Keflezighi still plans to run Boston Marathon in April.
Written By: David Monti
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NEW YORK (11-Mar) — Reigning ING New York City Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi has withdrawn from the NYC Half-Marathon on Sunday, March 21, the New York Road Runners announced yesterday.
Keflezighi, who is also planning to run the [...]
Fast-rising Houston Marathon steals events away from New York and Boston
The Houston Marathon is certainly an event on the rise. In recent years this event and its concurrent half marathon have attracted some of the biggest names in running and witnessed breakthrough performances, including Shalane Flanagan’s half marathon debut and Brett Gotcher’s breakthrough 2:10:35 marathon [...]
2010 race marks 25 years of John Hancock Financial sponsorship.
Written by: Sean McKeon
The 2010 edition of the Boston Marathon will welcome back 2009 champions Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Salina Kosgei of Kenya. Merga took over the race around the 20 mile mark and ran a dominating last 10K to capture his first Boston Marathon [...]
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Former Boston Marathon champion Greg Meyer offers some sound advice on nutrition for race day. Meyer, now a spokesman for Nutrilite, explains the best way to plan out your nutritional needs for the days leading up to, during and after a big race.
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Will we finally see the first American winner in 26 years?
The Boston Athletic Association has announced that Ryan Hall and Meb Keflezighi will run in the 2010 Boston Marathon. Hall placed third at the race last year and followed that up with a top-5 finish at the New York City Marathon. Keflezighi came back from [...]
The American running superstar talks with Matt Fitzgerald about running by feel.
Kara Goucher is one of the most exciting personalities in American running today. The 31-year-old member of the Portland, Oregon-based Nike Oregon project has run the fastest half marathon in American history (1:06:57), won a World Championships bronze medal at 10,000 meters, and finished [...]
Runners still waiting to qualify will have to wait until 2011.
According to the Boston Athletic Association, which operates the Boston Marathon, the 2010 Boston Marathon officially sold out on November 13th. The 2009 edition sold out much later, on January 26, 2009. Many considered the sell-out of the 2009 race prior to February to be [...]
How does the New York City Marathon measure up against the other World Marathon Majors?
Written by: Matt Fitzgerald
There are five so-called World Marathon Majors: the Boston Marathon, held in mid-April; the Flora London Marathon, held in late April; the Real Berlin Marathon, held in September; the Chicago Marathon, held in October; and the ING New [...]
Pat Rizzo looks to improve on his top-3 American finish in Boston.
Written By: Nicole Adamson
Patrick Rizzo is freaking out about a bee sting. It’s early August and the 26-year-old runner has just gotten a steroid shot for an allergic reaction that caused his entire arm to balloon up. He’s not concerned about the swelling; it’s [...]
No other female runner in history comes close to matching Catherine Ndereba’s record of success at the marathon distance.
Catherine Ndereba is one of the most accomplished female distance runners in history. Her nickname of “Catherine the Great” is well earned. The 37-year-old Kenyan has amassed an impressive five Olympic and world championships medals at the [...]
