Bringing the nation’s biggest triathlon to the nation’s biggest city turned out to be an organizational feat comparable to the Ironman itself. When it was officially announced Tuesday that the Ironman U.S. Championship would be contested in New York and New Jersey in August 2012, it capped seven years of planning with the knowledge that the [...]
{ 0 comments }
Source NYRR – New York, June 2, 2010 – Long-distance legend, multiple Olympic and World Championships gold medalist, and marathon world record-holder Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia will make his first career appearance at the ING New York City Marathon 2010 on November 7. “It is pretty much a thrill of a lifetime for us to [...]
{ 0 comments }
Okay, that was a sad joke to put it lightly. However, 120,000 applicants will wake up to the reality of the NYC Marathon Lottery Results this morning, delighted for having made it, or dejected with a rejection. This is said to be the 4th year running that NYC Marathon has received more than 100,000 applications [...]
{ 0 comments }
It was a case of two debutants winning at New York City winning the 2010 NYC Half Marathon. In the mens race, Peter Kamais grabbed the lead at the halfway point, and then just kept going strongly to finish in 59:53, a new course record. It was a case of not to be for Haile [...]
{ 0 comments }
Marathons galore on the upcoming weekend with some of the most popular marathons and half marathons from around the world dishing out some real treat for the marathon fans and runners alike. Here’s what you can look up to for the weekend of Mar 20-21, 2010: New York City (NYC) Half Marathon (Mar 21) This [...]
{ 1 comment }
Meb Keflezighi has become the 1st American ING New York City Marathon winner since the 1982 win of Alberto Salazar. Historic moment for Team USA with 6 in top 10 with Meb (1), Hall (4), Torres (7), Abdirahman (8), Arciniaga (9) and Lehmkuhle (10). This is probably the strongest Team USA performance in recent history! Meb [...]
{ 0 comments }
This years ING New York City Marathon is going to set a new benchmark in the word of marathon racing. For the record, this years race will have more that 40,000 runners to establish a new world record for the largest number of participants starting the race. More than 50% of the New York field [...]
{ 0 comments }
This years ING New York City Marathon is going to be an exciting one. The largest marathon in the world will see a return of Paula Radcliffe to marathon running after one year, and giving her a tough fight would be top class runners in the form of Salina Kosgei from Kenya, Dire Tune and [...]
{ 0 comments }
It was a great victory for Paula Radcliffe of UK, and a great return to running marathons (or half) after being sidelined for a long time due to injury. And this fantastic victory in New York City Half Marathon, within 2 seconds of the course record, the result speaks much about how eager Radcliffe is to [...]
{ 2 comments }
Tanvir Kazmi is a passionate runner and has been blogging about marathon running, sharing news and updates, since 2005 ... read more »
Founder Delhi Runners - Facebook | Google Group
