London, England — On a glorious spring morning for racing Ethiopia’s Tsegay Kebede and Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo took home the glory at today’s 33rd Virgin London Marathon.… Read more “VIRGIN LONDON MARATHON 2013”
Tag: Boston Marathon
LONDON – PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE BUT READY FOR SUNDAY’S BIG RACE
London, England — VIPs from the running world gathered beneath the London Tower Bridge this evening aboard the luxury river yacht the Silver Sturgeon for a welcome celebration… Read more “LONDON – PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE BUT READY FOR SUNDAY’S BIG RACE”
FROM LONDON WITH LOVE
London, England – News here in the U.K. is just as Boston focused as everywhere else in the aftermath of Monday’s marathon bombings and today’s firefight… Read more “FROM LONDON WITH LOVE”
RUNNING COMMUNITIES GATHER IN SOLIDARITY WITH BOSTON
Boston, MA. — The late blooming warmth of a New England spring morning in Kenmore Square is mocked by the desolate pall that hangs over Boylston Street… Read more “RUNNING COMMUNITIES GATHER IN SOLIDARITY WITH BOSTON”
UNSPEAKABLE HORROR IN BOSTON
Boston, Ma. — When the two bombs tore through the jubilant crowds lining the finish line of today’s 117th Boston Marathon it did more than halt the… Read more “UNSPEAKABLE HORROR IN BOSTON”
SPRINGTIME IN BOSTON AND THE SAPS ARE RUNNING
Boston, Ma. — It’s springtime in New England, where the opening of baseball season and the running of the Boston Marathon bring the promise of warmer days… Read more “SPRINGTIME IN BOSTON AND THE SAPS ARE RUNNING”
WESLEY KORIR – MAN ON THE RUN
“No man working 40-hours a week will ever beat me in a marathon.” – Four-time Boston Marathon champion Bill Rodgers. After winning the 1975 Boston Marathon in… Read more “WESLEY KORIR – MAN ON THE RUN”
HOYTS HONORED IN HOPKINTON
Boston Marathon principal sponsor John Hancock Financial this morning unveiled a sculpture of Rick and Dick Hoyt in front of Center School in Hopkinton, Massachusetts near the… Read more “HOYTS HONORED IN HOPKINTON”
NEW WMM POLICY TO AWARD PRIZE PURSES BY COIN-OF-THE-REALM
The domination of long distance running by athletes from East Africa has reached such heights that in an effort to balance out future race fields organizers of… Read more “NEW WMM POLICY TO AWARD PRIZE PURSES BY COIN-OF-THE-REALM”
FLANAGAN & GOUCHER IN FINAL BOSTON TUNE UPS
They battled valiantly to 10th and 11th places at the 2012 Women’s Olympic Marathon in London last summer, finishing just 16-seconds apart. Last night training mates Shalane… Read more “FLANAGAN & GOUCHER IN FINAL BOSTON TUNE UPS”