Olympian Jo Pavey Looks to Extend British Winning Streak to Three Consecutive Years at NYC Half Pavey hopes to follow Radcliffe (2009) and Yamauchi (2010) as a winner of the 13.1 mile race through Manhattan streets New York, February 17, 2011ÛÓThree-time Olympian Jo Pavey looks to extend a …
Read More »My 5 Favorite Carlsbad 5000 Moments by Ryan Lammpa
My Five Favorite Carlsbad 5000 Moments Trend setting, record setting race to celebrate 25th running on April 11 by Ryan Lamppa, Running USA wire The Carlsbad 5000 has a special and deserved place in the sport of road running. Although not the first 5K in this country, the Southern California …
Read More »NYC Run for Haiti Raises over $400K
Run for Haiti Raises More Than $400,000 10,000 plus participants for Haitian relief effort; Virtual Run open until February 24 By Ryan Lamppa, Running USA wire The sport of running stepped up “big time” to help the people of Haiti who were devastated by the January 12 earthquake. In less …
Read More »Meb, Geb, Rodgers, Waitz Running for Haiti in NYC
Grete Waitz, Haile Gebrselassie, Paula Radcliffe, and Meb Keflezighi Lead Galaxy of Stars Supporting the Run for Haiti Champions to participate in the four-mile virtual run through MapMyFitness.com More than 8,000 participants registered for the 4-mile run/walk held in Central Park New York, February 17, 2010ÛÓ An …
Read More »Meb Keflezighi Wins 40th NYC Marathon
Keflezighi Does It! Wins 40th New York City Marathon Tulu women’s ING NYCM champion; six American men in the top 10; largest marathon ever By Parker Morse, Running USA wire NEW YORK – (November 1, 2009) – The winless streak is over in New York as Meb Keflezighi, 2004 Olympic …
Read More »Geb Wins Berlin in 2:06:08
real,- BERLIN-MARATHON: Gebrselassie and Habtamu triumph in World Marathon Majors race The Ethiopian duo of Haile Gebrselassie and Atsede Habtamu earned maximum points in the World Marathon Majors (WMM) rankings with their double success in the real,- BERLIN MARATHON. While Gebrselassie achieved his fourth victory in a WMM race, …
Read More »15 Olympians on Tap for Fifth Avenue Mile
Olympians Lisa Dobriskey, Bernard Lagat, and Shannon Rowbury Return to the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile Christin Wurth-Thomas, Matt Tegenkamp, and Lopez Lomong also have entered the famed mile road race on September 26 15 Olympians to challenge for titles New York, September 10, 2009ÛÓDefending champion Lisa …
Read More »Tola/Radcliffe Win NYC 13.1M, Ryan Hall Third
Race champions take control early and don’t let up; Ryan Hall third NEW YORK – (August 16, 2009) – The winners of Sunday’s 4th NYC Half-Marathon are growing accustomed to breaking the tape in New York’s most coveted races. Three-time ING New York City Marathon winner Paula Radcliffe of Great …
Read More »Sammy Wanjiru to Make US Marathon Debut at Chicago
2008 Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist Sammy Wanjiru Selects 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon for U.S. Debut Former Chicago Marathon Champions Evans Cheruiyot, Patrick Ivuti and Lidiya Grigoryeva to Contend for Repeat Championships CHICAGO, IL (July 21, 2009) ̨ å¼ 2008 Olympic Marathon gold medalist Sammy Wanjiru (KEN) today …
Read More »Kara Goucher to Make U.S. 13.1M Debut at Rock Û÷nÛª Roll Chicago
Chicago, Ill ÛÓ July 15, 2009 ÛÓ Fresh off her second U.S. 5,000m track title, Kara Goucher will return to the roads to make her U.S. half-marathon debut at the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon on Sunday, August 2. The race webcast can be seen live on Competitor.com …
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