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 ›
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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 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 ›
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 ›
Yigezu, Gemeda Win Rainy Philadelphia Marathon
by Clay Shaw PHILADELPHIA, PA, NOVEMBER 24, 2019—Diriba Yigezu of Ethiopia, made the podium in 2018 in third place. Competitive and not satisfied, Yigezu return to Philadelphia to win in 2019, in 2:16:31. Yigezu is based in New York City,… Read More ›
Philadelphians on Podium at Rothman Institute 8K
by Clay Shaw PHILADELPHIA, PA, NOVEMBER 23, 2019—Many competitive prize-money races are won by Kenyans and Ethiopians, and the Rothman Institute 8K was no exception. It is always nice to see the local athletes break through with great performances. Lawrence… Read More ›
Ngandu, Chepngeno Win Dietz & Watson Half Marathon
By Clay Shaw PHILADELPHIA, PA, NOVEMBER 23, 2019—James Ngandu of Kenya, and living in Van Wert, OH, won the Dietz & Watson Half Marathon in 1:02:16. Ngandu was in a three-man pack with Minnesota based Kenyans Panuel Mkungo, and Daniel… Read More ›
Harrisburg Marathon History, 1973-2019
by Nick Marshall Editor’s note: Nick Marshall has been keeping these stats for several years. We first became aware of them when a friend added my name to the email subscription list. Having run the marathon ten times, it feels… Read More ›
Joslyn, Wallace Win the 48th Annual Harrisburg Marathon
by Clay Shaw HARRISBURG, PA, November 10, 2019—Fred Joslyn of Mt Holly Springs won the Harrisburg Marathon for the second time, winning in 2:36:03. Joe Phifer of Alexandria, VA was second in 2:36:45, just ahead of AJ Kelly of Altoona… Read More ›
Tropf, Charboneau Win Soggy Marine Corps Marathon
by Clay Shaw ARLINGTON, VA, OCTOBER 27, 2019—Jordan Tropf of Silver Spring, Maryland was the winner of the 44th Marine Corps Marathon, held October 27, in 2:27:43. Tropf, who won the 2016 Baltimore Marathon, has finally won MCM after seven… Read More ›
We Preview the Upcoming Harrisburg Marathon
by Jeff Paladina for Runner’s Gazette On November 10th hundreds of runners will take their mark on Harrisburg’s Market Street Bridge, ready to traverse 26.2 miles through Pennsylvania’s capital city on a course that runs adjacent to and across the… Read More ›
Kamworor and Jepkosgei Win NYC Marathon
by Clay Shaw NEW YORK CITY, NY—NOVEMBER 3, 2019. On a perfect day for running, the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon became the world’s largest marathon ever, with 53,627 finishers. (Old record 52,813 finishers, 2018 TCS New York City… Read More ›