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9th Scott Carlson Memorial 5K to benefit ALS set for April 25

8th annual Scott Carlson Memorial 5K.JPG 11:41 AM Tue, Feb 24, 2009 | | Comments (2)
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The East Greenwich Rotary Club continues to honor the memory of Scott Carlson - and support the search for a cure for ALS, the disease that took his life in 2003 - by hosting the ninth annual Scott Carlson Memorial......

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28th Clamdigger 5-Miler set for April 19

11:16 AM Tue, Feb 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Nick Bottone Jr. announces plans for this year's Clamdigger 5-Miler, set for April 19: WHAT: CLAMDIGGER 5 MILE ROAD RACE (11:00 AM) AND USATF NEW ENGLAND GRAND PRIX 8K RACE WALK (10:45 AM) WHEN: April 19, 2009 WHERE: Westerly Town......

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pRIx Series kicks off Sunday, to feature club competition

11:06 AM Tue, Feb 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Organizers of the pRIx Series provide details on this year's event: Rhode Island Running Clubs to Compete in Year-long pRIx Series First Race - Quonset Point 10 Miler on March 1 Providence, RI - February 23, 2009 - The pRIx......

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pRIx Series kicks off Sunday, to feature club competition

11:06 AM Tue, Feb 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Organizers of the pRIx Series provide details on this year's event: Rhode Island Running Clubs to Compete in Year-long pRIx Series First Race - Quonset Point 10 Miler on March 1 Providence, RI - February 23, 2009 - The pRIx......

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Top contenders announced for 113th Boston Marathon

10:51 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

From John Hancock Financial: JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES TOP CONTENDERS FOR 2009 BOSTON MARATHON 2008 Chicago Winners, Olympians, and Additional Talent Join the Elite Team to Challenge Defending Champions BOSTON, MA, February 19, 2009-- John Hancock Financial today announced that......

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Field for new St. Pat's 5K in Providence already at 1,000

10:21 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Runners and walkers won't have to wait until September to take another jaunt through the streets of downtown Providence. Charlie Breagy, race director for the CVS/Caremark Downtown 5K, has another event in the works - the St. Pat's 5k Run......

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Second Run Around the Reservoir 15K run/relay slated for March 28

10:04 AM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Race director Milt Schumacher provides details of the second annual Run Around the Reservoir 15K run/relay walk for hunger, slated for March 28, to benefit the Trinity Outreach Food Closet: Run Around the Reservoir Again If you missed it last......

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New Amica Triathlon Series set to debut this spring

11:30 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | | Comments (3)
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From Eident Sports Marketing regarding a new triathlon series being sponsored by Lincoln-based Amica Insurance. (Note that the second annual Amica Ironman 70.3 will still be held in Rhode Island and is slated for Sunday, July 12.) Inaugural Amica Triathlon......

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Recap of 14th annual Reebok Boston Indoor Games

5:19 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | | Write a comment
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USA Track & Field provides this recap of last Saturday's Reebok Boston Indoor Games, held at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center on the campus of Roxbury (Mass.) Community College: Two American records, six world leaders at Reebok Boston......

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Recap of 14th annual Reebok Boston Indoor Games

5:19 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

USA Track & Field provides this recap of last Saturday's Reebok Boston Indoor Games, held at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center on the campus of Roxbury (Mass.) Community College: Two American records, six world leaders at Reebok Boston......

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