Foot Locker Northeast: Five From MA Are San Diego-Bound

In the late stages of Saturday’s Foot Locker Northeast Regionals, Paul Bergeron still felt had he had enough left to contend for the win. Battling with race leaders Ryan Pajak and Drew Griffith of Pennsylvania for most of the five-kilometer race. the Westford Academy senior tried to shift into another gear. “I just stayed there […]

Foot Locker Northeast Boys’ & Girls’ Preview (Updated)

Two days after feasting on some turkey, mashed potatoes, and all the fixings as well as an overabundance of high-calorie desserts with your families and friends, several of our top runners from throughout the region will be hoping to feast on the competition at Saturday’s Footlocker Northeast Regionals. As been customary with the post Thanksgiving […]

NXR Northeast Regionals – Entries & Box Assigments

The Bay State will be well represented at New York’s Bowdoin Park on Saturday, site of the Nike Cross Regionals (NXR) Northeast. Below is the meet schedule and a list of all entries and box assignments for this weekend’s competition. SCHEDULE 9 a.m. – Boys Open Race NY 9:35 – Girls’ Open Race NY 10:10 […]

One Last Look At The Meet Of Champions

We knew it wouldn’t disappoint. But seriously, does it ever? The Meet of Champions (MOC) at Fort Devens was everything we expected this past weekend for the multitude of runners that poured their hearts out on the grounds of Willard Park. It always great to see the excitement and enthusiasm that these championship meets bring […]

HOKA Athletes Of The Week: Our Winners From The Meet Of Champions

We couldn’t just pick one With the Meet of Champions held this past weekend and six runners capturing individual gold at Fort Devens, we couldn’t make up our minds on the worthy female and male candidates for this week’s HOKA Athletes of the Week. So we decided to take them all. Congratulations to our recipients […]

MIAA Meet Of Champions: Recap Of Girls’ Races

Aftter winning the Division 1A title a week earlier kind of convincingly, Aoife Sholvin had a bold plan prior to defense of her title at Saturday’s Meet of Champions. “I wanted to try and run from the front and kind of see how fast I could go and see if I could lead the whole […]

MIAA Meet Of Champions: Recap Of Boys’ Races

Not too long after an impressive victory at the Ocean State Invitational at the start of the season, Paul Bergeron had what he called, “a little hiccup,” where he suffered a slight back injury. The setback forced the Westford Academy standout to resort to cross-training for about a month of an already-short cross-country season. “After […]

Interviews, Results & Photos (1.4K Plus!) From MOC

COMPLETE RESULTS Bay State Running was at Fort Devens on Saturday for the MIAA Meet of Champions. We have interviews with all our winners and nearly 1,500 photos from the six races that took place on 3.1-miles of real estate at Willard Park. Congratulations to all our runners and teams that participated at the MOC. […]

For Brookline Amputee Alaina Bodine, There Are No Limitations

The idea of failure.  Like most runners, that’s what motivates Alaina Bodine to keep going. That’s what motivates her to make it across that finish line each time she races, to continue a long training run with her teammates when her body’s telling her to stop. “If I quit, it’s like putting me a step […]

MOC Preview: Division 1 Boys’ & Girls’ Races

The early forecast for Saturday’s Meet of Champions is showing a more than 50-percent chance of rain for most of day and the temperature in the 50-degree range. Not exactly ideal for racing, but manageable. After all, this is cross country. What runners and teams do we feel will be able to weather the storm […]