Athletics

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Boston Marathon 2026 Preview: John Korir, Benson Kipruto, Sharon Lokedi and Fiona O’Keeffe lead a historic 130th running

Boston Marathon 2026 Preview: John Korir, Benson Kipruto, Sharon Lokedi, and Fiona O’Keeffe lead a historic 130th running Every April,…

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Coffee with Larry, April 16, 2026, Episode 872: The Boston Marathon Weekend is Almost here!

This is Coffee with Larry for Episode 872, April 16, 2026!  Coffee with Larry is our almost daily podcast, from…

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This Day in Track & Field History, April 17, Nina Kuscik wins Boston (1972), Grete Waitz sets WR in London (1983)

Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service  ([email protected])   This Day in Track & Field–April  17   1937—Alton Terry (Hardin-Simmons), the 1936 NCAA…

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2026 Spring Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), April 17, 2026, Week 5 Day 5 an easy day for Friday

Hello, high school distance runners, and here’s our Spring Training Guide (March-June) from RunBlogRun!   Workout for Friday,  April 17, 2026…

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This Day in Track & Field HIstory, Jon Anderson and Jaqi Hansen win 1973 Boston Marathon

Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service  ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field–April 16 1960—Gert Potgieter celebrated his 23rd birthday…

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Yemaneberhan Crippa, Paris Marathon champion, will compete at the European Championships this summer!

MILANO (ITA): Yemaneberhan Crippa will compete at the European Championships in Birmingham in August, gazzetta.it informs. However, he has yet to decide…

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Addis to host first WACT meet with top names on April 18

Addis to host first WACT meet with top names ADDIS ABABA (ETH): The first-ever WA Continental Tour meeting on Ethiopian…

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This Day in Track & Field History, April 15: Larry Rawson begins his Boston Marathon broadcasting(1974)

Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service  ([email protected])   Clarification–Marathon Records The IAAF (now World Athletics) didn’t recognize World Records in road…

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Coffee With Larry, Episode 871: The 130th Boston Marathon is almost here!

This is Coffee with Larry, Episode 871, April 15, 2026, All About the Boston Marathon   This is our nearly…

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Yeman Crippa Claims Historic Victory on the Streets of Paris

Editor’s comments: I met Yeman Crippa at the 2019 Milano Marathon. During our chat, Yeman told me he was observing…