BOSTON - Records tumbled in bunches here at the fourth B.A.A. 10K, as both Stephen Sambu (KEN) and Mamitu Daska (ETH) successfully defended their event titles from 2013. Sambu, 25, raced his way to a world leading time of 27:25 and set an American All-Comers Road Record (pending) for 8 kilometers en route, while Daska … [Read more...]
Molly Huddle wins New York Mini 10K
June 17, 2014 By
Blue skies, a star-studded field, and the empowering spirit of the world’s original all-women’s road race gave Molly Huddle all the motivation she needed to set a new American all-women’s 10K road record at the Oakley New York Mini 10K in Central Park. … [Read more...]
City Games Manchester Wrap up
June 11, 2014 By
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 purpose built track on Deansgate and around Albert … [Read more...]
USA Annual Half-Marathon Report
June 11, 2014 By
Since 2003, per Running USA State of the Sport Reports, the half-marathon has been the fastest growing standard distance in the United States with a 12.5% annual finisher growth rate, and moreover, from 2006-12, the number of 13.1 mile finishers grew a noteworthy 10% or more each year. In 2013 that historic growth rate … [Read more...]
Amanda Scott sets course record
June 11, 2014 By
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 Scott, from Boulder, Colo. was the fastest woman on a … [Read more...]
2014 World Juniors set for Oregon
June 11, 2014 By
Monaco – With the deadline for the preliminary entries now closed, the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships, which will be held between 22-27 July in Eugene, Oregon, is set to be the biggest ever IAAF event to be held on US soil. In terms of athletes, the biggest ever World Athletics Series event hosted by [...] 2014 … [Read more...]
7 Olympians Confirmed for Peachtree
June 11, 2014 By
U.S. Olympians Ryan Hall, Abdi Abdirahman, Desiree Linden, Amy Hastings, Julie Culley, Blake Russell and Jen Rhines are among the first athletes... Time-to-Run - Pre-Event News … [Read more...]
Champions in Broadway star cast
June 11, 2014 By
Monaco – Jamaica’s 2011 World 100m champion Yohan Blake and USA’s 2000 Olympic 100m champion Maurice Greene are among the star athletes ‘past and present’ who will gather in the heart of New York City on Wednesday 11 June to support a demonstration of IAAF / Nestlé Kids’ Athletics. Blake, the second fastest 100m … [Read more...]
Results from the USA April 2014
June 10, 2014 By
Laura Nagel runs a PB by 2.37 seconds in winning her 1500m while Nick Willis successfully defends his Boston Invitational Mile title and others show form over 1500m at Mt Sac Relays Meeting Larry Ellis Invitational, Weaver Stadium, Princeton New Jersey – 19 April 2014 Julia Radcliffe threw the hammer over 70 metres for … [Read more...]
Rukadza and Soggot take Richtersveld Wildrun
June 10, 2014 By
After four incredible days and 150 unforgettable kilometres, the first Richtersveld Wildrun™ came to a stunning conclusion on Saturday at Sendelingsdrif in the Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. Of the 57 runners that started the challenge on day 1, 53 managed to finish, albeit a bit worse for wear than when they … [Read more...]
