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Weather Channel to Sponsor Atlanta Marathon

Posted March 18th, 2008 at 2:15 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The Atlanta Track Club announced today that the popular cable television channel, The Weather Channel (TWC), will now be the title sponsor of the Atlanta Marathon & Half-Marathon held on Thanksgiving Day. This year’s race is set for Thursday, November 27 in Atlanta, will be the 47th running of the event.

TWC will produce and air segments profiling five runners training for the race in different geographic areas (and climates) throughout the USA. The cable channel will also use it’s website, weather.com to display additional information about the race, including training profiles, video vignettes, blogs from the featured runners, running tips, running calculators, and local route maps. This is the first sponsorship for TWC in the running industry.
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Megan Metcalfe Third in Manchester Road Race

Posted November 27th, 2007 at 1:34 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results

Canadian and Pan Am Games Champion Megan Metcalfe (CAN/New Balance) finished third at the 71st running of the Manchester Road Race in Manchester, CT on Thanksgiving Day. Metcalfe, who lowered her 5k best in 2007 to 15:15.73, crossed the line in 24:53, one second shy of 2nd place. In the men’s race, 2007 Canadian 5000 meter champion Reid Coolsaet (CAN/Rbk) used the race to break up his winter training and finished 7th.

In other road race action, American record holder Nicole Teter (USA/Nike Oregon Track Club) stepped way up in distance at the Silicon Valley 5k to finish 6th overall in a new personal best, while Melissa Cook (USA/New Balance) ran to an easy victory in Houston’s Run Thru the Woods 5-miler.
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Letherby, Begley Win 71st Manchester Road Race

Posted November 22nd, 2007 at 9:25 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

andrew letherby nyrr healthy kidney 10k Andrew Letherby of Australia and Amy Begley of Beaverton, Ore., won today’s 71st running of the Manchester Road Race in Manchester, Conn.

For the 34 year-old Letherby it was his second Manchester victory. He also won the 4.78 mile race in 2002, and remains the only Australian to race to victory at Manchester. His time today of 21:54 was nine seconds faster than his 2002 winning mark, but only one second up on Irishman Martin Fagan who took second.

U.S. steeplechaser Brian Olinger of Westerville, Ohio, took third in 22:00, while defending champion, Ian Dobson of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., was fourth in 22:03.
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Help Lower Your Risk of Prostate Cancer By Eating Pumpkin Pie!

Posted November 22nd, 2007 at 2:54 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Health & Fitness

Yes - that’s right - it’s OK and even BENEFICIAL to indulge yourself with a piece of delicious pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving!

Thinking that this is some sort of cruel joke? Well think again! As Men’s Health reports:

Eating a large slice of pumpkin pie … will give you about 8,000 micrograms of beta-carotene, an amount Roswell Park Cancer Institute shows may halve a man’s risk of the disease.

Admittedly - there are other beta-carotene-rich foods that are a lot better for your waistline. These include: apricots, carrots, papaya, cantaloupe, spinach, sweet potatoes and mangoes.

However, the holidays are a special time - and after a long and stressful year - it’s time to enjoy!

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Top Talent Headed to Thursday’s Manchester
Road Race

Posted November 22nd, 2007 at 10:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

America’s most venerated Thanksgiving Day running race, the Manchester Road Race, will celebrate its 71st edition on Thursday in Manchester, Conn., with some top talent at the front.

In the men’s race, last year’s champion Ian Dobson, the former Stanford star, will try to become the first American to defend his title at Manchester since steeplechaser John Gregorek won two in a row in 1988 and ‘89. In cold and rainy conditions last year, Dobson prevailed by just one second over Canadian Simon Bairu.

Dobson’s key competition will likely come from a pair of Ethiopian Olympians, Dagne Alemu and Girma Tola. Alemu has won three consecutive races since winning the York White Rose Run on Nov. 11; Tola won the Baltimore Half-Marathon on Oct. 13 and the Boston Mayor’s Cup Cross Country on Oct. 28. Also in the mix will be 2002 Manchester champion, Andrew Letherby of Australia; New Zealand Olympian Michael Aish; Canadians Reid Coolsaet and Dylan Wykes; Irishman Martin Fagan; steeplechasers Dan Huling and Brian Olinger; and milers Rob Myers and Grant Robison.
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Tips for Healthy Eating on Thanksgiving

Posted November 21st, 2007 at 4:36 PM by Megan Hueter

Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating

Turkey dinner thanksgiving Do you know that the average Thanksgiving dinner has over 2000 calories?

If you’re not careful, Thanksgiving could be the beginning of a downhill roller coaster of weight gain from Thanksgiving all the way through the Christmas season. If you’re trying to watch your weight gain this Thursday . . .

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Dobson and Bairu to Return to Manchester Road Race

Posted October 26th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results

The top two finishers from last year’s Manchester Road Race will compete there again this Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22. Ian Dobson and Simon Bairu have both entered the 71st Manchester Road Race, race officials announced last week.

Dobson, a nine-time All-American at Stanford University, won last year’s race in 21:39. He finished one second ahead of Bairu, a Canadian citizen who starred at the University of Wisconsin. Bairu was the NCAA cross country champion in both 2004 and 2005.
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Frank Shorter to be honored at Manchester Road Race

Posted September 10th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Two-time Olympic medalist Frank Shorter will be honored at the 71st on Thursday, Nov. 22. He will serve as honorary chairperson, race organizers announced last week.

“Without Frank Shorter, the running boom would not have occurred,” Manchester Road Race Committee President Tris Carta said through a press release.. “We are absolutely thrilled that he has agreed to serve as the honorary chairperson of this year’s road race.”

According to Race Director Jim Balcome, Shorter plans to spend several days in Manchester prior to the event, and will meet with the media, address local athletes, and attend several other MRR functions. “Frank is a quality person—an elite runner who keeps in touch with the every-day jogger,” Balcome said. “We are really looking forward to having Frank with us and representing our race.”

The Manchester Road Race, held on Thanksgiving Day, is one of the oldest road races in the United States, held over a hilly 4.748 mile course. More information is available at http://www.manchesterroadrace.com.

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