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Lead Stories: Sunday, July 20, 2008

RUNNING STATS
Closes Its Doors

Posted November 16th, 2007 at 9:15 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

After nearly 23 years, RUNNING STATS, has ceased publication, according to editor and publisher, Paul Christman.

“As your diarist’s tenure with Running Stats draws to a close, it’s been a good run,” Christman wrote on his website in a brief farewell message where he thanked his many correspondents.

RUNNING STATS was for years a paper newsletter sent through the mail and was the only timely source of elite distance running results. Christman relied on the support of race directors who not only purchased his newsletter but paid for his travel to their events to provide coverage. Christman once told me that he had brought out to the Honolulu Marathon 18 times, one of distance running’s all-time great records.

Although many relied on Christman for results, even more looked forward to his grand writing style and witty headlines. Like when Flomena Chepchirchir won the recent half-marathon in Dordrecht, Christman’s headline read, “FLO CHARTS ANOTHER.”
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Bill Rodgers Sportswear going out of business; holding 50% off close-out sale

Posted August 31st, 2007 at 5:00 PM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: Announcements, Gear & Apparel, Apparel

Bill Rodgers Sportswear announced that they are going out of business and are holding a close-out sale on all merchandise.

“First, let me thank you for using our products in the past,” said Rodgers in a marketing announcement. “Now after 21 years of manufacturing the Bill Rodgers Sportswear line of running apparel we are closing our doors.”

Rodgers is offering deep discounts on the entire line of merchandise; including top-quality running and general athletic apparel for both men and women. For more information and/or to place an order (No better time to stock-up and take advantage of these great values then when prices are at rock bottom!), please click on the following link:

http://www.shopfest.com:80/cgi-bin/shopper.exe?storeid=00008&preadd=action&key=00008-U547:

Rodgers, 59, won the Boston and New York City Marathons four times, and remains one of the most recognizable faces in U.S. distance running. He still travels the running circuit and appears at dozens of events each year.

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