2021 Boston Marathon Raises $26.6 Million for 200 Nonprofits sports-masters November 18, 2021 Breaking News, Events, Featured, Running, Sports 144 The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) has announced that $26.6 million was raised for more than 200 nonprofit organizations through the 125th Boston Marathon. The BAA Official Charity Program and the John Hanco...
Marathoner Back at the Olympics After 17 Years sports-masters June 12, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Running, Sports 192 Olympian Malindi Elmore believes age is a help, not a hindrance in the marathon By Wayne Moore, Kelowna News Don't let age fool you - Malindi Elmore isn't past her prime - not by a long shot. The only ...
New York City Marathon Sets Field for 50th Running sports-masters May 17, 2021 Breaking News, Events, Featured, Running, Sports 200 New York Road Runners (NYRR) has announced that it will host a field of 33,000 runners for the 50th running of the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon on November 7. With NYRR’s continued commitment to health an...
Karla Del Grande is Worthy Recipient of Major Award sports-masters April 14, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Running 243 It takes a lot to stand out amongst your peers over the course of a season. Only the most exceptional performances, consistently achieved over a year’s worth of competition, will earn an athlete the distinction...
World Athletics and World Masters Athletics Reach Historic Agreement sports-masters March 25, 2021 Athletics, Breaking News, Events, Featured 386 World Athletics and World Masters Athletics have reached a ground-breaking agreement that will see the World Masters Championships held for the first time alongside the World Athletics Cross Country Championshi...
The 2021 Boston Marathon: What You Need to Know sports-masters March 17, 2021 Breaking News, Events, Featured, Running, Sports 338 The 2021 Boston Marathon date is scheduled for October 11, 2021 and will have a 20,000 participant in-person field as well as a 70,000 participant virtual marathon. In-person registration will open Tuesday, ...
Increased Exercise Linked with Better Brain Health in Later Life sports-masters January 9, 2021 Breaking News, Featured, Health 448 Scientists in the U.S. have found that the more physical activity people do in midlife the better their brain health in later life as recently reported by the scientific publication, Neurology. The researche...
Canadian Runner Completes 50 Ultramarathons in 2020 for Charity sports-masters December 29, 2020 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Running, Sports 486 Inspired by his 50th birthday, Junel Malapad decided to take on the challenge of running 50 kilometres 50 times over the course of 2020 and raising money for charity for the fifth straight year.
The Aging Athlete: Protests and Silver Linings Nancy Tinari June 24, 2020 Featured, Running 900 By Nancy Tinari I have found that being an athlete over 60 means feeling a mixture of conflicting emotions: gratitude, exhilaration, disgust, sadness, sometimes even despair. I wasn’t sure whether to write ...
124th Boston Marathon Postponed to September 14 sports-masters March 13, 2020 Featured, News, Running 597 The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has been meeting regularly with city and state officials to discuss all updates related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergen...