Now official, a Norwegian national tribute to Grete Waitz will be held at Bislett Stadium in Oslo on Wednesday May 11 at 5PM.  Grete’s husband Jack  has… Read more “National Tribute to Grete Waitz Planned”

     With the 115th Boston Marathon just four days away, new marathon executive director Tom Grilk outlined an ambitious new guiding philosophy for the 123-year-old Boston Athletic… Read more “New Direction Outlined for Boston Athletic Association”

          The skies are leaden, and the rain is pelting down.  It must be Boston Marathon time again.  The 115th marathon week kicks off today at… Read more “Boston Marathon Week Kicks Off”

    Running has long found it difficult to secure a solid foothold on the American sporting landscape.  One reason is lack of professionalism when compared to other… Read more “19th Century Sport in Search of 21st Century Foothold”

       When Ethiopia’s Haile Gebreselassie ran the current marathon world record 2:03:59 in Berlin 2008, he was paced through the half-marathon split by 2009 World Marathon… Read more “GOING OUT ON THE WIRE FOR THE WORLD RECORD IN ROTTERDAM”

              Ben Rosario understands the importance of group efforts.  Before returning to his hometown of St. Louis in 2006 to open the first of three Big… Read more “Another Event Joins Pledge Drive to Support U.S. Training Camps”