Menifee Half Marathon Scheduled For May 19 The Menifee Half Marathon and 5K run is scheduled for this Sunday, May 19. Race check-in and day-of registration opens at 6 a.m. in the Mt. San Jacinto College parking lot, 28237 La Piedra Road and the race begins at 7:30 a.m. More. 2nd Annual FLHS Marathon On [...]
By Chris Lotsbom, Race Results Weekly (16-May) — A trio of top distance stars have been added to the adidas Grand Prix meeting on Saturday, May 25, in New York City, the first of two USA stops for the IAAF Diamond League. Olympic champion Nancy Langat, European Indoor Championships winner Abeba Aregawi, and World Junior Record [...]
By Riël Hauman, Race Results Weekly Russian ultrarunner Natalia Volgina may be stripped of her Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon title and face a two-year ban after she has tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid metenolone following this year’s ultramarathon on March 30. If found guilty, Volgina, 36, will also lose her prize money of [...]
By David Monti, Race Results Weekly (18-May) — The USATF High Performance Meet at Occidental College in the Eagle Rock section of Los Angeles lived up to its name last night, with excellent depth and strong times recorded in nearly every discipline. High schooler Mary Cain posted the most impressive mark of the meet. The 17 [...]
Thanks to Puma India, I was provided a pair of Puma Mobium Elite running shoes to try out. In this review, I will share what this shoe is all about, anything new which it brings to the runner’s arsenal, and if this could be your next running shoe? The Puma Mobium Elite worldwide launch happened [...]
Zions Bank Ogden Marathon All Set For May 18 The 13th annual Zions Bank Ogden Marathon will take place Saturday, May 18, 2013. More than 10,500 participants and an estimated 20,000 spectators will participate in the nationally recognized race and festivities. More. Friendship Marathon 2013 On July 28, Registration Open The registration for the International Friendship [...]
By Chris Lotsbom, Race Results Weekly (16-May) — One month and one day since a pair of bombs exploded along the finishing stretch of the 117th Boston Marathon, race organizers announced an invitation to participants who were stopped on the course prior to crossing the historic finish line on Boylston Street. The Boston Athletic Association said [...]
By Chris Lotsbom, Race Results Weekly (16-May) — Organizers of the Portland Track Festival announced yesterday that four of the top female prep athletes in America are set to toe the line at the sixth annual meeting, held on June 7 and 8 at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore. New Balance Nationals Indoors mile [...]
Boston Non-Finishers Of This Year Invited Back For 2014 The Boston Athletic Association, which organizes the Boston Marathon, has invited the non-finishers of this year’s race back to the 2014 Boston Marathon. More than 5,000 official starters were affected when the race was stopped at 2:50 p.m. after terrorist bombs went off near the finish line [...]