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September 13, 2009 - September 19, 2009 Archives

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3rd annual Kayleigh Raposa Memorial 5 "Kay" slated for Oct. 10

9:39 AM Fri, Sep 18, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

3rd Annual Kayleigh Raposa Memorial 5 "Kay" Run or 1 Mile Fun Walk When: Saturday, October 10, 2009 10AM Where: Colt State Park, Bristol, RI Proceeds go to the Kayleigh Raposa Memorial Fund for scholarships and other donations in the......

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Willard wins 800 meters at World Athletics Final

10:43 AM Wed, Sep 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Brown grad and former American 3,000-meter steeplechase record-holder Anna Willard won the 800 meters at the IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, last weekend in Thessaloniki, Greece, edging out 2009 World Champs team member Maggie Vessey with her time of 2:00.20.......

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Bell to serve as honorary chair of Oct. 12 Canonicus 5K

10:31 PM Tue, Sep 15, 2009 | | Write a comment
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From race organizers of the Canonicus 5k Run/Walk, slated for Oct. 12: Canonicus 5k Run/Walk to benefit the Children in Poverty Initiative, 10:00 AM, Camp Canonicus, 54 Exeter Road, Exeter, RI. Run with KEN BELL, Honorary Race Chair, to fight......

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7th annual Will Speck Youth Cross Country Invitational set for Oct. 3

5:02 PM Mon, Sep 14, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Tom Aman sends along the following details about this year's youth meet that will be held in memory of Will Speck, founder of the CLCF cross country program in 2000 and director of the CLCF track program from 1992 until......

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Grants available to youth running programs

3:16 PM Mon, Sep 14, 2009 | | Write a comment
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From the Running USA Wire: Kids Run the Nation Grant Deadline October 1, 2009 In 2007, the Road Runners Club of America developed the Kids Run the Nation Fund to assists running clubs, events and schools that are interested in......

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