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July 19, 2009 - July 25, 2009 Archives

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EG's Cardi second woman overall, top female master at Mt. Washington Road Race

12:07 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Tara Cardi of East Greenwich finished second overall among the women and was first women's master (1:19:52) at the 49th Annual Mt. Washington Road Race, held last month at Pinkham Notch, N.H. Click here to read the full story about......

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Sbardella to host free biking and running triathlon clinic Saturday in Barrington

12:00 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

From the Bayside Family YMCA: TRIATHLON TRAINING CLINICS To assist those training for the upcoming Bayside Family YMCA annual triathlon in Barrington, the Bayside Family YMCA in cooperation with Joe Sbardella is hosting a free biking and running clinic on......

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All-women triathlon series schedules August stop in Vermont

11:32 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
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The Trek Women Triathlon Series provides information about its upcoming events, including one Aug. 9 in Mount Snow, Vt.: The 2009 Trek Women Triathlon Series, with races planned in 10 markets across the United States, will make a stop in......

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Kellfelz, Gadrow and Lariviere qualify for Ironman World Championship 70.3

1:42 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Thanks to their performances at this month's Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island, three Rhode Islanders have qualified for the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Clearwater, Fla. Andrew Kellfelz, 43, of Jamestown, finished 83rd overall and 8th among 40-44-year-olds......

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 Tags  Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island   Andrew Kellfelz   Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3   John Gadrow   John Lariviere  

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Ex-URI star Westerling makes cover of NE Runner

9:19 AM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Former URI star Heidi Westerling is featured on the cover of the July/August issue of New England Runner. The 28-year-old Acworth, N.H. native is pictured en route to one of her four consecutive Cape Cod Marathon victories. Earlier this year,......

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38th Blessing of the Fleet 10-miler set for Friday

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By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Long considered by New England Runner magazine to be the top 10-mile road race in the region, the 38th running of the Blessing of the Fleet 10-Miler presented by the Narragansett Lions Club and Citizens Bank will take place Friday......

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Seven tracksters from Ocean State headed to Hershey's North American Finals

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Seven Rhode Islanders have qualified to compete at the 32nd annual Hershey's Track & Field Games North American Finals, to be held July 30 to Aug. 2 in Hershey, Pa. The athletes earned a spot in the national meet, which......

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Running industry weathering the recession thanks to millions pounding the pavement

8:44 AM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

From Running USA: Running USA's State of the Sport 2009 Part I - Running Industry Expected to Place Well in U.S. Recession Marathon The results are in. Considering that just about every running related stat is up, Americans have provided......

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R.I. Road Runners leave their mark on East Bay Bike Path

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Some good news from the running community provided by Chuck Hyson of the Rhode Island Road Runners: Rhode Island Road Runners Adopt-A-Spot Capitalizing on the opportunity that Kurt Jamiel created for Rhode Island Road Runners, Dave Simmons led the team......

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