There were highs (American Meb Keflezighi‘s magnificent win in Boston) and lows (Kenyan Rita Jeptoo testing positive for EPO), but some things ran along a well worn… Read more “MARATHON YEAR 2014”
Tag: World Marathon Majors
MAKE IT PERSONAL
The Fall 2014 marathon season is upon us, and with the 41st BMW Berlin Marathon about to step out this weekend, we can see how the efforts… Read more “MAKE IT PERSONAL”
GEOFFREY MUTAI – WINNER NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2013
New York, New York — Alright, I’ve heard enough, I’ve seen enough, I’ve talked to all the players. And here’s the deal, they don’t have a prayer. … Read more “GEOFFREY MUTAI – WINNER NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2013”
WORLD MARATHON MAJORS SHOWDOWN IN NYC
There is even more on the line than usual at this year’s ING New York City Marathon. From the city and New York Road Runner’s recovery… Read more “WORLD MARATHON MAJORS SHOWDOWN IN NYC”
USATF ENTERS GAME AS CGI DEPARTS
News that the Competitor Group Inc. has slashed its North American elite athlete program to the bone has moved through the running industry like poop through a… Read more “USATF ENTERS GAME AS CGI DEPARTS”
USATF.TV TO DEBUT AT NATIONALS IN DES MOINES
If we can bitch and moan when things aren’t being done well — and God knows I have — then we must salute when something is. … Read more “USATF.TV TO DEBUT AT NATIONALS IN DES MOINES”
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”
RUNNING REMAINS MUDDLED IN FORMING WORKING PARTNERSHIPS
Seattle, WA. — With Athletics Kenya releasing news Thursday that three Kenyan marathoners face doping bans for failing drug tests, and former three-time steeplechase world champion Moses Kiptanui… Read more “RUNNING REMAINS MUDDLED IN FORMING WORKING PARTNERSHIPS”
MAKING A MOCKERY OF COMPETITION
Geoffrey Mutai’s one-second win at Sunday’s BMW Berlin Marathon all but sewed up the 2011-2012 World Marathon Majors series title for the 31 year-old Kenyan… Read more “MAKING A MOCKERY OF COMPETITION”
BOSTON VS LONDON MARATHONS 2012
Again in 2012, the two springtime World Marathon Majors, Boston and London, will be staged six days apart. Boston’s 116th annual sets off from Hopkinton on… Read more “BOSTON VS LONDON MARATHONS 2012”
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