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O'Keefe Turns Back The Clock
The Hartford CourantTwenty-five years ago, Kevin O'Keefe got up, put on his brother's Jimi Hendrix T-shirt and drove to Manchester with his dad and younger brother Jay to run the Manchester Road Race. He was a high school senior, the reigning State Open cross country...Tags: Jimi Hendrix, Ceremonies, Foot Locker Incorporated, High School Sports, Marathon
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Gallows Lane Hill Biggest Challenge
The Hartford CourantOn the original course map of the first Litchfield Hills Road Race, there was no hill. There were hills, of course, but the infamous Gallows Lane hill was missing. Bill Neller and the road race committee wanted the 1977 race to go around the hill, on...Tags: Bill Rodgers, Marathon, Clubs and Associations, Sports, Track and Field
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Treacy Returning To Road Race In Honorary Role
The Hartford CourantJohn Treacy, one of the most successful and popular international entrants in the last 25 years in the Manchester Road Race, will be returning - not to run - but as honorary chairman of the 68th Thanksgiving Day event. Twenty-five years ago, Treacy, in...Tags: Thanksgiving, Colleges and Universities, Manchester Community College, Marathon, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Fleet-Footed Runners Make Their Marks In Race
The Hartford CourantNearly a quarter century ago, Steve Gates established a course record for a local entrant in the Manchester Road Race. He was timed in 22:59 over the 4.748 miles. During the last quarter century, hundreds of Manchesterites have taken a shot at lowering...Tags: Marathon, Academic Progress, Bars and Clubs, Elections, Board of Directors
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67th Manchester Road Race Is A World-Class Event
Special To The CourantThe 67th Manchester Road Race will take place Thursday morning starting at exactly 10 a.m. on the lower end of Main Street, opposite St. James Church. It's interesting to note that the number of participants, winning times and the margin of victories...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Gaming, Entertainment, Track and Field, Sports
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Running Mates Staying The Course
The Hartford CourantThey met as freshmen in the cafeteria at Providence College. Mark Carroll had come from Ireland to run for Providence. Amy Rudolph was a recruit from Kane, Pa., with a lot of potential. ``I heard this girl laughing loudly in the cafeteria,'' Carroll...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Marathon, 2016 Olympic Games, Multi-Sport Events, Track and Field
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Road Race Takes The Measure Of A Man
Courant Staff WriterHis years as a science teacher impressed upon Mike Saimond the importance of double-checking his data. His love of running made one complicated calculation particularly enjoyable. Saimond, who will join about 10,000 other runners Thursday in the 67th...Tags: Science and Technology, Track and Field, Sports
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Splash-Dash
The Hartford CourantThere may be no formal name to the annual New Year's Day run and swim, but every year hundreds of runners and would-be runners show up in front of Johnny Kelley's house in Mystic, ready to run a 5-mile course and plunge into the icy water of Long Island...Tags: New Year's Day, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault, Long Island Sound, Marathon
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Shaken, Holiday Jesters Race On
Courant Staff WriterThe plaid jacket hangs behind Steve Hancock's chair on the wall of Dutch Tavern, a loud red-and-blue-checked splash of color in the gloom of the bar. It's ugly. It's never been washed. It's magic. When Hancock slips it on, he becomes a "Plaider." These...Tags: Mardi Gras, Marathon, Pancreatic Cancer, Track and Field, Diseases and Illnesses
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Nthiwa Has It Figured Out
Courant Staff WriterTwelve days ago, Ian Connor outkicked Kenyans Eric Chirchir and Patrick Nthiwa to win the Richmond Marathon 8K. He could barely walk for three days afterward. At Thursday's 68th Manchester Road Race, he was still in recovery mode. And there were the...Tags: 2 Mile Run, Colleges and Universities, The Ohio State University, Marathon, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Chairman Doesn't Sit
Courant Staff WriterIn 1995, John Treacy raced competitively for the last time in his hometown of Waterford, Ireland. He won. "I think everybody was afraid to beat me," Treacy said, laughing. Thursday, he was back at the Manchester Road Race for the first time in a dozen...Tags: Thanksgiving, Colleges and Universities, Marathon, Track and Field, Sports
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Mondor Takes It Step By Step
Courant Staff WriterA week and a half ago, Emilie Mondor couldn't run one step. That she could run 2 miles, competitively, in Thursday's Manchester Road Race was an accomplishment. Mondor set the course record last year in 23 minutes, 59 seconds and became the first woman...Tags: 2 Mile Run, Boston Red Sox, Triathlon, Demographics, Trot Nixon
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