Four of Ireland’s greats joined forces to shatter 4 x 1 Mile relay record and raise money for Ethiopia that magic August evening
By Ian O’Riordan, The Irish Times
The idea was to stage some sort of world record attempt on the grass track and raise a few quid towards the famine in Ethiopia....
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“I am very grateful to the USATF Foundation for this opportunity, and all that they do to support elite athletes in our sport."
From USATF Foundation
PITTSBURGH – The USATF Foundation has announced the newest member of the Adopt-an-Athlete grant program, 1500m / Mile runner – Rebecca Mehra....
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“When you see people in this age group, when you get into the 60s and 70s, there’s more camaraderie than there is competition.”
By Sarah Lorge Butler, Runner's World
Lynn Rathjen, a high school cross country coach and retired physical therapist in Grand Island, Nebraska, has been running...
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Runners with a variety of fitness levels, from first-time runners to world class & Olympic runners, earned the first-ever event participant medal
From P3R
PITTSBURGH – This year’s Virtual Fleet Feet Liberty Mile challenged more than a 1,000 participants to run their fastest (and most fun)...
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