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October 2006 Archives
9:21 AM Mon, Oct 30, 2006 | Permalink |
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For the second year in a row, Rhode Islanders took top honors at the 29th annual Dunkin' Donuts Cape Cod Marathon and Sovereign Bank Marathon Relay in Falmouth, Mass. Narragansett's Heidi Westerling repeated as the women's winner with a time......
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3:24 PM Sat, Oct 28, 2006 | Permalink |
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Jason Pisano achieved one of his most ambitious goals yet last weekend, successfully completing back-to-back marathons. The West Warwick resident, who has cerebral palsy and races by pushing himself backward in a wheelchair, first finished the Breakers Marathon in Middletown......
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2:24 PM Sat, Oct 28, 2006 | Permalink |
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Photo courtesy of Capstone Photography Dennis Nixon Additional Breakers Marathon photos can be viewed at http://www.capstonephoto.com We asked runners who competed at last weekend's Breakers Marathon and Nifty 50 Ultra Race Weekend in Middletown to share their experiences, and......
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1:49 PM Sat, Oct 28, 2006 | Permalink |
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A spectator at last weekend's Breakers Marathon in Middletown, Rocky Graziano returned to his home in Santa Maria, Calif. after the race feeling quite touched by the warm reception he and his daughter received here in the Ocean State. He......
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1:04 AM Wed, Oct 25, 2006 | Permalink |
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Lee Lovitz of East Greenwich completed the Ford Ironman World Triathlon Championship, held last Saturday in Kona, Hawaii, in 16 hours, 43 minutes and 32 seconds. The 61-year-old podiatrist finished the 2.4-mile swim in 1:27:02, the 112-mile mile in 7:52:26......
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4:07 PM Sun, Oct 22, 2006 | Permalink |
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Did you attempt your first marathon at Saturday's Breakers Marathon and Nifty 50 Ultra Race Weekend in Middletown? Did you follow Danny Gough's 20-week ''Get Out There!'' training program to help you get to the finish line? We'd like to......
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10:21 PM Sat, Oct 21, 2006 | Permalink |
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Brad Smythe set out from the Gaudet Middle School in Middletown at 7 a.m. Six hours, 49 minutes and 3 seconds later, the 28-year-old from Canton, N.C. returned to the school track the winner of the Nifty 50 Road Race.......
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6:06 PM Sat, Oct 21, 2006 | Permalink |
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Nathan Echols, 39, of Sparta, N.J. passed defending champion Danny Gough at mile 21 and went on to post his first marathon victory with a time of 2:55:27 at the Breakers Marathon and Nifty 50 Ultra Race Weekend, today at......
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5:24 PM Sat, Oct 21, 2006 | Permalink |
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Glen Guillemette cruised to victory at the ninth annual Get to the Point Memorial Road Race, completing the 5-miler in 28 minutes flat, outdistancing a field of 281. One minute, 33 seconds later, Heidi Westerling followed him across the line,......
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11:28 AM Fri, Oct 20, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Sweeney family of Narragansett and the Narragansett Lions Club are teaming up to hold the ninth annual Get To The Point Memorial Run/Walk, tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Salty Brine Beach in Galilee. Here, the Sweeney's talk about why......
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9:44 AM Thu, Oct 19, 2006 | Permalink |
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Jason Pisano's quest to complete back-to-back marathons officially begins tomorrow morning. The 34-year-old West Warwick resident, who has cerebral palsy and competes by pushing himself backward in the wheelchair using only his left foot, will attempt the Breakers Marathon in......
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11:18 PM Tue, Oct 17, 2006 | Permalink |
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Westerly Track & Athletic Club is set to host its 15th annual Lil' Rhody Runaround, Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. in Charlestown. For those who have never given this race a try, I've reprinted below an advance I wrote on......
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11:46 AM Tue, Oct 17, 2006 | Permalink |
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Brian McNeiece arrived at the New Hampshire State Marathon on Sept. 30 planning to approach it as a training run - part of his preparation for next month's Philadelphia Marathon. . . . Photo courtesy of Tammy McNeiece Brian McNeiece......
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10:04 AM Tue, Oct 17, 2006 | Permalink |
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Dean Karnazes - the ultramarathoner attempting to run 50 marathons in 50 days in 50 states - was in town yesterday, completing his 30th consecutive 26.2-miler along the Breakers Marathon course in Middletown. He's off running the Portland Marathon in......
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8:00 AM Mon, Oct 16, 2006 | Permalink |
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Running USA, a non-profit group founded in 1999 in an effort to improve the status of road racing and long distance running in the U.S., is teaming up with the Road Runners Club of America to conduct a national runner......
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7:57 AM Mon, Oct 16, 2006 | Permalink |
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You can have a say in who will be selected as this year's World Athlete of the Year. USA Track & Field explains more: ``Beginning today, fans are invited to join the IAAF in voting for the 2006 World Athlete......
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10:11 PM Fri, Oct 13, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Winter/Indoor Attleboro YMCA Jaguar Youth Track & Field program will get underway next week, with the first practice set for Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. Athletes must sign up before or on that date at the Attleboro......
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3:29 PM Thu, Oct 12, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program sent in this report on yet another successful outing: ``The R. I. Team in Training group took 18 runners and 12 walkers to participate in the......
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10:25 AM Thu, Oct 12, 2006 | Permalink |
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A hike along the proposed Newport-to-Tiverton path - originially scheduled for National Trails Day last June - has been rescheduled for Saturday. Hikers should gather at the Boat House Restaurant (Schooner Drive) in Tiverton for the 3.5-mile walk along the......
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12:08 AM Tue, Oct 10, 2006 | Permalink |
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Former Providence College All-American and Irish Olympian Marie Davenport returned home from Sunday's sixth annual B.A.A. Half Marathon $5,000 richer after securing a decisive win with her time of 1:12:10, while Samuel Ndereba of Kenya was victorious in the men's......
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11:48 PM Mon, Oct 09, 2006 | Permalink |
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Ashley DiClemente, 11, of Narragansett, posted the fastest time of the day among the girls, while Eric Salzillo, 12, of Johnston, was the fastest boys’ finisher at the 4th Annual Will Speck Youth Cross Country Invitational, held Saturday at Cranston......
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11:41 PM Mon, Oct 09, 2006 | Permalink |
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Amy Rudolph placed third at the USA 10Km road championship, contested today in Boston. Here's the play-by-play, courtesy of USA Track & Field: Katie McGregor (Minneapolis, Minn.), successfully defended her USA Women's 10 km title today in Boston, winning the......
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1:53 AM Sun, Oct 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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The USA Women's 10K Championship - to be contested tomorrow at the Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women in Boston - will feature the three fastest U.S. women at 10,000 meters this year, and Providence's Amy Rudolph is one of......
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9:39 PM Sat, Oct 07, 2006 | Permalink |
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On Sept. 21, the running community lost a unique individual when Rudy Bergeron died at the age of 76 following a 2-year battle with cancer. Although the South Attleboro man began his running career rather late in life, it is......
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9:32 AM Sat, Oct 07, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Sept. 24 Perspectives 2006 Memorial 5K Road Race, which featured overall men's and women's winners George Austin (18:41) of Somerset, Mass. and Tammy McNeiece (22:12) of Narragansett, also served as the 5K event for the R.I. Senior Olympics, with......
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8:59 AM Sat, Oct 07, 2006 | Permalink |
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Top honors at the 17th annual Smithfield Lions "Striding for Smithfield" went to former Brown standout Patrick Tarpy (14:35) among the men and former University of Rhode Island star Heidi Westerling (17:22) among the women. Click here for a complete......
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8:55 AM Sat, Oct 07, 2006 | Permalink |
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The date for next year's CVS/pharmacy Downtown 5K has been set for Sept. 16. If you haven't seen it yet, there are tons of photos from this year's race - from the 5K all the way down to the 100-meter......
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9:26 PM Thu, Oct 05, 2006 | Permalink |
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The sixth annual B.A.A. Half Marathon - slated for this Sunday in Boston and presented by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund - will feature a record field of 4,617 entrants that includes women's course record holder and......
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10:57 AM Wed, Oct 04, 2006 | Permalink |
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The CLCF (Cranston League for Cranston’s Future) Youth Cross Country program will host the 4th annual Will Speck Youth Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Cranston High School West track, 80 Metropolitan Avenue in Cranston. Tom Aman......
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10:39 AM Tue, Oct 03, 2006 | Permalink |
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After leading early on, former Providence College All-American and New Zealand Olympian Kim Smith had to settle for second place at last weekend's Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City. Sara Hall, who was just in Providence a few weeks......
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