by gnadmin | Mar 21, 2013 | Featured, News, USA
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....
by gnadmin | Feb 24, 2013 | Ethiopia, Featured, Half, News, United Kingdom
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...
by gnadmin | Feb 15, 2013 | Events, Featured, Half, Kenya, News
Lucy Kabuu of Kenya with 1:06:09, the second fastest time in history, and her compatriot Geoffrey Kipsang in 58:54, took the winners’ spoils in the women’s and men’s races respectively at the 7th edition of the RAK Half Marathon on Friday morning. Kenyan strength in...
by gnadmin | Jan 25, 2013 | Ethiopia, Events, Featured, Marathon, News
Lelisa Desisa wins Dubai as five men break 2:05 Running his debut Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa won the 14th Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon with a world-class time of 2:04:45. In a tight finish, five men broke 2:05 for the first time in marathon history. All five were...
by gnadmin | Jan 8, 2013 | Featured, General News, News, Track
Valerie Adams has become the first thrower in 32 years to win Track & Field News women’s athlete of the year award. The authoritative American athletics publication has placed Adams number one after she claimed 17 of the 35 votes, heading off British heptathlete...
by gnadmin | Dec 10, 2012 | Cross, Featured, News
SAN DIEGO – Edward Cheserek of Newark, N.J., defended his national title, and Anna Rohrer of Mishawaka, Ind., catapulted onto the national scene with an impressive victory at the 34th Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals (FLCCC) at Morley...
