Amanda Scott sets course record

Amanda Scott sets course record

PURCELLVILLE, Va. – May 31, 2014 – The 4th Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon, presented by Visit Loudoun and Newton Running, will be remembered by its participants as a special day whose most honored runner never even made it to the start line. Amanda...
City Games Manchester Wrap up

City Games Manchester Wrap up

Great Britain and Northern Ireland athletes captured no less than six victories at the sun-drenched BT Great City Games Manchester this afternoon, as the annual street athletics festival enjoyed its sixth appearance in the north-west of England. Taking place on a...
Abraham Cheroben Berlin 25k Champion

Abraham Cheroben Berlin 25k Champion

Kenyans Abraham Cheroben and Janet Rono won the BIG 25 Berlin with world leading times. It was Cheroben who produced the performance of the day. The 21 year-old clocked 1:11:47, which is the fourth fastest time ever run at 25 k. Fellow Kenyan Kenneth Kipkemoi was...
Komon takes Berlin in Fast Time

Komon takes Berlin in Fast Time

Running his debut at the distance Leonard Komon won the 34th Vattenfall BERLIN HALF MARATHON with a world-class time of 59:14, just edging out fellow-Kenyan Abraham Cheroben in a sprint finish. While 26 year-old Komon clearly missed the world record (58:23) he wanted...
IAAF extends timing partnership

IAAF extends timing partnership

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is proud to announce that an agreement has been signed with SEIKO to continue as an Official IAAF Partner for another six years, 2014-2019. The long standing partnership began in 1985, with an agreement...
Barca World Record for Kiplagat

Barca World Record for Kiplagat

Following in the footsteps of Renaud Lavillenie and Genzebe Dibaba indoors on Saturday, the world records continued to tumble this weekend as Kenya’s Florence Kiplagat stopped the clock in 1:05:12 at the eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona on Sunday (16)...