All posts tagged "Road Races"

Avon’s Thomas Buckley ready for annual ride at the Hartford Marathon

HARTFORD – Avon’s Thomas Buckley runs a different type of marathon than other participants in the Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half-Marathon....

Sold out benefit bike ride on Hartford Marathon course kicks off at 3:30 a.m.

HARTFORD – Hours before the 8 a.m. start of the 25th annual Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon, there will be cyclists...

Avon’s Kevin Verge wins Avon Lions Club Charities Scholarship race

AVON, Sept. 9 – Kevin Verge, the 37-year-old marathon runner from Avon, won the second annual Avon Lions Charities Scholarship race...

DeMarco, Stephan win Canton’s Lobster Loop road race for the first time

CANTON, August 19 – Matt DeMarco wants to set a good example when he begins his first season as the girls...

Jennings wins fifth annual Granby Bear 5K Challenge

GRANBY, June 9 – Luke Jennings, 16, became the youngest winner of the fifth annual Granby Bear 5K Challenge Saturday. Jennings...

Local runners bring home trophies from Burlington to Collinsville Classic

CANTON, May 6 – It was raining Sunday morning and more than 700 runners ran the third annual Burlington to Collinsville...

Avon Road Race ends after 13 years

AVON, May 2 – After 13 years, the Avon Road Race has come to end. The race was sponsored by the...

Eighteen area runners complete Boston Marathon in challenging conditions

BOSTON, April 16 – In literally miserable weather, 18 Farmington Valley runners completed the 122nd Boston Marathon Monday. It was raining...

O’Briley Turkey Trot to make donation of $18,300 to St. Jude Childen’s Hospital

CANTON, Dec. 2 – In five years, the O’Briley 5K Turkey Trot, the 3.1-mile Thanksgiving morning road race in Canton, raised...

Record-setting performances and crowds at O’Briley 5K Turkey Trot

CANTON, Nov. 23 – Six years ago, the O’Briley 5K Turkey Trot was a little 3.1 mile road race on Thanksgiving...