Baltimore, MD, December 14, 2019—-We’ve been covering this race for many years, likely as long as the event has been around. In the early years we ran it. It’s always well-organized by Karen Menge and Jim Adams… Read More ›
Gressier, Moller Repeat as Champs with Strong Final Laps in Euro XC U23 Races
by Clay Shaw LISBON, PORTUGAL, European Athletics SPAR Cross Country Championships, DECEMBER 8, 2019—Jimmy Gressier of France put the hammer down on the final lap, which gave him the opportunity to celebrate on the home stretch. Gressier won in 24:17,… Read More ›
Ingebrigtsen and Battocletti Repeat as U20 Champions
by Clay Shaw European Athletics SPAR Cross Country Championships, Lisbon, Portugal, December 8, 2019—Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway won his fourth European Junior (U20) cross country title, with another convincing win on the hilly course at Bella Vista Park in Lisbon. … Read More ›
York College Men Clinch Fifth CAC Cross Country Championship
by Patti Stirk York, PA, November 2, 2019—York College men’s cross-country squad made their final appearance count in the Capital Athletic Conference by capturing their second straight conference title while hosting the championships at Reservoir Hill on Saturday, November 2nd…. Read More ›
Corcoran Wins NCR Marathon by 12 Minutes
by Clay Shaw Sparks, MD, November 30, 2019—Garrett Corcoran, former University of California runner now living in Maryland, won the NCR Marathon in 2:28:38. Graham Peck of Baltimore placed second in 2:41:27. Michael Nasulta of Baltimore was third in 2:41:43…. Read More ›
GASH AND TANNER CRUISE TO NCR HALF MARATHON WINS
by Clay Shaw Sparks, MD, November 30, 2019—Langston Gash of Edgewood, MD and a Stevenson University standout won the NCR Half Marathon in 1:11:10. Ryan Forsyth who ran for the Univ of Colorado was second in 1:12:17. Jeremy Ardanuy of… Read More ›
Leak and Martino Lead the Diamond Winners
by Clay Shaw Berwick, PA, November 26, 2019—No Berwick male runner has won the Run for the Diamonds since 1908, the first year it was held. Dylan Gearinger wanted to change history, had a great start, and led the first… Read More ›
Despite Cold Windy Rain, Records Shatter at 2019 Philadelphia Marathon
by David Block for Runner’s Gazette Mother Nature refused to let the 2019 Philadelphia Marathon stop her from carrying out her “untimely” agenda. At the starting line this past November 24, the rain fell, but no runner displayed the white… Read More ›
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