Month: June 2020

Pub Series Men’s Standings
After 2 of 6 Races

 

Following Doyle‰Ûªs Emerald Necklace 5M

 

OPEN MEN ‰ÛÓ all ages included (Top 50 Score)

 

1. Lee Danforth                             
99

2. Paul Hammond                         
88

3. Joe O’Leary               
                87

4. Terry McNatt                            
80

5. Robert Cipriano                         
78

6. Christopher Klucznik                
74

7. Christopher Smith                     
69

8. Macdara Nash                           
68

9. Bobby Bligh                              
65

10. Michael McGrane                   
58

11. TJ Unger                                 
50

12. Antonio Tugores                     
49

13. Andrew Pitts                           
48

13. John Dudley             
               48

15. Mark Reeder                            
47

15. Pat Benson                              
47

17. Jonathan May                          
46

18. Andrew Wommack                 
45

19. Titus Mutinda                         
44

20. Brian Keefe                             
43

21. Joe Carroll Jr.                          
42

21. Joe Siravo                                
42

23. Jimmy Fallon                          
41       

24. Timmy Wood                          
40

24. Michael Platt                            40

26. Kevin Johnson                         
39

27. Bryan Brunelli                         
38

27. Brian Smith                             
38

29. Dan Horgan                             
37

29. Chris Forti                       
        37

31. Ryan Hayes                             
35          

32. Matthew Shaffer                     
34

32. Kenneth Leinbach                   
34

34. Chris Spinney                         
33

34. Brian Mahoney                       
33

34. John Sullivan                          
33

34. Matthew Fuhrmeister             
33

38. Doug Martyn                          
32

39. Sean McClain                         
30

39. Rory Fagan                             
30

41. Devon Quirk                       
    29

42. Christian Walsh                      
28

42. Todd Prokop                           
28

44. Thor Kirleis                            
27

45. Greg Soutiea                           
26

46. Aharon Wright                       
25

46. Tim Morin                               25

48. Timur Zambalayev                 
24

49. Rob O‰ÛªBrien                           
23

50. John Goodwin                        
22

51. Peter LeGay                           
21

52. Brendan Kearney                   
20

52. Dan Hatfield                          
20

53. Richard Feeney                      
19  

54. Eric Davis                              
18

55. Dave Counts                          
17

55. Ryan Graf                              
17

57. Peter Speight                          16

58. Brian Kennedy                      
15      

59. Victor Neel                            
14

59. James Norcott                        
14

61. Paul Vella                              
13

61. Eric Davis                              
13

63. Dan Horgan                           
12

63. Chris Bauernfeind                 
12

65. Andrew Gordon                    
11

66. Shane Sherwood                   
10

66. Brian Tinger                         
10

68. Bradley Harris                
       9     

68. Charles Anderson                  
9

68. Andrew Schneider                 
9

71. Ken Warren                           
8

71. Timothy Pinkney                   
8

73. Ray Griner                             
7

74. Andrew Darien                       6

75. Daniel O’Donoghue              
5

76. Jordan Vance                        
3

76. Dan Lambrecht                     
3

78. Christopher Simpson            
2

78. Dan Guttenplan                     
2

80. Josh Walker                   
       1

80. Jeffrey Silveira                     
1

 

MASTERS (Top 10
Score)

 

1. Joe O’Leary                    
18

2. Terry McNatt                  
16

3. Macdara Nash                 
13

4. Bobby Bligh                    
11

5. Christopher Smith            12

6. Jonathan May                  
10

7. Titus Mutinda                  
9

8. Michael McGrane            
4

8. Eric Davis                        
4

8. Rory Fagan                      
4

11. Thor Kirleis                   
3

12. Eric Davis                       2

13. Dave Counts                  
1

13. Chris Bauernfeind          1

 

SENIORS (Top 10
Score)

 

1. Paul Hammond                  
19      

2. Robert Cipriano                 
16

3. Mark Reeder                      
10

4. Michael Platt                        
8

4. Dan Horgan                          
8

4. Joe Carroll Jr.                       
8

4. Chris Spinney                       
8

8. Jimmy Fallon                       
7

9. Kenneth Leinbach                
6

9. John Sullivan                        6

11. Doug Martyn                     
5

12. Ken Warren                       
3

13. Jeffrey Silveira                  
2

13. John Goodwin                   
2

15. David Wessman                 
1

15. Peter LeGay                  
     1      

 

VETERANS (Top 8
Score)

 

1. Duke Hutchinson            
13

2. John Winters                   
11

3. David Pember                 
10

4. Scott Lennox                   
10

5. Tom Derderian                  
8

5. Bob Dacey                  
       8

8. Joseph Drugan                   
3

8. Robert Hanna                     
3

8. Richard Chretian                
3

11. Lucky Gray                      
2

12. Tom Abbott                     
1

 

70-PLUS (Top 6 Score)

 

1. Rich Rudert             
          9

1. Phil Pierce                         
9

3. Lawrence Cole                  
5

4. Fred Zuleger III                
3

5. Robert Hillman                 
2

5. Stephen Milt                     
1

7. Evan Jones                       
1

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT 51, RUEGGER STILL HOLDS CANADIAN MARATHON RECORD

By Paul Gains

(c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission)



NOTE: Veteran Olympic sports journalist Paul Gains has been writing regular stories on behalf of the 2012 Scotiabank Toronto 

Waterfront Marathon; this is his latest piece --Ed.



(23-Aug) - As an impressionable fourteen year old Silvia Ruegger was so inspired by the athleticism at the Montreal Olympics that 

she secretly wrote down her dream of becoming an Olympian herself, then slipped the piece of paper beneath the floor boards of her 

bedroom.



Not only did she achieve her objective --she finished 8th in the 1984 Olympic marathon with a Canadian record of 2:29:08-- she set

 the still standing record of 2:28:36 at the 1985 Houston Marathon. 



Now she believes that her twenty-seven year old record might finally be beaten - possibly at this year‰Ûªs Scotiabank Toronto 

Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, October 14.



A keen observer of the sport she watched the results from the 2011 Rotterdam marathon where Canadians Lanni Marchant (2:31:51) and

 Krista DuChene (2:32:06) edged closer.  Both are aiming to beat the 2:30 barrier in Toronto, which is an IAAF Silver Label race, 

and view Ruegger‰Ûªs standard as a conceivable target. Ruegger met DuChene at a recent banquet where she offered encouragement.



‰ÛÏI don‰Ûªt need a record,‰Û Ruegger declares with a smile. ‰ÛÏIt‰Ûªs not my identity. I am grateful for it and that it has withstood time 

because it means something to our society. It has allowed me to be a voice for children in the nation who don‰Ûªt have a voice. It 

has given me a platform and has allowed me to do things on behalf of the children in Canada who live in poverty.‰Û



Ruegger is the National Director of Start2Finish Running and Reading Clubs and will be once again running for the charity at this 

year‰Ûªs Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Though she is proud of the record her career was shortened before she reached her 

full potential. 



‰ÛÏI believed I had more in me and I would run faster than that,‰Û the 51 year old reveals. ‰ÛÏI had a car accident and a number of 

things that changed the direction of my career. I believed I could go faster so I thought that other women would come along and 

say 'if Silvia Ruegger ran that I can run that.‰Ûª‰Û 



‰ÛÏWe were running over 200 kilometres a week in training. We were running over the marathon distance in training so that when we 

came to the race itself we would be prepared mentally and physically for everything.‰Û 



The accident of which she speaks was an horrific ordeal. It happened in January 1985, two weeks following her Canadian record run.

 After hitting an icy patch on a rural road outside Guelph, Ontario, she spun out of control and was hit head on by a car 

travelling the opposite direction. The impact was enough to eject her through the driver side window and sent her soaring through 

the air and into a snow covered ditch. According to a witness her body bounced twice on the pavement before coming to a stop. It 

was a miracle that she lived. 



She was living and studying in Guelph, Ontario at the time and was returning from a workout with her coach, Hugh Cameron, in 

Toronto. Besides a concussion and soft tissue injuries she did untold damage to muscles in her thigh which limited her running for

 the next two years. Not for the first time in her life, she persevered. When she was unable to run she continued cardiovascular 

training on a bicycle or in a pool. 



In 1987 Ruegger ran the Pittsburgh Marathon finishing in a time of 2:31:53. Although it was the slowest of her four marathons, and

 qualified her for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, injuries again prevented her from advancing any further. She traces the injuries 

back to the accident.



‰ÛÏIn retrospect you never fully understand the extent of the accident. I had a major haematoma, I had a concussion and a lot of 

stitches, just soft tissue things, from the impact,‰Û she recounts. ‰ÛÏThe major injury was to the rectus femoris, which is your 

major quad muscle it was either torn or severely impacted. That‰Ûªs what kept me out of running. 



‰ÛÏWhen I tried to come back, it was a struggle to get back to that level of intensity without breaking down. There were just a lot 

of injuries after that. I was able to train but would often get ready to compete then break down with injuries.‰Û 



Ruegger grew up in rural Newtonville, Ontario, just east of Toronto and began her Olympic pursuit running high school cross country

 and track. With her mother driving behind with the car headlights on Ruegger would train after school, always keeping in mind her 

secret goal. She ran well enough to earn U.S. university scholarship offers but chose the University of Guelph for its academic 

programs.  



In 1980 she won the Canadian cross country championships. Then she heard that the International Olympic Committee had approved the

 first ever women‰Ûªs marathon at the Olympics and thought it was her best chance to become an Olympian. 



‰ÛÏI heard about Hugh Cameron,‰Û she recalls, ‰ÛÏI saw his name in a magazine. I called him up in January 1984 never having met him and

 said ‰Û÷share my dream I want to try and make the Olympic team in the marathon in May - four months away.‰Ûª 



‰ÛÏHugh was very gracious. He said ‰Û÷Silvia it‰Ûªs going to be hard.‰Ûª Not once did he discount that it could be a reality even though I

 was coming back from two and a half years of injury. He had a group in the Etobicoke Huskies it was fantastic: Dave Edge, Dave 

Reid, Mike Dyon and thirty others. He thought it was important for me to come to Toronto.‰Û 



In preparation for the 1984 Ottawa Marathon, which served as the Olympic trials, twice a week she would catch a Greyhound bus 

outside the Guelph campus, which dropped her in downtown Toronto. From there she rode the subway and a bus to join Cameron and 

the group for workouts. 



‰ÛÏAfter the workout I would do the same thing,‰Û she recalls, laughing. ‰ÛÏIt was a ten hour round trip (back to Guelph). But you know

 what, I had such a passion to realize my dream to be an Olympian. As a woman I was so excited that the doors opened up (with the 

marathon) so I never considered it a sacrifice. Never thought it was a sacrifice.‰Û  



Today Ruegger delights in getting out for a run. As often as possible she joins the kids in the Start2Finish program at locations 

throughout the Greater Toronto Area and in Guelph or Waterloo running and playing games with them. Perhaps there is a future 

Olympian amongst them, she muses. 



‰ÛÏWhen I wrote that dream I never thought about the cost,‰Û she declares. ‰ÛÏI never thought whether I had the ability. I really 

hadn‰Ûªt shown any unusual talent. I thought the only thing that would keep me from achieving the dream would be my own unwillingness

 to work hard enough and give enough. So that was always my mindset. If I work hard enough and am willing to make those sacrifices

I would see that dream realized.



‰ÛÏI have a strong faith in God too and I believe that He gives dreams. That for me that was the root of my pursuit. When people 

would say what did you give I would say, what did I not give?‰Û 

Dave McGillivray
Marks 35th Anniversary of Arrival into Fenway Park after Historic
Cross-County Run for Jimmy Fund

 

McGillivray‰Ûªs heroic
effort sparked movement combining endurance sports and philanthropy

 

BOSTON
(August
29, 2013)
‰ÛÒ Today marks the 35th anniversary of Dave McGillivray‰Ûªs historic
arrival into Fenway Park after running across the United States ‰ÛÒ from Medford,
Oregon to Medford, Mass. ‰ÛÒ to raise money for the Jimmy Fund cancer
charity.   

 

‰ÛÏIt‰Ûªs hard to imagine
it was that long ago, seems like just the other day,‰Û McGillivray said. ‰ÛÏAt age
23, I guess running 45 to 50 miles a day seemed like a piece of cake.  Now
that I‰Ûªm 59, I get tired just driving that distance. Oh, to be young again!‰Û 

 

McGillivray
gained national prominence with his 1978 cross country run that took 80 days
and raised almost $150,000 for the Jimmy Fund ‰ÛÒ the first money any runner ever
raised for a cancer charity, according to Runner‰Ûªs World Magazine.

 

The
Medford native covered 3,452 miles through 11 states, averaging 45 miles per
day. He reached Boston on August 29, 1978 and ran two victory laps around the
warning track at Fenway Park to a standing ovation before the start of a Red
Sox-Mariners game. McGillivray appeared on ABC‰Ûªs Good Morning America
the next day and was profiled in national magazines. His feat is credited with
helping connect endurance sports and philanthropy. 

 

McGillivray,
who a few years later founded Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises, DMSE Inc., a road race
management firm that directs more than 30 events per year, is also the race
director of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon. He has completed a number of similar
feats of endurance since his groundbreaking cross country trek, including a
second cross-country run in 2004 from San Francisco to Boston as part of TREK
USA, a relay team event that raised more than $300,000 for five children‰Ûªs
charities.

 

McGillivray also has run 128 marathons,
completed eight Hawaii Ironman Triathlons, run up the East Coast of the U.S.,
run 120 miles in 24 hours, biked for 24 hours and swam for 24 hours ‰ÛÒ all to
raise money for numerous worthwhile causes. He along with all the events he has
directed have helped raised $100 million for charity over the years.

 

Even
at age 59, he is still at it, recently completing his annual birthday run of 59
miles (he started running his birthday age in miles at age 12), and running the
Boston Marathon course for the 41st time 11 days after this year‰Ûªs
April 15 marathon.

 

McGillivray, who lives in North Andover, Mass., recently recounted
the events of this year‰Ûªs marathon on an extended WEII interview and is also a guest
on WROR today.

 

‰ÛÏIt was a tragic day but it was also a day
that renewed my faith in mankind – to see how the volunteers jumped into action
and ran toward the blasts was heartening,‰Û McGillivray said. ‰ÛÏIt renewed my
faith in Boston, the marathon and people in general.‰Û

 

McGillivray is a pioneer in what is now one
of the most important aspects of the athletic industry ‰ÛÒ combining athletics
with philanthropy. Nearly every DMSE-led or DMSE-owned event  combines
fitness and fundraising, giving back to the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute, Children‰Ûªs Hospital, Lazarus House and many others charities and
non-profit organizations in New England and across the country.

 

About DMSE Sports

Founded by McGillivray in 1981, DMSE Sports
is a leader in sports event management, specializing in creating, marketing and
producing mass participatory athletic events throughout the U.S. and abroad. In
addition to the B.A.A. Boston Marathon, DMSE manages more than 30 major road
races per year, including the TD Beach to Beacon in Maine, the New Balance
Falmouth Road Race on Cape Cod, the Finish at the 50 at Patriot Place, Run for
the Dream in Williamsburg, Va., the Bellin Run in Green Bay, Wis., the Feaster
Five Thanksgiving Day Run and the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, among
others. For more info, visit www.dmsesports.com.

 

MEN

Dathan Ritzenhein                  2:09:45                                    Chicago                                                                                          10/13/13

Matt Tegenkamp                  2:12:28                                    Chicago                                                                                          10/13/13

Nick Arciniaga                                    2:13:11                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Josphat Boit                                    2:13:14                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Bobby Curtis                                    2:13:21                                    Fukuoka                                                                        12/1/13

Ryan Vail                                    2:13:23                                    New
York                                                                        11/3/13

Shadrack Biwott                  2:13:25                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Ian Burrell                                    2:13:26                                    Houston                                                                        1/19/14

Sergio Reyes                                    2:13:24                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Craig Leon                                    2:13:53                                    Chicago                                                                                          10/13/13

Jeff Eggleston    (NY Native)       2:14:23                                    World
Championships, Moscow                   8/17/13

Christo Landry                                    2:14:44                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Timothy Ritchie  (MA)                   2:14:49                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Mike Morgan                                    2:15:01                                    Chicago                                                                                          10/13/13

Jake Schmitt                                    2:15:09                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Tim Young                                    2:15:14                                    Houston                                                                        1/19/14

Craig Curley                                    2:15:15                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Fidele Jefferson                                    2:15:19                                    Chicago                                                                                          10/13/13

Malcolm Richards                  2:15:48                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Pat Rizzo                                    2:15:53                                    Houston                                                                        1/19/14

Scott McPherson                  2:16:02                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Scott Smith                                    2:16:04                                    California
International                                                      12/8/13

Abdelaaziz Aimani                  2:16:09                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Jared Ward                                    2:16:18                                    Chicago                                                                                          10/13/13

Luke Humphrey                                    2:16:34                                    Houston                                                                        1/19/14

Tyler McCandless                  2:16:46                                    USA
Championships                                                      10/6/13

Scott Wietecha                                    2:17:16                                    Houston                                                                        1/19/14

Drew Polley                                    2:17:23                                    California
International                                                      12/8/13

Ethan Shaw                &nbsp

 

The Hartford Marathon Foundation is joined by Aiello Home
Services, sponsor of the team, in the effort to recognize individuals whose determination
and perseverance serve as an inspiration and motivation for others.

 

“Through the years, we’ve been fortunate to meet inspiring
runners with truly incredible experiences and compelling stories.  One consistent theme we’ve seen is the
willingness of so many to run for the benefit of others, which is why we chose
to honor those runners this year,”

 

 

 

 

 

said Beth Shluger, CEO of the Hartford Marathon Foundation
and Race Director of the Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon.  “Together with Eversource Energy and
Aiello Home Services, we look forward to recognizing these inspiring people
that contribute so positively to the people and communities around us.”

 

“We are proud to support a team of people who share the
passion for helping others and are committed to causes and goals bigger than
their own.  We’ve served
communities in Connecticut proudly for 80 years and enjoy the great connection
this team has within those communities,” said Michael Jezouit, President of
Aiello Home Services.

 

More information on the Eversource Hartford Marathon and
Half Marathon can be found at www.HartfordMarathon.com,
on Facebook.com/HMFevents and on Twitter @runHMF.

 

About the Hartford
Marathon Foundation

The Hartford Marathon Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit
organization founded in 1994 to create and manage fitness events that inspire
people to be healthy and fit. Located in Glastonbury, Connecticut, the Hartford
Marathon Foundation organizes 32 annual athletic events, including the Eversource
Hartford Marathon, and 25 training programs. For more information, visit www.HartfordMarathon.com
and on Facebook at HMF Events.

 

About Aiello Home
Services

Aiello Home Services has served the heating, cooling,
plumbing, electrical, fuel oil, wells and water needs of Connecticut homeowners
for more than 80 years.  Staffed
with more than 50 trained technicians, Aiello provided services to more than
15,000 customers last year.  In
2013, Aiello Home Services became a CL&P-authorized home energy analysis
provider, further expanding the services Aiello offers.

2016 Boston Marathon® Will Mean $188.8 Million For Greater Boston Economy

 

BOSTON, April 7,
2016 – The 120th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18, 2016, and
surrounding Marathon-related events including the John Hancock Sports
& Fitness Expo and the B.A.A. 5K, will bring an estimated
$188.8 million (USD) in spending impact to the Greater Boston region,
according to Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB)
President and CEO Patrick Moscaritolo. Held annually on Patriots‰Ûª Day,
the Boston Marathon is the world‰Ûªs oldest consecutively
run marathon and ranks as one of the world‰Ûªs most prestigious road
racing events. The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has managed and
organized the Boston Marathon since the event‰Ûªs inception in 1897.

 

This year, there
will be just over 30,000 official participants in the Boston Marathon,
including more than 6,400 runners from 98 countries outside the United
States. In addition, more than 1,200 members of
the media from more than 200 outlets are expected to cover the Boston
Marathon, providing the Greater Boston region with unparalleled
international exposure.

 

‰ÛÏAll of us in the
Boston area visitor industry look forward each year to the Boston
Marathon and the remarkable spending impacts this historic event brings
to our community,‰Û said Moscaritolo. ‰ÛÏThe Boston Marathon
is our region‰Ûªs largest, most beloved and most significant special
event, and traditionally it marks the start of our region‰Ûªs tourist
season.‰Û

 

‰ÛÏWe at the Boston
Athletic Association are very excited to welcome participants,
spectators, and media members from around the globe for the 120th
running of the Boston Marathon,‰Û said Tom Grilk, Executive
Director of the B.A.A.  ‰ÛÏThe Boston Marathon represents far more than a
26.2-mile footrace: It is an event that celebrates the spirit of
athleticism, all the while helping unite the local community. Nearly all
of those involved in the Boston Marathon will
patronize Greater Boston restaurants, hotels, shops, and other local
businesses over the course of Boston Marathon week.‰Û

 

The 2015 Boston Marathon generated $181.9 million (USD) and had an entry field of 30,251 athletes.

 

The estimated $188.8 million (USD) in spending impact will be generated from the following categories:

 

Total spending by more than 30,000 runners and their guests at Marathon and Marathon related events      $103.3m (USD)

Charity
fundraising by Marathon
participants                                                                                                               
$28.0m (USD)

Total spending by
spectators & visitors at Marathon and Marathon related
events                                               $30.8m (USD)

Total sponsor and
media-related
spending                                                                                                                  
$15.2m (USD)

Total spending by
the Boston Athletic
Association                                                                                                      
$11.5m (USD)

 

                                                                                                                                                                               
TOTAL   $188.8m (USD)

 

For the 31st
consecutive year, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon will be
John Hancock Financial. John Hancock Financial provided the first-ever
prize purse for the Boston Marathon in 1986 and has
provided over $18.1 million (USD) in prize money for the event. This
year‰Ûªs prize purse totals $830,500 (USD), plus bonuses.

 

The John Hancock
Sports & Fitness Expo will be located at the John B. Hynes Veterans
Memorial Convention Center at 900 Boylston Street from Friday, April 15,
through Sunday, April 17. This Expo is widely regarded
as the running industry‰Ûªs premier expo for new products and services
and will feature more than 150 exhibitors and is estimated to attract
more than 100,000 attendees in 2016. Boston Marathon participants must
claim their bib numbers for this year‰Ûªs race at
the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo.

 

Also among 2016
Marathon-related events is the B.A.A. 5K on Saturday, April 16, two days
prior to the Boston Marathon. This year‰Ûªs B.A.A. 5K has an event record
field size limit of 10,000 entrants. The 3.1-mile
course starts and finishes at historic Boston Common and takes
participants across the Boston Marathon finish line. More than 600
participants from outside of the United States will participate in the
event.

 

 

About the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.)

 

Established in
1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit organization with a
mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially
running. The B.A.A.‰Ûªs Boston Marathon is the world’s
oldest annual marathon, and the organization manages other local events
and supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round running
programs. Since 1986, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon has
been John Hancock Financial. The Boston Marathon
is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, along with international
marathons in Tokyo, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York City. More
than 60,000 runners will participate in B.A.A. events in 2016. The 120th
Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, April
18, 2016. For more information on the B.A.A., please visit www.baa.org.

John Hancock and the Boston Athletic Association Announce Return of Defending Champions for 2019 Boston Marathon

o Desiree Linden, Yuki Kawauchi, Tatyana McFadden and Marcel Hug set to defend their titles on April 15, 2019
o 2019 Marks the 34th Year of John Hancock’s Principal Sponsorship of the Boston Marathon

BOSTON, MA, December 10, 2018, 10:00 a.m. EST-John Hancock and the Boston Athletic Association today announced the return of 2018 Boston Marathon open champions Desiree Linden and Yuki Kawauchi, as well as wheelchair champions Tatyana McFadden and Marcel Hug for the 123rd running of the race on April 15, 2019. The 2019 Boston Marathon marks the 34th year of John Hancock’s landmark sponsorship of the world’s oldest annual marathon.

“At Boston this year, Desiree Linden, Yuki Kawauchi, Tatyana McFadden and Marcel Hug proved freezing rain and driving wind were no match for the opportunity to be crowned Boston Marathon champions,” said John Hancock Chief Marketing Officer Barbara Goose. “Their perseverance and tenacity led the way for thousands of runners to realize their own dreams. We look forward to welcoming back our champions as well as all participants and spectators for another historic race on Patriots’ Day.”

“Last April Des Linden and Yuki Kawauchi, in the most challenging of weather conditions, etched their names in Boston Marathon history with races that served to inspire people around the world,” said Boston Athletic Association CEO Tom Grilk. “In the wheelchair division, Tatyana McFadden and Marcel Hug both returned to their familiar spots on the podium with resounding victories. Along with John Hancock, we are excited to welcome this quartet of champions back to Boston for the 123rd Boston Marathon.”

About Desiree Linden:

o Desiree Linden, a two-time U.S. Olympian, won the 2018 Boston Marathon in driving rain, wind and near freezing temperatures. Her victory marked the first time in 33 years that an American woman earned the coveted open division title.

o Prior to 2018, Linden had run the Boston Marathon on five different occasions, narrowly missing the title in 2011 by two seconds when she ran a lifetime best of 2:22:38.

o A top-five finisher in eight Abbott World Marathon Majors, additional accomplishments include placing seventh at the 2016 Olympic Games Marathon, tenth at the 2009 IAAF World Championships Marathon, second at the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon and second in the 10,000m at the 2015 Pan American Games.

“John Hancock takes so much pride in assembling their elite field. They bring together world class athletes with different racing strengths who can create a compelling story out on the roads,” said Linden. “In 2007, I ran my first Boston Marathon; I absolutely fell in love with the event, the course, the city, all of it. I thought I had every experience imaginable racing in Boston, but in 2019 I’m thrilled and proud to have another first as I’ll start the race as the defending Boston Marathon Champion. My 12 years of history in Boston have nothing on the 123 years of the event, but each year has made me love and appreciate it even more, and I can’t imagine racing anywhere else in April.”

About Yuki Kawauchi:

o This year Yuki Kawauchi took on a world class field and in conditions as tough as he is, became the first Japanese winner since 1987 – the same year he was born.

o An international icon for his high-volume, high quality racing, Kawauchi has won over 30 marathons, holds the Japanese 50K national best time and has competed on three IAAF World Championships Marathon teams.

o Kawauchi holds world records for running the most sub-2:12 marathons (26), sub-2:13 (42), sub-2:14 (50), sub-2:15 (57), sub-2:16 (67), sub-2:17 (92), sub-2:18 (77), sub-2:19 (81), and sub-2:20 (83).

“I am pleased to be able to take part in the Boston Marathon again as the returning champion,” said Kawauchi. “My victory in Boston was a moment in my marathon life that I will never forget. I look forward to meeting all my fellow runners in Boston and running together with them.”

About Tatyana McFadden:

o A Boston fan favorite, American Tatyana McFadden returns after winning five of the last six women’s wheelchair crowns in Boston. McFadden had a staggering 15 minute and 22 second margin of victory this year, prevailing through adverse conditions to break the tape in 2:04:39.

o A dominant force on the wheelchair stage, McFadden has won 22 Abbott World Marathon Majors races.

o McFadden is a 17-time Paralympic medalist on the track and competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics, earning a silver medal in cross-country skiing.

“I love coming to Boston,” said McFadden. “It will always hold a special place in my heart. I love the course and the community support. The course is very technical and the elite women’s division continues to grow and get better every year.”

About Marcel Hug:

o Marcel Hug, one of Switzerland’s most accomplished athletes, powered away from ten-time Boston champion Ernst van Dyk to capture this year’s Boston Marathon title.

o As one of only three men in history to have won four consecutive Boston titles, Hug returns seeking a fifth win and the opportunity to better his World Best 1:18:04 that he set at the 2017 Boston Marathon.

o A two-time defending Abbott World Marathon Majors Wheelchair Series champion, with 16 total wins, Hug is also an eight-time Paralympic medalist.

“It means a lot to me to come back to Boston next year to this prestigious and historic marathon,” said Hug. “The best athletes from all over the world will be at the start line. I am the defending champion there; this makes it even more special.”

Additional elite field announcements will roll out over the next month. For more information about the elite athlete program and sponsorship, please visit www.johnhancock.com/bostonmarathon/sportspartnerships.html

About John Hancock and Manulife
John Hancock is a division of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. Assets under management and administration by Manulife and its subsidiaries were over CAD$1.1 trillion (US$849 billion) as of June 30, 2018. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as MFC on the TSX, NYSE, and PSE, and under 945 on the SEHK. Manulife can be found at manulife.com.

One of the largest life insurers in the United States, John Hancock supports approximately 10 million Americans with a broad range of financial products, including life insurance, annuities, investments, 401(k) plans, and college savings plans. Additional information about John Hancock may be found at johnhancock.com.

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Quartet of the world’s best hurdlers to take to the streets of Boston at adidas Boost Boston Games

Intermediate hurdlers Little, Tate and Moline set to clash over rare 200m hurdles in North America’s only street-meet

 

The adidas Boost Boston Games are North America’s first and only “street meet,” bringing world-class track and field out of the traditional stadium and onto a temporary straightaway track in the heart of one of America’s iconic cities.

 

With exactly one month to go until the adidas Boost Boston Games takes to its new location at Copley Square, the women’s 100m hurdles is shaping up to be one of the most exciting races in store for fans.

 

Sharika Nelvis and Christina Clemons formed half of the USA’s gold medal-winning Mixed Shuttle Hurdles Relay team at last weekend’s IAAF World Relay Championships in Yokohama, Japan. Not limited to relay success, both Nelvis and Clemons are seasoned championship performers: Nelvis is a two-time US Indoor Champion in the 60m hurdles and Clemons won the silver medal in the 60m hurdles at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

 

Challenging both Nelvis and Clemons will be international gold medalists Danielle Williams of Jamaica and Tobi Amusan of Nigeria. Williams took the world title in the 100m hurdles at the 2015 IAAF World Championships and showed top form earlier this month, besting an excellent field to win the 100m hurdles at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha, Qatar in a time of 12.66, the third-fastest time in the world for 2019. Amusan finished second to Williams in Doha by a mere 0.07 seconds and is the reigning Commonwealth Games Champion in the 100m hurdles.

 

In the women’s 200m hurdles, three of America’s best intermediate hurdlers are set to provide compelling action in the rarely run race:

 

Shamier Little, the 2015 IAAF World Championships silver medalist and three-time NCAA Champion in the 400m hurdles;

 

Cassandra Tate, the 2015 IAAF World Championships bronze medalist and 2012 NCAA Champion in the 400m hurdles;

 

Georganne Moline, fifth in the 400m hurdles at the 2012 Olympic Games.

 

Earlier in the day, the public will participate in the new adidas Boost Back Bay Mileraces, held on the same course as the elite races. The races will be divided by age group. Registration is available today at www.adidasboostboston.com.

 

The adidas Boost Boston Games, produced by Boston-based Global Athletics and Marketing, Inc., is part of the 2019 USATF Outdoor Championship Series and will be broadcast live from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT on NBC Sports Gold and from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT on NBC on Sunday, June 16.

 

More on the adidas Boost Boston Games is available on www.adidasboostboston.comand via

 

Facebook: adidasBoostBostonGames

Twitter: @adidasBoostBos

Instagram: adidasBoostBostonGames

 

About adidas AG

adidas is the creator sports brand—a global designer and developer of athletic and lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories with the mission to be the best sportswear brand in the world. With the belief that through sport there is the power to change lives, adidas engineers the best in high-performance products to make athletes better, faster and stronger in their game, life and world.

SATURDAY

JUNE 15

 

Youth Festival – 11:00am-4:00pm

Copley Square

 

SUNDAY

JUNE 16

 

Road Race – 10:30am-2:00pm

Start-Newbury St./Berkeley St.

Finish-Boylston St./Dartmouth St.

 

Street Meet – 3:00pm-6:00pm

Boylston St.

Découvrez le clip de “When We Were Young” de Take That, chanson qui servira pour le générique de fin des “Trois mousquetaires” de Paul W.S. Anderson.

On se doutait un peu, en voyant la bande-annonce, que Les Trois Mousquetaires de Paul W.S. Anderson allaient plus être à cheval sur les cascades que sur la vérité historique. Une donnée que Milla Jovovich n’a fait que confirmer ce week-end en postant, sur son compte Twitter, le clip de “When We Were Young”, chanson de Take That qui servira pour le générique de fin du long métrage. Quelques mois après celui d’X-Men : Le Commencement (voir notre article), le groupe anglais prouve donc qu’il a bien la cote au cinéma en ce moment, à tel point qu’on ne serait pas plus étonnés que ça de le voir chanter pour un Pirates des Caraïbes ou The Avengers.

Maximilien Pierrette