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Race Roundup: Miami Tri, XC Worlds and Pan American Cup

  Miami International Triathlon Christopher Lemos of North Bethesda, Maryland, placed 10th in the Men’s Elite Division with a time of 2:01:56 at the Miami International Triathlon on March 20th, his first time competing as an elite. “Overall it was … Continue reading

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Race Roundup: Desert Tri, Double Iron

Vertiz Leads the Way at the Desert International Tri Newton athlete Tatiana Vertiz (pictured far right) was third woman at the Desert International Distance Triathlon on Sunday, March 6th near Palm Springs, California. A Lost Bike Doesn’t Stop Jacob Evans … Continue reading

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Huffman Wins Texas Motor Speedway Du

Newton athlete William Huffman had a great start to the triathlon season last week, winning the Texas Motor Speedway Duathlon in Fort Worth Texas on February 20.  His time was 1:01:14. “It was a very windy day,” says Huffman. “There … Continue reading

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Weekend Race Report: rev3, Sedona Marathon

The Newton Triathlon Team Costa Rica swept the standings at the Revolution 3 Half Ironman Triathlon in Costa Rica over the weekend. Placing second through fifth was Pablo Montoya, Dominique Cocusse, Galiano Luconi  and Milton Esquivel. In the Olympic Distance event, French pro triathlete … Continue reading

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Cieslewicz Scores Second at Uwharrie Mountain Run

Newton athlete Rachel Cieslewicz placed second at last weekend’s Uwharrie Mountain Run in Ophir, North Carolina, and wrote this report: When I made the commitment to race the 20-mile Uwharrie Mountain Trail Run this year, I had no idea that … Continue reading

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Amanda McIntosh Races three 50Ks in 8 Days

  Earlier this month, Texas-based running coach, Amanda McIntosh, drove 2500 miles to run three 50-kilometer races in one week. The two-time Leadville Trail 100-mile winner (1999 and 2000) has run in Newton shoes exclusively since July 2009. “I had … Continue reading

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Ryan Maloney Rocks Carlsbad Half Marathon

Type 1 Diabetes athlete and sixth-grade student Ryan Maloney (pictured above, left), ran the Carlsbad Half Marathon last weekend in 2 hours 17 minutes in his Newton running shoes. Ryan’s run also raised $1500 for Team Glucomotive, a program of … Continue reading

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Weekend Race Hangover Report

In last weekend’s racing news, the talented Heather Fuhr added another notch to her ultrarunning belt at the Avalon Benefit 50 Mile Run in Avalon, California. She sent us this report: “It was an incredible day on Catalina Island with … Continue reading

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Roberto Mandj is Team Newton Running’s Top Elite Runner

Hello fellow Newton Running enthusiast, my name is Roberto Mandje and this is my first of what will hopefully be many more blog entries. I’m a proud Newton Elite Athlete. I’m a distance runner and 2004 Athens Olympian in the … Continue reading

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Jessica Jacobs wins Ironman Florida

Congratulations to Newton athlete Jessica Jacobs who brought her 2010 season to a close in Panama City Beach, Florida with her first Ironman win with a time of 9:07:49. She says of the event: “Nine to ten days out from … Continue reading

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