Rick Hoyt: Triathlon Icon and Disabilities Trailblazer Dies at 61 sports-masters May 24, 2023 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, News, Sports, Triathlon 18 Rick Hoyt, who finished the Boston Marathon 36 times using his wheelchair and became an icon of the world-famous race, has died at the age of 61. Over three decades, Rick and Dick Hoyt paved the way for the ...
Tracksmith Twilight Launches 2023 Series of Summer Races sports-masters May 4, 2023 Events, Featured, Running, Sports 33 This year will mark the fifth running of the Tracksmith Twilight series of summer races. Twilight meets have a long history in New England with the first ever meet held at Northeastern University in 1988. Un...
Ben Pobjoy Aims for Guinness World Record sports-masters January 14, 2023 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Running, Sports 102 Ben Pobjoy is a 41-year-old Canadian runner and has set out on a journey to break the Guinness World Record for most marathons ran by a male in a year (239), held by American Larry Macon. Pobjoy, who started...
How Celebrities Fared in 2022 New York City Marathon sports-masters November 7, 2022 Breaking News, Events, Featured, Running, Sports 137 The 2022 TCS New York City Marathon returned on Sunday, November 6th with more than 50,000 participants who ran in unseasonably warm temperatures through all five boroughs on the 26.2-mile course. Temperatures...
New York City Marathon Announces Celebrity Lineup sports-masters October 22, 2022 Breaking News, Events, Featured, News, Running, Sports 142 New York Road Runners (NYRR) has announced its celebrity lineup for the TCS New York City Marathon on November 6. The marathon annually attracts some of the brightest stars across sports, entertainment, televis...
Canaqua Sports Celebrates Banner Year for Mudskipper SwimRun Challenge sports-masters September 20, 2022 Events, Featured, News, Running, Sports, Swimming 165 News from Ian Feldman, President of Canaqua Sports Inc.: “As we come to the conclusion of the 2022 season, Canaqua Sports is very excited about the success of the Mudskipper SwimRun Challenge and what we hav...
2021 Boston Marathon Raises $26.6 Million for 200 Nonprofits sports-masters November 18, 2021 Breaking News, Events, Featured, Running, Sports 317 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 352 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 ...
Karla Del Grande is Worthy Recipient of Major Award sports-masters April 14, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Running 423 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 560 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...
