from the Washington Post…
BEIJING, Aug. 24 — They were perhaps 22 miles into a marathon, and an uncharacteristically searing sun beat down on the streets of Beijing. It was a time for water, and it didn’t matter if you were Kenyan, such as Samuel Kamau Wanjiru, or Ethiopian such as Deriba Merga. The pair had […]
from the Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — Romania’s Constantina Tomescu-Dita soared into the Bird’s Nest, turning the Olympic marathon into a one-woman race.
Tomescu-Dita pulled away from the lead pack near the halfway mark Sunday to win by 22 seconds over her nearest challenger.
Reigning world champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya outsprinted China’s Zhou Chunxiu for the silver […]
from CompleteRunning.com…
The dirty laundry of some big city marathons is being aired in public. Oddly enough, the organizers of the Las Vegas Marathon figure in many of the recent controversies.
When results from the 2007 Honolulu Marathon were lost due to problems with a new timing tag system, it was revealed that the system had similar […]
from CoolRunning…
With just about every major city in the United States hosting a marathon, this era could be classified as the second great marathon boom. Did you know the first one took place 100 years ago?
The New York City Marathon, at least in its current incarnation, began in 1970 when 127 runners circled four loops […]
Bank of America announced today that registration for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon has closed as 45,000 runners have signed on to complete the 26.2-mile race, marking the event’s established capacity. A limited number of entries are still available through affiliated charities and tour groups.“It is encouraging and rewarding to see the intense commitment […]
from CoolRunning…
If you’ve been thinking about running the 2006 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, register soon: The marathon now has 30,000 participants registered and is expected to hit its capacity of 40,000 runners in record time. At its current rate, registration will close during the first week of June, more than a month in advance of […]
from WorldMarathonMajors…
BOSTON – The 2008 World Marathon Majors (WMM) series continued today with the crowing of the men’s and women’s champions at the 112th running of the Boston Marathon. The inaugural WMM men’s champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot of Kenya moved into second place in the 2007-08 series championship in becoming the youngest four-time Boston Marathon […]
from BikeRadar…
Seven times Tour de France champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong finished the 112th Boston Marathon in 2:50:58, placing 488th out of more than 25,000 Monday.
Kenyan Robert Cheruiyot won the men’s race in 2:07:46, missing the course record he set by just 32 seconds. He became the fourth man to win Boston four times, […]
from TheFinalSprint…
Men’s Race
Cheruiyot Wins 112th Boston Marathon; Matches Bill Rodgers with 4 Boston Wins!
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot has won the 112th Boston Marathon in a blistering time of 2:07:46. It is his third consecutive Boston victory and fourth overall. Cheruiyot challenged his course record of 2:07:12 with an incredible surge in the Newton Hills, but ultimately […]
from USATF…
BOSTON - A nearly insurmountable deficit could not deter American record holder Deena Kastor as she led fellow Californians Magdalena Lewy Boulet and Blake Russell onto the Olympic Team, Sunday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women’s Marathon.
With her American record personal best of 2:19:36 making her 12 minutes faster than the […]
