“It was a harder race than I expected”: 2nd Place for Caitriona Jennings in JFK 50 Mile

Caitriona Jennings placed second in the women’s race in the JFK 50 Mile Ultramarathon Saturday Nov. 19th. Her time of 6:28:53 was the 8th fastest on the course ever for a woman, and a new masters (40 and over) record. Still, there was a gap of over 20 minutes between her and Sarah Biehl, the first-place finisher for women. Biehl’s …

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2nd for Jennings in Ultramarathon, Biggest ever payday for Maguire- Weekend Roundup

National Cross Country Championships- First Senior Title for Healy  Sarah Healy claimed her first national senior title at the National Cross Country Championships in Donegal this weekend in the 8000m, besting European silver medallist Ciara Mageean by 15 seconds with a time of 27:05– though Mageean still impressed as she ran much of the last lap with only one spike. …

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“I Don’t Feel Like I Have a Lot to Lose”: Caitriona Jennings to run JFK 50 Mile Saturday

The JFK 50 Mile, America’s oldest ultramarathon, is famously difficult. The 13-mile section on the Appalachian trail is enough to make even Olympian Caitriona Jennings nervous — but nonetheless, she’ll be on the starting line for its 60th running on Saturday the 19th. When she was deciding whether to do the race, she received encouragement from Sarah Cummings, who won …

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