New York — Rising American stars Bobby Curtis, Patrick Smyth, and Mo Trafeh will join three-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman and four-time Chicago Marathon winner Khalid Khannouchi, who is looking to make his running comeback, at the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K on Saturday, May 15, in Central Park. Race start: May 15, 2010 / 9:00 a.m. [...]
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The inaugural Half Marathon Report is now available from Running USA, and there are no surprises. This 13.1 Miler or 21.1 KM Half Marathon event in leading the growth of running in the USA. In 2009, Running USA reported a phenomenal 24% growth (worldwide) in the number of finishers compared to the previous year. This has really [...]
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It was a day of new course records at the Prague International Marathon with new records being set in both the men’s and women’s marathon. Eliud Kiptanui of Kenya won the race in a super 02:05:39 which countrywoman Helena Loshanyang Kirop won the women’s race in 02:25:29. In fact, all the top 3 finishers in the [...]
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Samuel Kosgei of Kenya won the Berlin BIG25 race in world record time, one of the most popular 25K races in the world. Kosgei triumphed in a time of 1:11:50. Countryman Gilbert Kirwa was second just 8 seconds behind while Terefe Maregu of Ethiopia was third in 1:13:16. Kosgei’s time bettered the previous record of [...]
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The Route – 110 meter longer in 2010 After completion of the official measurement of the Comrades Marathon race route by an International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) and Association of International Marathons (AIMS) accredited Course Measurer, the official distance of the 2010 Comrades Marathon was confirmed as 89.28 KM. This is 110m longer than the [...]
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Prague International Marathon The Prague International Marathon originated in 1995 and has been on a fast track to international acclaim since then. Marathon runners around the world associate the race specifically with its visually stunning course. Patrick Ivuti of Kenya returns to defend the title he won last year in 2:07:48, which took over a [...]
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Chris Solinsky created American history with a 26:59.60 run at the 10,000 meters at Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford University this weekend. He bettered the existing US 10K record in the name of Meb Keflezighi (27:13.98), from 2001, yes, that’s right, that’s 2001, its been a long time coming! In a race which started [...]
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After the successive hectic marathon weekends coming in rapid succession, the big ones, Boston, Paris, and London Marathons really dominated the headlines for the past few weeks. That however surely does not mean that the marathon season is coming to an early end. On the contrary, the upcoming weekends are packed full of action from [...]
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Defending champions of last years Sunfeast Bangalore World 10K will be returning this year in an attempt to retain the title. 2009 Men’s 10K winner, Deriba Merga, is coming back from a strong showing at the 2010 Boston Marathon with a 3rd place finish, a race which he won last year. The Women’s 10K winner [...]
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Bart Yasso, 54, is the Chief Running Officer at the Runners World magazine, the largest selling sports magazine in the world. Bart is battling Lyme disease, and had one regret in his life – of never having run the Comrades Marathon, known as the greatest footrace on the planet. In a month from today, Bart [...]
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