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 29, 2012 | News, Track
World Indoor 4x400m relay champion Perri Shakes-Drayton (coach: Chris Zah) has confirmed her participation in both the Glasgow and Birmingham indoor legs of the 2013 British Athletics Series this winter, running her first ever individual 400m flat indoor races....
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...
by gnadmin | Nov 24, 2012 | Featured, News, Track, USA
Three-time London Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix was given the IAAF’s top annual honor Friday when she was named the organization’s Athlete of the Year. Felix was honored at the Athletes of the Year Awards Ceremony in Barcelona, Spain, as U.S. athletes also...
by gnadmin | Nov 12, 2012 | Events, Featured, Kenya, Marathon, News, USA
SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 11, 2012) – The Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & Half Marathon benefiting Susan G. Komen celebrated its 5th birthday in style on Sunday, Nov. 11 when more than 25,000 entrants from all 50 states and 22 countries took to the...