Sandy Spitler is no stranger to breaking the tape in our City-by-the-Sea. In 2018, the now-Newporter won the Amica Newport Marathon, with a blazing fast time of 2 hours, 59 minutes and 51 seconds, setting a new course record. Following up on her performance, this...
Father-Son duo Tim & Steve began running when Tim was young, with 5K races. This Fall, they'll be taking on the Amica Newport Half Marathon side-by-side. We caught up with them about their running journey, together. The first few races they ran were tough. It took...
On a foggy Newport morning in June, Stephen Paddock lined up at the start of the 2019 BankNewport 10 Miler. From the sound of the starting horn until he broke the tape, Paddock never relented his lead on the pack of runners. After he caught...
Maureen and her daughter Katie have started a brand new mother-daughter tradition; having a beach weekend in Newport and running the Amica Newport Half Marathon together. “We have always loved going to the beach together, so we set out to make it a special weekend...
In February of 2008, Paul Brown was told he would never run and would never walk normally again. But, in October of 2019, Paul will be heading to the Amica Newport Marathon start line to run his 44th full marathon. Paul began running back in 2007...
With summer finally in full swing in Rhode Island, more than 300 runners and walkers joined University Orthopedics and Make a Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island for the inaugural University Orthopedics 5K on Saturday morning. The road race, which started and finished at University Orthopedics’...
In August of 2016, Katie Pecora was diagnosed with Stage 2 triple negative breast cancer. In October of 2019, Katie will be running the Amica Newport Half Marathon to celebrate her good health and victory against cancer. When Katie was diagnosed, she was 35 years old,...
When Aaron Yoder crosses the finish line of the Amica Newport Marathon this October, he’ll be accomplishing even more than just running 26.2 miles. This marathon will not only be his 25th marathon in a different state, but also his second marathon of the same...
Allison Neves decided to run the Amica Newport Half Marathon after her friend suggested they sign up to run together. In the beginning, she planned only to run for the sake of the race but later chose to make her half marathon experience extra meaningful...
More than 1,700 runners completed the Portland 10 Miler on April 17th, 2019. For our team, it's really fun to see runners come back year after year, or from event to event, especially when they break the tape! One of those returning runners is Kat...