Nearly 2000 Already Registered For 31st Wineglass Marathon On Sep. 30 With nearly two thousand runners already registered for the 31st annual Wineglass Marathon to be run on September 30th, race organizers are excited to announce another accolade for the nationally-recognized event. In a recent list on active.com, the Wineglass was listed as one of the [...]
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Kenyan natives George Towett and Lilian Mariita – who both train in the L.M. Elite Running Club in Hebron, Ky., captured the men’s and women’s races, respectively. Extremely humid conditions didn’t deter two dominating performances from runners from the same training club during the 2012 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis. Towett – running in [...]
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4th San Diego Triathlon Classic Takes Place On Sep. 8, 2012 The fourth annual San Diego Triathlon Classic takes place on September 8, 2012 and offers a challenging course with the most spectator-friendly transitions in all of California, which makes it a highly anticipated race for TNT athletes. More. Thousands Are Expected To Descend This [...]
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World-Record Holder In Marathon, Patrick Makau Not Happy As He’s Not In Olympic The world-record holder in the marathon, Patrick Makau, is not happy. Two weeks ago, the Kenyan learned that he would not be competing on his country’s Olympic squad. Instead, Wilson Kipsang, Moses Mosop, and Abel Kirui will be towing the line in London. More. High Temperatures In [...]
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Nearly 6,000 Runners To Take Part In Cox Providence Rhode Races On May 5-6 Nearly 6,000 runners are expected to converge in Providence, May 5-6 to take part in the 2012 Cox Providence Rhode Races. This weekend long-event features the Cox Sports Marathon, UnitedHealthcare Providence Half Marathon, 5K and kids’ race. More. De Araujo And Margaret [...]
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By David Monti, Race Results Weekly (03-May) — After his tenth place finish over 5000m at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational last Sunday in Palo Alto, Calif., reigning Olympic 1500m silver medalist Nick Willis has decided that he will focus on his medal-winning distance for the 2012 season, including the London Olympics. “Great meeting with my [...]
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By David Monti, Race Results Weekly (02-May) — Newly crowned Boston Marathon champion Wesley Korir has been signed by the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, organizers announced today. Korir, the University of Louisville alum who won at Boston in a come-from-behind effort on an unusually hot day, will try to improve on his second place finish [...]
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Wesley Korir, Newly Crowned Boston Marathon champion, To Return To Run Chicago’s Fall Classic For 5th The Bank of America Chicago Marathon today announced that Wesley Korir, the newly crowned Boston Marathon champion, will return to run Chicago’s fall classic for the fifth consecutive year. Korir is the first elite athlete announced for the 35th running of [...]
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By David Monti, Race Results Weekly (01-May) — Kevin Dare was a Penn State University pole vaulter who lost his life at the 2002 Big Ten Indoor Championships when he fatally struck his head on the arena floor after a failed jump. To honor Dare, and raise funds for a memorial charity which bears his name, [...]
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