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Boston, MA - BAA Half Marathon On the men's side, Eritrea’s Yemane Haileselassie averaged 4:43 per mile to win in 1:01:46. California Robert Miranda was the top american finishing in fourth place. Miranda finished with an average pace of 4:45, not far behind the eventual winner. On the women's side, Ethiopia’s Fentaye Belayneh won by a second over the second and third place competitors in 1:10:26 (5:23 average pace). Megan Hasz was the top American finisher in overall tenth place, 61 seconds behind the event winner. BAA's wrap-up With the results including paces here

What do javelin throwers do during the indoor track season? Nearly every event has an indoor equivalent; hammer throwers have that weight and shot putters can still put the shot. But most facilities would need to be cleared of fans and participants if javelin athletes started warming up indoors. I don't have the answer today but I'll find out. Neeraj Chopra (of the 10M instagram followers fame) and one heck of a javelin thrower has teamed up Jan Zelezny to get better at an event in which he is really good at. Zelezny knows his way around the javelin. The pairing should be formidable. But don't take my word for it, you should read more here and here

I'm sure they'll be Bostonians and New Englanders at that first meet which means y'all gonna need some coverage of your local favorites in Jamaica. I'm bringing the Nikons and I promise to get some quality photos. And I'll write about it too...just need that media pass. In a news release earlier today, Michael Johnson , said in part, "Jamaica has such a strong history and...love for the sport mak[ing] it the perfect fit for what we're building." Grand Slam Track tickets go on sale in early December [gift giving?] with the meet over four days in April 2025. Sure April may be a little early in the season but c'mon Man, I'd rather snap a hamstring in Jamaica than at the Drake Relays. Grand Slam announcement

There's just a little something wrong with you if the mere mention of Vermont doesn't make you smile. The towns are straight from your New England dreams. They have real country stores where the dillies are next to the eggs. [If you have to ask...] And the Covered Bridges Half Marathon is A+. Take my word for it, stay at the Applebutter Inn . The Middlebury women's cross country team is headed to the NCAA Mideast Regional in Connecticut with an opportunity to get themselves to the national championships. Go Panthers

I spent the morning with the Randolph Runners for their hosted 5K walk and run. The run benefited the Friendly Food Pantry of Randolph and the Randolph Music Boosters. Although, it was not an especially large event, I did my best to treat the event like any running event I've shot - bring the Nikons Z8 and Z6III and make some good pictures. No course records were set, but the event was professionally run! And there were a lot of smiles.

The Bowdoin college school newspaper preview the winter sports including indoor track and squash! Road trip! [FSC alums...Bart the bus driver!] The Dartmouth mens and womens track & field teams release their indoor track meet schedules with meets at the track at new balance and meets at BU. Somebody get me a media pass, I'm all in! The Harvard men and women will also be competing indoors - news alert! You'll find them on the banked tracks at BU and the Track at New Balance as well as their own indoor facility at the Gordon indoor track.

This weekend features the Boston Spartan Race (for those in need of obstacles in their lives) and the BAA Half Marathon in Franklin Park , Sunday November 10. Next weekend should be an exciting weekend with th e NCAA NorthEast Regionals in Hopkinton NH, Friday November 15. Also the USATF-NE will hold the Open and Masters Cross Country Championships in Attleboro on Sunday November 17. I'm bringing my notebook to get some quotes and my camera to capture some action.

The Sydney Marathon will be added to the Abbott World Marathon Majors list , as the seventh. The other six are the Tokyo Marathon, the Boston Marathon, the London Marathon, the BERLIN-MARATHON, the Chicago Marathon and the New York City Marathon. The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon and Shanghai Marathon will likely join the Marathon Majors list, and will be a part of the Nine Star program, for finishers of the nine majors. Abbot indicates the current Six Star program will remain in place

Leesburg VA   Three athletes from New England Colleges finished in the top three at the Big East Cross Country Championships held last weekend in Leesburg VA. Chloe Thomas from UConn took the top honors, finishing the 6K course in 19:36. Kimberley May from Providence College placed 6, while Jenna Zydanowicz (UConn) finished 9th.   The Providence women’s team finished second, 1 point behind the overall winner, Georgetown. The Connecticut team finished third with 73 points.   On the men’s side, Michael Morgan (Providence) finished 7. The Providence men’s team finished in fourth place.

The Providence women's team is ranked 11th in the national poll, number 1 in the Northeast Region and No. 2 in the Big East. The Boston College women's team is ranked 25 in the latest national poll. The Harvard men's team is ranked 20 in the latest poll https://www.ustfccca.org/2024/11/featured/2024-ncaa-di-womens-cross-country-national-coaches-poll-week-5

The Ivy League held their cross country championships recently with a splendid video released on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6G8KQK32w