IAAF Commission meet in Prague

IAAF Commission meet in Prague

The IAAF Road Running Commission will be holding its annual meeting in Prague this Saturday in conjunction with the 19th annual Volkswagen Prague Marathon being held this weekend.   The Commission, which is responsible for making recommendations to the IAAF Council on...
Kenya rocks Berlin 25k

Kenya rocks Berlin 25k

Both winners of the BIG 25 Berlin clocked world leading 25 k times this Sunday despite warm weather conditions. While Kenya’s Richard Sigei crossed the line in the Olympic Stadium in 1:13:34 fellow Kenyan Lucy Kabuu ran 1:21:37. High temperatures during the race made...
Gebremeskel Carlsbad Three-Peat

Gebremeskel Carlsbad Three-Peat

The possibility of a world record was out the window by the 1-mile mark, but that didn’t worry Ethiopian Dejen Gebremeskel. Victory was his only objective on Sunday afternoon at the 28th Carlsbad 5000. Sitting pretty in a pack of 13 through a strategic first...
Weeks Announces Retirement

Weeks Announces Retirement

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – (March, 2013) – Running USA, the national industry non-profit organization, has announced that Susan Weeks has decided to retire as its CEO effective May 31, 2013. Weeks, a resident of Colorado Springs, was hired in March 2008....

Farah wins New Orleans Half

  Britain’s Mo Farah edged out Ethiopian Gebre Gebremariam in a dramatic finish to win the New Orleans half-marathon. The pair left the rest of the field trailing, and it was Farah who grabbed the glory as a sprint finish gave him victory in one hour and...