July to September 2007 Headlines - Time-to-Run Your on-line running information magazine

Success for New Zealand at World Masters in Riccione Italy
Waterford Crystal European Athletics Rising Star Award 2007
Aus: Not to be for Buster
USA: Lagat Makes History with 5000m World Title
17th World Masters Athletic Championship
NZ: Osaka 2007 - Valerie Vili wins world shot put title
Thompson and Martin named Team Australia captains
Willis and Hyett first up for New Zealand at World Champs
Canadians ready to shine on world stage in Osaka
Bekele dismisses Mottram as a serious rival

Mutai surprises with 2:06:29 winning time in Amsterdam
The 29-year old Kenyan, Emmanuel Mutai, was the surprise winner of the 32nd ING Amsterdam Marathon. Mutai's winning time was 2.06.29, only 9 seconds slower than Haile Gebrselasssie's course record of 2005.

Gebrselassie sets new WR of 2:04:26 at Berlin Marathon

Svetlana Zakharova choses Frankfurt for marathon comeback

Rieti - Asafa Powell sets new World Record in 100m - 9.74

Golden League 2007 - Zurich packed to the rafters
After any Championship event you can always expect a drop in performances, especially for those who have won the Gold. Zurich followed Osaka and the stadium was packed with spectators coming out for an evening's athletics and a chance to see the recently crowned Champions from Japan.

Track World Championship 2007 Reports & Results

Osaka World Athletic Championships - August 2007
Osaka 2007 - Overall sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 9 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 8 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 7 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 6 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 5 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 4 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 3 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 2 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 1 sum up

Osaka 2007 - Ndereba captures World title

Day 6: Men's 800m heats reports - 6 heats

Men's 1500m - Lagat takes dream win
Bernard Lagat captures the 1500m with a dazzling display of 1500m mastery.

Men's 3000m SteepleChase - Kenyan 1-2-3
Kenyan contiued their dominance of the 3000m SteepleChase at Championship events with the enigmatic 1-2-3 finish of their contry's athletes.

Women's 800m - Hail the new Queen Jepkosgei
There is a new 'Queen of the 800' and that is Janeth Jepkosgei. She is brilliant and she is the future.

Men's 10000m Kenny Bekele is back
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele is back from the brink, as he captures the 10000m title ahead of compatriot Sileshi Sihine. His winning time was 27:05.90 however the victory was significant in restoring his cofidence

Women's Steeple V for Volkova
Russia's Yekaterina Volkova sets a new Championship record with her winning time of 9:06.57

Men's 1500m semi-finals recap
The Men's 2 semi finals produce races of intrigue and sheer madness

Osaka Men's Marathon - Luke Kibet takes Gold

Doping offenders can expect 4-year ban
OSAKA, August 23 -- World athletics governing body IAAF here Thursday said that first-time drug cheats will face a mandatory four-year ban.

Osaka: Bekele steps it up a gear
Well, who would have guessed, Kenenisa Bekele can trash talk? It isn't exactly 'trash talk' by any stretch of the imagination of a sprinter's standards or even that of Australia's Craig Mottram however for the Ethiopian to dismiss Mottram in the manner he has, places some fuel to the fire.

Bekele dismisses Mottram as a serious rival
Ethiopian distance running superstar Kenenisa Bekele has dismissed any suggestion of a genuine rivalry with Craig Mottram, claiming the only reason the Australian beat him last year was because he was jet-lagged and tired.

New Zealand Athlete of the Year Awards 2007

Coe elected IAAF vice-president

Blogs: The World Athletic Champs in Osaka await
The World Athletic Championships are steaming in quicker than an autumn morning in Sweden. Japan welcomes athletes to Osaka for a feast of athletics and the journalists and squires from around the world prepare to put pen to paper in preparation for 9 days of athletics. The last Champs, 2 years ago in Finland, were literally washed out and the organisers must be holding thumbs that the same fate does not await them.

Injury section: To reduce injury risk, you need to minimise impact
Injuries are the pits. The physical part is bad enough, but mentally they can be even worse. Half of your brain rationally advises caution while the other half screams, "Get out the door!"

AIMS Marathon Symposium to be established

Aus: Osaka - The final countdown
NZ Athletes and Events for Osaka World Championships
Team USA Distance Squad Set for World Championships in Osaka
2 Canadians re-elected, 1 elected at IAAF Congress
Australian Results August 2007
Canada: Wave 1 arrives in Osaka for World Champs

Nina Rillstone breaks NZ half marathon record

Dieter Baumann gives it one more try at Frankfurt Marathon
Olympic Champion Dieter Baumann will run the Dresdner Kleinwort Frankfurt Marathon on 28th October. Four years ago Baumann had officially ended his carreer, during which he had won the Olympic gold medal in Barcelona’s 5,000 m final in 1992 but had failed to complete a marathon.

Kimberley Smith smashes NZ 3000m record
Kimberley Smith continued her amazing run on the European track running circuit, smashing the New Zealand 3000m record with a time of 8m 35.31s in Monaco last evening.

Blogs: So who coaches Tamsyn now?
Tamsyn Lewis at the ripe old age of 29 may finally be getting down to the business of running.

Great Activity Campaign in sight of The First Million Miles
London’s Hyde Park saw 7,000 runners take part in the highly successful 10k BUPA Great Capital Run on Sunday 15th July - and add another 43,540 miles to the Great Activity Campaign.

Golden League - Golden Troubles
This year controversy seems to be dogging the Golden League series. Last week, in Paris we had the situation of the shambles of the last lap in the Men's 3000m SteepleChase where Kenyan Paul Koech was denied victory after confusion of the last lap.

Training Articles : Why are Runners so hard on themselves?
When you ask a runner what their best time for a particular distance is, there is normally an embarrassed pause, perhaps some shuffling of the feet and finally a quiet response.