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    May 11, 2012 |Story| WXMI

  1. 5/3 Riverbank Run Welcomes Back Inaugural Winner

    West Michigan's Fifth Third River Bank Run is back again for the 35th time.
    FOX 17 Reporter
    West Michigan's Fifth Third River Bank Run is back again for the 35th time. It's a special year for the big race and the thousands who plan to lace up Saturday morning. It’s a record year. Race organizers say 21,000 people are registered for all...

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, New York City, Greg Meyer

    2. Jan 9, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Shorter heads list of U.S. men's marathon greats

    There is no doubt Frank Shorter is the greatest U.S. men's marathoner ever.
    There is no doubt Frank Shorter is the greatest U.S. men's marathoner ever. And what better time than now to think about his stature - and that of all U.S. marathoners - with the U.S. Olympic marathon trials coming up Saturday in Houston? So here is...

    Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Awards and Prizes, Sports Illustrated, Boston Marathon, Pan American Games

    3. Sep 29, 2010 | Orlando Sentinel

  3. Early registration to end Thursday night for Melbourne marathon

    The Fitness Center - Orlando Sentinel
    The early entry period for the State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon Weekend will end at midnight on Thursday, Sept. 30. Here are the fees and times for the big races set for Sunday, Feb. 6: Marathon (start time: 7 a.m. ) Until midnight Sept....
    4. May 11, 2010 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  4. PPL loses 30 percent of customers; People shopping around for power

    Since rate caps expired, both electric customers and companies are doing business differently. Many people are shopping around for better prices, looking to save some cash.
    Staff reporter
    Since rate caps expired, both electric customers and companies are doing business differently. Many people are shopping around for better prices, looking to save some cash. The idea of shopping for a power supplier isn't new. The Electric Choice...

    Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Pennsylvania, Companies and Corporations, Services and Shopping, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning

    5. Nov 22, 2006 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. Down That Road Again

    Courant Staff Writer
    Bill Rodgers ran his first road race as a high school senior. So did Amby Burfoot. Both ran at the Manchester Road Race. They both won the high school division - Burfoot from Fitch High in Groton in 1963, Rodgers from Newington High in 1965. They would...

    Tags: Track and Field, Marathon, Manchester Road Race, Sports

    6. Nov 17, 2006 |Story| Hartford Courant

  6. Cullen Giving It A Re-Run

    Courant Staff Writer
    Mary Cullen didn't know much about the Manchester Road Race last year. She had never seen the course. She didn't know about the Highland Street hill. "That was definitely harder than I had anticipated," she said Thursday at the prerace press conference...

    Tags: Track and Field, Accidental Death, Death, Thanksgiving, National Collegiate Athletic Association

    7. Nov 24, 2006 |Story| Hartford Courant

  7. What, No Shoes? Yes, Mr. Robbins

    Courant Staff Writer
    The Manchester Road Race generally draws runners wearing all kinds of outfits, but the group assembled at the end of Main Street before the race Thursday stood out. There were about 30 of them, most were barefoot, at a prerace warmup in honor of...

    Tags: Eyewear, Marathon, Track and Field, Nathan Hale, Death

    8. Nov 24, 2006 |Story| Hartford Courant

  8. First Time's The Charm

    Courant Staff Writer
    Steve Flanagan's claim to fame, his daughter said Thursday, was that he finished ahead of Bill Rodgers in the 1973 Manchester Road Race. "But I think that was when Bill Rodgers wasn't known as Bill Rodgers yet," Shalane Flanagan said. "It was just the...

    Tags: University of Connecticut, Track and Field, Family, Manchester Road Race, Sports

    9. Nov 24, 2006 |Story| Hartford Courant

  9. Dobson Plays Catch With Bairu

    Courant Staff Writer
    Thanksgiving is a time for reunions, even at the Manchester Road Race. Bill Rodgers got a chance to get together and reminisce Thursday with his old Wesleyan roommate, Amby Burfoot. Alistair Cragg got to see old college rivals Simon Bairu and Ian...

    Tags: University of Connecticut, Track and Field, University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Manchester Road Race

    10. Jun 12, 2000 |Story| Hartford Courant

  10. 2000: Regulars Bring In Winning Newcomers

    The Hartford Courant
    Eddy Hellebuyck first traveled to the Litchfield Hills Road Race from Belgium in 1993. The following year, he won the race, then settled in the United States with his wife, Shawn. He has become an American citizen and a regular at Litchfield every June....

    Tags: Track and Field, Marathon, Hospitals and Clinics, Death, Health

    11. Jun 9, 2002 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. Gallows Lane Hill Biggest Challenge

    The Hartford Courant
    On the original course map of the first Litchfield Hills Road Race, there was no hill. There were hills, of course, but the infamous Gallows Lane hill was missing. Bill Neller and the road race committee wanted the 1977 race to go around the hill, on...

    Tags: Marathon, Track and Field, Manchester Road Race, Clubs and Associations, Sports

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