McCandless, Otani win Kauai

KAUAI, Hawaii – The Kauai Marathon, Half Marathon and Marathon Relay were a resounding success with multiple course records broken, the largest field in race history and an abundance of aloha spread throughout Sunday. The performance of the morning came in the...

The History of the Marathon

The marathon has a proud history and is steeped in tradition. History records that in 490 B.C., the soldier Pheidippides, covered the distance from a battlefield near Marathon, Greece, to Athens in order to bring the news of a Greek victory over the Persians. At the...
Historic sweep by Kenyan women

Historic sweep by Kenyan women

In the first final at the 13th IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Daegu on Saturday morning, the Kenyan women made history in the marathon as they finished 1-2-3 with Edna Kiplagat winning the gold medal in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 43 seconds, followed...
TCS becomes Amsterdam title sponsor

TCS becomes Amsterdam title sponsor

Tata Consultancy Services has associated itself, as the main and title sponsor, with the Amsterdam Marathon for a period of five years. Tata Consultancy Services and Le Champion announced this morning during a press conference at the residence of Mayor Van der Laan....
WMM Points at Stake in Daegu

WMM Points at Stake in Daegu

As the top track and field athletes from around the world arrive in Daegu, Korea for the IAAF World Championships, marathon runners will compete for World Marathon Majors points in addition to gold, silver and bronze medals. The women’s and men’s...