UPDATE:
On Thursday, New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg announced that Men’s half-marathon world record-holder Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya has withdrawn from the NYC Marathon next month. This was to be Wanjiru’s full marathon debut.
Also dropping out of the race is last year’s women’s runner-up Tatiana Hladyr of the Ukraine, who has […]
As the tri season begins to wind down, the marathon season cranks up. Today’s marathon news is that the Chicago Marathon has locked in their elite runners.
Defending champions Robert K. Cheruiyot (KEN) and Berhane Adere (ETH) will lead the field. Cheruiyot won the men’s 2006 title in 2:07:35 while Adere took first among the women […]
Haile Gebrselassie, from Ethiopia, rocked the Berlin Marathon to win in a new world record time of 2:04.26, 29 seconds faster than the prior record, set by Paul Tergat four years ago.
In the women’s race, favorite Gete Wami, also from Ethiopia, defended her title with a 2:23:17.
An estimated million spectators watched the 40,000 runners […]
The eagerly anticipated marathon debut of half-marathon world record holder Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya at the ING New York City Marathon November 4.
“Sammy rocked the running world by running faster than anyone else at the half-marathon distance, faster than any of the stars of our sport, including the veterans in this year’s field,” Mary Wittenberg, […]
The city of San Antonio, Elite Racing and RunTex announced yesterday the creation of a major running event in ’08… The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon San Antonio. This marathon and half-marathon will replace the city’s existing Marathon of the Americas which began life in 1975 as the Las Colonias Marathon.
Elite Racing, which produces five other […]
