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May 2009 Archives
9:32 AM Sun, May 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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From USA Track & Field. Anna Willard is a 2006 graduate of Brown University: The former American record holder in the 3,000m steeplechase, Anna Willard won the women's 800m in a world-leading 1:59.29 Saturday at the 2009 Reebok Grand Prix......
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9:32 AM Sun, May 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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From USA Track & Field. Anna Willard is a 2006 graduate of Brown University: The former American record holder in the 3,000m steeplechase, Anna Willard won the women's 800m in a world-leading 1:59.29 Saturday at the 2009 Reebok Grand Prix......
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9:07 AM Tue, May 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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Photographer George Ross captured hundreds of images at Saturday's Race for Grace - 5K Strollathon in Narragansett. Click here to see his slideshow. Click here to view more photos on Ross' web site. "All proceeds from photo sales," says Ross,......
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2:31 PM Mon, May 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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Brown graduate and 2008 Olympic Trials champion Anna Willard won the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at Saturday's 2009 adidas Track Classic at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Her time of 9:26.85 was the fastest time ever run on American......
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12:27 PM Tue, May 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Tom McCoy Family Fun Run Series "2009" (Our 34th Year!) Westerly Track & Athletic Club Every Wednesday, June 17th - Aug. 19th 6 PM Pleasant View Inn - 65 Atlantic Ave. Misquamicut, RI Childrens' Races - 1/4 & 3/10 Mile......
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12:23 PM Tue, May 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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BY CAROLYN THORNTON Journal Sports Writer The road wasn't exactly smooth, but Jason Pisano added two more marathons to his resume over the past several weeks and is now five marathons away from reaching his ultimate goal of 51. "I'd......
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12:23 PM Tue, May 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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BY CAROLYN THORNTON Journal Sports Writer The road wasn't exactly smooth, but Jason Pisano added two more marathons to his resume over the past several weeks. He is now five marathons away from reaching his ultimate goal of 51. "I'd......
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5:22 PM Mon, May 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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They're among the top runners in the world and they're training right here on the streets of Providence. The Run Providence running club includes such Olympians and former college standouts as Kim Smith, Mary Cullen, Róisín McGettigan, Molly Huddle, Amy......
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4:22 PM Mon, May 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Organizers of the 49th Mt. Washington Road Race, slated for June 20 at 10 a.m. in Pinkham Notch, N.H., provide a look at the talented field shaping up for this year's event: Men's field reprises last year, plus Low -......
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11:21 AM Fri, May 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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In case you missed it, Journal photographer Glenn Osmundson captured Sunday's Cox Providence Rhode Races on video. Click here to see if he caught you coming across the finish line - or doing a little boogie.......
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5:11 PM Tue, May 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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If you took the starting line for either the marathon, half-marathon or 5K at Sunday's second annual Cox Providence Rhode Races, how would you rate the experience? What did you think of the new course? How was the support along......
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10:52 PM Sun, May 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Click here for a complete list of results from the second annual Cox Providence Rhode Races, which included the Cox Sports Marathon, the Willow Tree Half Marathon and a 5K.......
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8:47 PM Sun, May 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Brothers Mark and Jay Kruger, participants on Season 5 of Biggest Loser: Couples on NBC, were in town today for the Cox Providence Rhode Races. Both completed the Willow Tree Half Marathon, with Mark, 36, of Dartmouth, Mass., crossing the......
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8:04 PM Sun, May 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Fred Zuleger celebrated his 71st birthday today by completing his 32nd marathon. The Coventry resident, who finished the Cox Sports Marathon at the Cox Providence Rhode Races in 2:08:50, has competed in more than 1,940 long distance races, including the......
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7:53 PM Sun, May 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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A high school biology teacher by day and a runner, well, any time he's not in the classroom, Drew Best claimed his first marathon victory in five attempts at the 26.2-mile distance, winning the Cox Sports Marathon at today's Cox......
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7:50 PM Sun, May 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Despite racing for the first time in about six months, Chris Magill successfully defended his 5K crown at the Cox Providence Rhode Races, clocking a winning time of 16:37. "I'm just trying to get back into it again," said the......
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7:39 PM Sun, May 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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The head coach of Coventry's girls cross country team and the assistant coach of the Oakers girls outdoor track team, Michaela Driscoll showed yesterday that she doesn't just talk the talk. She can also walk the walk - or rather,......
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7:20 PM Sun, May 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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She was the first of Ray Treacy's Irish recruits at Providence College in the mid-1980s. Now, she is 42, the mother of three teenagers and a fourth-grade teacher at Pleasant View Elementary School in Providence. And yesterday, about two decades......
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6:58 PM Sun, May 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Finishing first in his first attempt at a half-marathon? Eric Lonergan certainly couldn't have asked for anything better. But the former North Kingstown All-Stater and Rhode Island College standout says he thought there was some sort of mistake when he......
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9:39 PM Sat, May 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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FLY AWAY 5K- Sunday June 7, 2009 WHO: Proceeds will benefit scholarships for Barrington High School Students and the sports programs at Barrington High School and Barrington Middle School. WHEN: Sunday, June 7, 2009 Preregistration begins at 8:30am Kids Fun......
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7:27 PM Sat, May 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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Cox Sports provides details of its planned coverage for tomorrow's Cox Providence Rhode Races: Cox Providence Rhode Races and Special Race Coverage to Air on Cox Sports West Warwick, RI - Cox Sports (Cox Channel 3) will air live coverage......
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8:48 AM Fri, May 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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From Eident Sports Marketing, the events lined up for this weekend's second annual Cox Providence Rhode Races: Cox Providence Rhode Races Weekend May 2-3, 2009 Providence, RI: Close to 5,000 runners will converge in Providence to compete in the second......
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