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Olympian field lining up for Falmouth Road Race
Posted by Matt
The top runners, Meb Keflezighi and Khalid Khannouch, could give Falmouth the first American winners for the men's race since 1988. Keflezighi, a graduate of UCLA, was a silver medalist at the Athens Olympics, and came in second at Falmouth last year.
Bill Rodgers
Posted by Matt
The first man to win the Boston and the New York 26-milers in the same year has fought through cancer and is on track to go the distance one more time. (Bill Rodgers)
Author had to outrun prejudice as 1st woman in Boston Marathon (Daily Record)
Posted by TheRunning
Nearly 41 percent of Boston Marathon finishers in April were women, four decades after Kathrine Switzer shattered the myth that only men could run 26.2 miles.
Deena Kastor named USATF Athlete of the Week
Posted by Matt
Deena Kastor has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon Sunday in Boston, Mass. The American record-holder in the women's marathon, Kastor won the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon in two hours 29 minutes 35 seconds.
The Week That Was April 14 - Apri 21, 2008
Posted by Matt
Letsrun.com's weekly review for the week of April 14 - Apri 21, 2008. Talks of Boston, the women's marathon trials and Mt. Sac Relays.
Rookies make U.S. proud
Posted by Matt
In their local (Boston Marathon) debuts, and with each runner lacing ’em up for just race No. 3 at the marathon distance, Michigan’s Nicholas Arciniaga (2 hours, 16 minutes, 13 seconds) and Minnesota’s Ashley Anklam (2:48:43) crossed the Boylston Street finish line first among American entrants.
Deena Takes Marathon Trials
Posted by TheRunning
Deena Takes Marathon Trials and Lewy Boulet and Russell are Beijing-bound Boston champs defend titles. RunnersWorld's round up from the Boston Marathon.
Runners vie for largest Boston marathon purse ever (AP via Yahoo! News)
Posted by TheRunning
The 112th Boston Marathon got started Monday with defending champion Robert Cheruiyot and a field of more than 25,000 runners leaving the starting line in Hopkinton for the 26.2-mile run to Copley Square.
Cheruiyot, Tune win Boston Marathon (Sports Illustrated)
Posted by TheRunning
Robert Cheruiyot won his fourth Boston Marathon on Monday, and Dire Tune outkicked Alevtina Biktimirova by 2 seconds in the closest finish in the history of the women's race.
Cheruiyot dominates, wins fourth Boston Marathon (USA Today)
Posted by TheRunning
Robert Cheruiyot's urgency during Monday's Boston Marathon went beyond entering the history books. He was auditioning for the Kenyan Olympic team.
Victory No. 4 for Cheruiyot as Tune prevails in a thriller Boston Marathon Report
Posted by Matt
The 112th running of the Boston Marathon cemented Robert Cheruiyots place in the record books with his fourth win in 2:07:46. And the women's race also held something for posterity as it showcased the closest women's finish in the history of Boston, Dire Tune's 2-second victory over Alevtina Biktimarova (2:25:25 to 2:25:27).
Deena Kastor rallies to win Olympic Marathon Trials; Magdalena Lewy Boulet and Blake Russell also make the team
Posted by Matt
A nearly insurmountable deficit could not deter American record holder Deena Kastor as she led fellow Californians Magdalena Lewy Boulet and Blake Russell onto the Olympic Team, Sunday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon.
Deena comes from behind to win the Olympic marathon Trials
Posted by Matt
Deena comes from behind to win the Olympic marathon Trials. Deena Kastor, Magdalena Lewy Boulet, and Blake Russell all make the womens Olympic team.
Kastor focused on first for Sunday's Trials race
Posted by Matt
By Dick Patrick, USA TODAY Third is as good as first in an Olympic trials when the top three make the U.S. team. But Deena Kastor has a debt to settle in Sunday's Olympic trials marathon for women in Boston.
Kastor Ready for Trials Race – U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials preview
Posted by Matt
All eyes will be on Deena Kastor here Sunday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women’s Marathon. (IAAF)
2008 Women's Olympic Trials Preview: Deena and ....
Posted by Matt
LetsRun.com has their preview of the Olympic marthon Trials. The LetsRun.com crew question Deena's chances of not winning the trials as she is a huge favorite going in.
Kate O'Neill comes back to fulfill another Olympic dream
Posted by Matt
Milton's Kate O'Neill is like a NASCAR junkie obsessed with speed. A lonely mistimed second can drastically alter her summer travel plans. In her case, that single tick could be the difference between an invitation to an August Olympic adventure in Beijing, China, and a car ride to Cape Cod for the Falmouth Road Race.
Runner's World "experts" pick Deena Kastor, Kate O'Neill, and Blake Russell to make Olympic Marathon team
Posted by Matt
In a Runner's World poll of 31 marathon experts, all but one has picked Deena Kastor as the likely winner in the USA Women's Marathon Trials that will take place in downtown Boston on Sunday, April 20.
Boston Marathon to put ads at start, finish
Posted by Matt
The Boston Marathon is breaking with a 112-year tradition and putting corporate ads on the starting and finish lines to help its two main sponsors extract more value from ties with the world's oldest marathon.
LetsRun.com Boston 2008 Party
Posted by Matt
Get your drink on with the boys of LetsRun.com
Early settlers were responsible for nicknaming the “Bay State” because
of its proximity to several large bays. The “Old Colony State” refers
to the original Plymouth colony.
source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer,
Barbara S. Shearer ISBN 0313288623 1994
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